NEW Skoda Elroq revealed! - will this be the BEST electric SUV? Details in FULL! | What Car?

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The new Skoda Elroq has been revealed. It's a long range, low price electric SUV which has got the Kia EV3 in its sights. But what does it offer and will it be any good? Watch to find out.
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[@Brian-om2hh]

Looks impressive. As someone who has owned 5 Skoda's since 2001, it's good to see Skoda's design department earning their crust. I sat in an Enyaq a few Months back, and the premium look and feel was undeniable.... Ironically, Skoda was seen in the same light in the 1930's as BMW and Mercedes are today....

[@padstow7]

Unfortunately the build quality is not as good as it was a few years ago. I'd swap my Karoq for my old Yeti in a heartbeat.

[@ChrisBa303]

Looks really smart and more sporty than other Skoda SUVs

[@lassejensen8386]

Comparing it to EX30 and Smart #1 is such a mistake. It's the size of an Explorer and EX40 🤔

[@thejfg7741]

It’s being compared on price, not size or class

[@lassejensen8386]

@@thejfg7741 I can see and that don't make any sense. It's way bigger than them two. Obviously nobody would buy an EX30, if they are looking for an Elroq sized car 😂

[@thejfg7741]

@@lassejensen8386 I think they’re trying to illustrate that point.

[@lassejensen8386]

​@@thejfg7741you're probably right, but the same point would be made, if they had compared it to direct rivals, although there are not many in this specific class of EV's. In Denmark the Elroq and EV3 are expected to sell like crazy, because many people here don't need an Enyaq or Model Y, and the EX30 and Smart are too small for most families

[@lassejensen8386]

Starting price in DK is 28k

[@tharakatimes]

Good looking car 💯

[@mymusic5772]

Why won’t the VW group (VW SKODA SEAT etc) give us an integrated dash.Why won’t they realise why the Koreans are surging ahead.We are still offered what looks like an iPad stuck on the dash without proper buttons for climate or volume.The EV3 is a prime example.The VW group have launched alot of nice looking electric cars but I won’t purchase any of them.Keep the umbrella.I want to keep my eyes on the road when I,m adjusting my heating.Its a stunning looking car.

[@NUFCrichard]

Please give us a small car with 500km range that doesn't cost the world!

[@ISuperTed]

This is competitive with ICE cars now, all cars are expensive!

[@lowfeelsblvd]

Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq, Elroq, Enyaq - sounds a bit like an Icelandic boy band

[@CybertuxSpain]

Icelandiq you mean?

[@wltdo6930]

It would need to have “son” at the end

[@davidbenjaminc6047]

In India - Kushaq and Kylaq

[@starvictory7079]

The Icelandic alphabet has no Q, so no.

[@glennchinyangarara8225]

Skoda Emmiq next 😂😂

[@paulsm77]

Need an electric Octavia or Superb, not yet another SUV.

[@micko557]

Who Will fix this car Electric car? Dealership? The dont have educated people for this,they even dont have educated people for Mechatronic and electronics. After 2 years this car WORTH 15-16000 € and no body want car with usred battery. No thank you. TSI 4X4 with mild hybrid is ok in future for me.

[@MOSSFEEN]

Just another Faceless SUV EV sales here in Mainland Europe are down over 26% and sales for August alone were down 44% so why do companies keep producing them if the public are not buying as much

[@vp272]

This is nothing more than a restyled shortened version of the Enyaq. Why has it taken so long?

[@richardmartin1419]

Shares the same 2765mm wheelbase, and apparently the same doors too.

[@marketingwizdom]

Looks really great. A big step forward. It’s like a Skoda version of the EV3. I disagree that the EX30 is a competitor - no rear seat legroom, whereas this and the EV3 (and the BYD Dolphin for that matter) all have great rear seat space. Love the storage for the charging cables. Very sensible. Love the orange seat belts, they give the interior a nice lift. Just wish it had LFP batteries. Can’t wait to see a back to back comparison between this and the EV3. They are both game changers. While 350 miles range or thereabouts is great, I currently drive a hybrid with a genuine 450 mile range and even with that fill ups still; come around far too often for my liking.

[@DrTerryBooth]

Just what we need, another electric SUV. No attempt to replace the Citigo e

[@ISuperTed]

That’s coming but not for a couple of years. Completely different platform for a small car and VW will bring out one that covers all their brands.

[@josephmarsh8235]

It looks kind of like a Kia grille on the front right?

[@ISuperTed]

I have a Stellantis EV as a company car and have had problems with it. Next year when I change, I’ll definitely be looking at the Elroq 85 providing it can be specced below £40,000 to avoid the luxury car tax coming in next year. Will depend on leasing rates, but definitely near the top of my shortlist.

[@johnfrancismaglinchey4192]

Love it

[@FéargalO]

Thought they might have updated the small drivers cluster but no. Do not like the Ipad style stuck on like an afterthought but do like the external styling and light design and fast charging on the 85.

[@michaelma3385]

they finally get rid of that old school looking front grill

[@i20010]

Small boot space as the Octavia has 600/1555L space. These "suv's" are such a waste of money.

[@glennchinyangarara8225]

Superb estate has almost 700 litres as well

[@ouchnotagain1971]

The Elroq has used the full enyaq interior . That design is now 4 years old. Other makers have moved the game on. They didn’t even update the centre console which has unusable cup holders. All they appear to have done to the cabin is update the fabrics and steering wheel boss. Everything else is the same as my 2 year old enyaq. Very disappointing Skoda

[@urbanstrencan]

Skoda awesome job with the new Elroq, love the design and interior you did it right and we still have Simply clever solutions ;) What Car keep up the great work, making great reviews and first looks :)

[@VSS1]

Loft, Lounge, Suite, sounds a bit i3

[@brianallan9035]

Nice detailed review as always. One more reason not to buy a VW.

[@stevejewiss532]

Noone is that’s why they’re in big trouble

[@tomatokosir]

@whatcar "name written out" is also called a logotype.

[@andrewblakesley4202]

Starting at £31500 "best value"? 🤔

[@dointheokecoke5548]

63K AUD 7K more than the Y,

[@Brian-om2hh]

A new Ford Focus starts at £28k..... and given the build quality of the 2013 Focus I ran for 4 years, I wouldn't have another. The Skoda's I've had (I've owned 5 since 2001) have *way* better build quality....

[@haukionkannel]

Yeah! That is very cheap for family size EV!

[@haukionkannel]

Real price is more like €45000 for seasonable size battery… but that also is rather cheap..

[@ISuperTed]

Have you seen the prices of ICE cars as well? I’m afraid that’s the going rate now, in fact the Elroq is cheaper than most ICE SUV’s at this size.

[@1510km]

the Omoda E5 is much better looking

[@stefan2796]

The front looks like a Hyundai Kona...the cheapest Elroque has a tiny battery pack.

[@erikmortensen1091]

Interior, why change a success!! Does anyone know if Skoda has changed their production capacity, it seems that there will be a lot of demand for this new Skoda. In Denmark, there have been long waiting times for the Skoda Enyaq for long periods.

[@sevensixtysteve8662]

Good looking car with a nice interior, still amazes me that Skodas consistently make a better VW than VW do. I t seems we have reached a development plateau on charging speeds though. Half an hour seems the default time to charge your battery which I thin,I for a lot of 😊people, gives a good enough reason not to switch to electric. Progress towards a 10-15 mins time should be the priority now,

[@andrisromanovskis9363]

Very good review!

[@The86rick]

SUV 🥱

[@Rundismutti2001]

Boring design…what a disapointment

[@NedNew]

I think you've over indulged on the biscuits again. It's a smart design which will age gracefully.

[@peterhope74]

Had a Karoq before - great little car and this looks like a smart replacement

[@robsmith4790]

You didn't mention the physical buttons below the screen.

[@PaulNylund]

I was looking to lease an MG4, but this seems really promising!

[@ISuperTed]

I’ll be changing company car next year and this is definitely high on my list. However, it’s rumoured an MG4 estate will be out next year, so we’ll see as I’d rather have an Estate than an SUV.

[@lucassitanggang5154]

Again. Škoda brand ends with Q letter. It's unique

[@naferemix]

Still going with Canton for their ‘premium’ sound 🤮

[@fasteddiegr]

Things are definitely going to get exciting next year with the EV3 and this, finally good looking, Skoda. For me the Enyaq, apart from being arguably ugly, is simply too big. This, on the same wheelbase, has all the room you could need and will for sure take buyers from its larger sibling as well as the ID4 and the Q4. The very clever design details inside also set a new benchmark.

[@mrlintonious]

Hmm, what were those buttons below the Info Screen then for?

[@peter.russell]

Looks another great car from Skoda. We have an Enyaq 85 and it is absolutely brilliant. Will be hanging onto it for a while but when we change we'll be sticking with Skoda. Better build than VW and better value than Audi.

[@AliceNoPaisDoMinicraft]

Actually is a cupra with a more conservative interior

[@ilkererol1986]

No mustache finally!

[@CybertuxSpain]

Nice review of a beautiful car. Thanks!

[@mrlintonious]

With all those sensors behind the gloss panel, where the grill used to be, in the long run, won't stone chip marks, and dead bugs degrade, or make some of them not function as they should?

[@peter.russell]

Sensors do need to be cleaned now and then or some functions stop working. I'm sure that's true of other brands with similar technology.

[@abelisraelcruzayuso4682]

Elroq… and roll (you can applaud)

[@cabottaxi]

They have come a long way since the Skoda Estelle.

[@julianroberts5407]

Why mention a model that went out of production 35 years ago? When Ford introduces a new car, nobody refers to the Ford Orion, for example!!!

[@kinocchio]

Need proper off road tyres in London

[@NedNew]

I have some tyres for sale but I'm not near London unfortunately so I can't help you there.

[@Bagheera394]

It's good Skoda ditched the pointless badge...and no one would care about it on the wheels.

[@ewadge]

Not bad at all.

[@ALf-mn3qe]

Beautiful Car

[@YalokIy]

The skoda name looks so out of place on the steering wheel and in the front on the hood.

[@LaunchKaffee]

I like the car and it’s probably going to be very comfortable, but I am unsure about the Design.

[@tochukwuezinwa2122]

Nothing to dream about

[@Brian-om2hh]

The Skoda Yeti was seen as a rather unusual design when it appeared. It turned out to be a huge seller for Skoda, and residual values for decent Yetis remain very strong even now, years after production ceased....

[@capadosio]

Am i the only one tired of this SUV obsession? Man! We need coupes, sedans and compact EVs, enough of all this SUVs... MEB platform, awfull...

[@davidmarshall5596]

Absolutely spot on, manufacturers are obsessed with same looking ,same shape cars, there's no individuals anymore 😢

[@kapitanXbomber1989]

Disgusting front.

[@richgl31]

?!?. What has a nice front of this isn’t one?. I know such things are subjective- but I can’t see how you could have such a strong reaction.

[@pankajtayal4433]

Interior 👍 exterior 👎

[@stevejewiss532]

This car will not help VAGs woes , Skoda might be one for the Marques sold off to China along with Audi . 2 years they’ve got according to the boss and this boring beige version of the ID3 won’t help them !

[@mike.n.davies]

Touch controls for the climate control really is not an issue. You set the car to the temperature you find comfortable when you buy it and forget it. Mine has been set to 21C for the past 3.5 years. Anybody who is continually fiddling with climate control doesn't understand how it works.

[@ViewBothSides]

LOL ! Touchscreen cabin heating/cooling controls. What a joke. I can't imagine what their vehicle designers are smoking. Or maybe it's the accountants.

[@norwegianzound]

"The best ELECTRIC suv?" What's wrong with youtubers? Why all the question marks in the video titles? Shills.

[@philrobful]

Why always an SUV? As if we don't have enough of these bricks.

[@80y3r9]

God, please stop putting Skoda everywhere DELETE, need to find a new steering wheel cover

[@basdfgwe]

Feels a bit meh.

[@michaelpapaioannou8921]

Good move to delete the cartoonish badge 👍

[@kiskis0611]

Enyaq to boring bulky this on spot on

[@Tom48]

The exterior design is so unbalanced…

[@alangordon3283]

Ridiculous price

[@stevewhitmill2037]

Nuts. People can't afford this!!!

[@NedNew]

@@stevewhitmill2037 My neighbour can afford it and so can my boss. My local postman is considering it too.

[@anton_grahn]

Inflation has happened, it is quite reasonable especially accounting for low running costs

[@markl4670]

most new cars are, whether EV or ICE.. its the way things are now, with manufacturers making less cars, but individually more expensive with bigger profit margin.

[@michaelheadley2041]

Another SUV 🙄🙄

[@anton_grahn]

*Hatchback called an SUV

[@iam5085]

Fugly dashboard, no buttons (Tesla clone). Why EVs have to be so boring?

[@henryviiifake8244]

Compared to other electric cars, this seems... decent. But, personally, I still strongly believe that we need more "self-charging" hybrids (HEVs) than electric cars. HEV's are much lighter, cheaper to produce and buy and don't require the driver(s) to splash out on several thousand £££ worth of home charging infrastructure to make the most of it. From an emissions standpoint, it's better for 10,000 people to be getting 60mpg+ than for 1000 people to have zero tailpipe emissions while everyone else is relegated to 100% ICE vehicles due to cost. The process of mining materials for batteries is notorious for how bad it is for the environment and the people working to mine those minerals, so it's best that they're used to help many people reduce _some_ emissions. Consider that a hybrid Corolla (2019) has a battery capacity of 1.3kWh. So for every 50/60/70kWh battery for a *single* fully electric car, you could produce enough batteries for 38/46/53 "self-charging" hybrids. This, combined with lacklustre public charging infrastructure, makes me extremely pessimistic about EVs in the current market. £30k plus as a _starting_ price, especially in *this* economy, is kind of insane (even if it's better than many of its competitors)

[@lw2978]

So still £40,000 for a 300+ mile all year range vehicle (you need a £1000 Heat pump for this, plus add more for a decent metallic paint). I was hoping we would be looking more around £35,000-I really want to avoid buying a Chinese-manufactured/owned model.

[@markl4670]

heat pump is standard in the elroq.

[@conradmilson6654]

Why do they bother to make these things. Unless to charge from home you will get ripped off at public charging stations. Not cost effective if you want to use the full range on long trips.

[@patrickoconnor5494]

Yawn

[@AndreiMorar]

Make it 20000 as a starting price and then it's interesting. Until then it's just ok.

[@ISuperTed]

No one is producing any cars of this size in the West for that sort of money now. A base petrol Golf is £27,000. It’s sad, but no chance of getting cars that price anymore.

[@ACAD912]

When the new Karoq with combustion engine? Which is the only right option in any car.

[@ISuperTed]

Not happening, all the development is going into EV

[@johnrochford9601]

How many times and how many reviewers harp on about soft touch buttons for climate control? All of them them! Live with it or use the voice activation- simples !!!!

[@NedNew]

Currently 366 times according to my research and 47 different reviewers (although 2 of those have since retired).

[@mishumihai223]

They named it Modern Solid, I will baptize it Sleep Fest.

[@markolalic1735]

Lookslike Chinese cars....

[@wayneheyes4934]

1) finally SKODA got there design right 2) the white interior is a huge no 3) being an EV only huge mistake 4) stating at £31,500 is best value EXCUSE ME WHAT CAR can you justify that price

[@shadowbetrayer_1014]

Sorry but do you know how much BYD electric compact-suv costs? The same price or more and it’s a CHINESE. Imagine getting that price for a SKODA that is german-czech. Can’t complain honestly.

[@Brian-om2hh]

You can pay almost £50k for a Mini today, if you feel inclined..... Most big selling cars today are in the £25 to £35k group.... The least expensive Skoda Elroq costs just £3k more than a new petrol Ford Focus, which starts at £28k. The price gap is narrowing all the time.... The new fully electric Citroen EC-3, priced at under £22k will make an impact on the lower end of the new EV market, although I wouldn't expect it to be all that robustly built.

[@Brian-om2hh]

Tesla's are electric only, yet that hasn't prevented the Tesla Model Y becoming the World's best selling car, electric or otherwise.

[@haukionkannel]

For EV it is one of the cheapest… you have to compare it to another EV that is family size.

[@JP-ms3ml]

​@@shadowbetrayer_1014 BYD way better car with decades of proven battery superiority. Range blows the Skoda outta the water and the byd technology and torque.. 😂 Skoda your toast

[@abu269]

Will there be a combustion version?

[@logiclee1]

No, it's an electric platform. Karoq is the combustion alternative

[@nomsi4263]

Looks good. But im gonna stick to my ice

[@hoody3758]

booooooooring.

[@stevewhitmill2037]

Still far too expensive. 😮

[@panathaninf]

SKODA = dirty peasant car

[@hcw199]

Wouldn't risk my family in a car that can go into thermal runaway at any time. Could take the house whilst sleeping too! Not worth the risk.

[@ISuperTed]

Another sad troll, way less likely to catch fire than an ICE car. Get a life.

[@CentaurUK90]

Since Skoda came under the VW umbrella it has zoomed into popularity by producing value for money and reliable cars. However, and just like all the other makers of EVs , it will suffer the same fate of being forced to produce vehicles people don't want to buy. All this in the name of climate change nutters, who have got things completely wrong esp about CO2 being any villain, when the opposite is true, we need it for plant life on which we all rely.

[@markthacker9387]

Stick an engine in it and I will, buy one.

[@Johan-hk9lv]

Hashtag 1, are you kidding me? It is ‘number’ 1. Twitter introduced a way of tagging people, for which they used a # symbol. The name of the symbol is hash or pound or number. Hence twitter called it hashtag.

[@the_pigs_have_rebelled]

The official pronunciation of the #1 is ‘Hashtag 1’. I hate it but it’s the truth.

[@JP-ms3ml]

Looks like VW / Skoda are copying the Chinese designs.... 😮

[@alangordon3283]

Maybe it’s the other way around the Tofu dreg are well know for not giving two hoots to copyright .

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Another one? How many SUVs do we need?

[@Brian-om2hh]

As many as you want, or conversely, if you don't want one then get something else instead. People only buy the cars they like, and it seems lots of people like SUV's.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@Brian-om2hh why are you replying to me?

[@NedNew]

@@TheAllMightyGodofCod Because you asked two questions.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@NedNew why are you replying to me and why are you replying for the other guy?

[@ISuperTed]

People are replying to you as you posted a comment. Social Media 101.

[@stevenjones916]

Who needs "cheap" Chinese cars like the Omoda E5 ?

[@apostolosviol]

This is a bad review of the car.you should have started by stating the range of the car.

[@ISuperTed]

Ummmm, did you watch the video. A whole section of range.

[@theyellow8834]

I'm a petrol supporter

[@AleksandarStefanovic]

Good for you, mate

[@ISuperTed]

Right O

[@phillipbarrigan8196]

One major flaw, it's electric

[@MovieViking]

Found the bot 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@ISuperTed]

Another sad troll

[@cnewto12]

Blimey don’t you get bored of moaning about “physical buttons for climate” surely we are over this now, it’s not a problem. Voice control is also pretty good in most cars now.

[@anitaru2001]

So boring… VW is so done. Byd is gonna eat their lunch

[@toyotaprius79]

Exactly. Stuck on SUVs and premium profitability while abandoning the entry level market for BYD or Leapmotors to swoop in

[@SaK-w4c]

Fed up hearing about ex30 which is tiny and let's face it, don't work

[@ISuperTed]

Our neighbours have an EX30, it really is a small car. Nice looking, but not practical at all for anything other than a second car. The Elroq however would be fine as a family car.

[@denizinan5895]

An uninspiring replica with no physical controls & which has a proletarian vibe to it...and we call these barely below EUR 35k cars the new budget, just look at the Chinese rivals 🥱

[@ISuperTed]

Yes but Chinese cars aren’t cheaper in the West and won’t be for a long time as tariffs will stop that.

[@denizinan5895]

@@ISuperTed indeed, legacy car makers are resting on their laurels while penalizing us, the consumers. I'm not sure I will buy an EV just because it's manufactured in the EU. I don't see any innovation in these cars, but a heavy dependency on their legacy infrastructure, which already has drawbacks like laggy vw software with no significant updates, 400v architecture, etc. Now we see some specs are also crippled to make it cheaper and I personally don't think they will succeed with this methodology. With Chinese models, we don't have a track record either, few consumers dare to buy, only at enthusiast levels...so let the stagnation roll 🙂