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Having sat in one of these, I have to say the interior is way nicer than a VW ID4...... Skoda doubters and badge snobs would be blown away by this car..
Skoda at its inception was a premium brand, your point is correct I had a Skoda for three months hire in Germany whilst working, it was noticeably better in perceived quality than VW and Seat
@@alanwayte432 so in VAG grupation, Skoda is premium, Audi is premium, VW is premium and Seat is Sporty Premium, so where are economy models for masses to consume as daily drivers? F.. that
It can certainly be brand snobbery in some cases. For my part, I can't handle the Enyaq's exterior. Therefore it became an ID.4 which I have now driven problem-free for 3 years. Came from a Superb.
Not just that. VW cars are full of that shitty piano black interior trim. Skoda barely have any in this Enyaq, which is amazing!
ID.4 interior is too much made to look like Tesla interior aka boring ASF.
You forgot to mention that pre-conditioning can be started by a press of a button and it also tells you exactly how fast the charging would be at the time when looking at the battery pre-conditioning screen.
Good to know
Heat pumps should be standard in all electric cars.
They are standard on brand that care about their customers experience ( Tesla ) The VW group only cares about making more money
@@JDESP I'm sure he does but with the amount of options that are included as standard on Teslas is quite frankly pretty impressive. Even recently they gave everybody free Matrix headlights when Volkswagen charges over $2,000 as an option just for that. Heat pump standard, high end sound system ? Standard. Moonroof, standard. Acoustic Windows all around ? Standard.
It's all about car importer they choose what are standard. Here in Finland example all Enyaq come with heat pump you can't choose one without it.
@@JDESP only people that want heads up displays for Tesla's are people that never drove one. The no stalks thing is cool, Ferrari and other supercars had it for years and I've been wanting that for a long time. If these were such big issues they wouldn't sell any cars... But they too sales charts in nearly every country across the world
@@JDESP yes, sales are going downhill and even now they're outselling "competitors" 5 to 1 😂
There should be a preheating button in the charge area so you can manually prepare the battery if using google maps etc. I’m surprised you didn’t see that.
you pointed to a "click this link" about heat pump range etc near the end of this video....but there was no link....can you tell me where to find that video please
Ive had my 60 for nearly two years and is a very solid, practical, lovely to drive car. It costs me less than 2p a mile in day to day driving and on long trips ive not had any issues with public rapid charging. I want an 85 for a bit more power not that I find the 60 slow, there is a lot of torque. Thr new Edition models actually come with some good kit. Back in 2022 everything was an option. I really like the 20" wheels and ride quality feels alright to me. Tyres are expensive though, i don't pay for my tyres as they're on l the lease but a full set is around £850. I have a heat pump and agree it's pointless and wish I'd gone for Matrix lights instead as the standard REAR lights are crap without that option.
I really like the attention to detain in the rear. Most automakers partially or totally ignore any level of attention or apportion much of if any amount of comfort or convenience to it. I like the way the rear vents and HVAC controls are angled upwards and not horizontally so you have to bend over to see the numbers. The rear seats also have long thigh cushion which is a godsend especially if you're tall. The only negative I see is the soft fabric backs on the front seats. That makes them very susceptible to punctures and tears when installing car seats for kids that kick the front seat.
Excellent review of the latest updates. I'm hopefully getting the Enyaq 85 edition as a company car. Would like to see a video of the adapt8ve cruise control, and lane assist plus.
Should mention its built on the same system as audi Q4 vw iD4 and 5. The Enya its more practical even the coupe is bigger than both q4 id5 loads more toys as standard and the upgrades are cheaper. We have a 85x coupe sport line on order for the same deal as a entry Q4 and its basically the same car I would say the 85x looks more aggressive and sporter stance 👍
Love my Enyaq. Coming from a Kodiaq to Enyaq, I am extremely happy with the practicality the car offers and the savings in fuel is night and day.
I sold my Kodiaq and pick up my new Enyaq on the 1st May. I can’t wait.
I've gone from £405 a month with a 1.5 diesel in fuel to £185 a month based on 26p per unit. And the performance difference is night and day the 1.5 barely got out of its own way. The enyaq is like a supercar when I floor it everything flying off the dashboard. Passengers get hit in the face with there phones.
@@chrishart8548 I had the 2.0 Kodiaq, so my fuel costs were even higher, but it also had a bit better performance. I loved it but I just didn’t need a seven seater. In fact in the three years I owned it the back seats were never used.
We tried the enyaq, but found the floor was very high (I guess to fit the battery under the floor) it just felt " strange" and my wife didn't like it, we went with the new hyundai kona ev.
@@brianiswrongmaybe the problem was with your wife and you should replace her.
Really like what Škoda made with Enyaq , great work. Keep up with making great revi9😊❤
i just bough it and i felt in love with it .
I had a Mokka e for almost 3 years, upgraded to a Kia EV6 GT Line S. Its an amazing EV, so much tech as standard on that top spec and amzing looking interior and exterior!
We chose the Enyaq over the EV6 principally because of the higher load space, sunroof and ability to carry a roof rack.
Excellent, detailed review. So what is the point of Volkswagen after this?
We are all being lulled into spending £40000 plus for an electric car which a second hand car would do exactly the same job. Depreciation on these shiny new cars is eye watering . Trying to keep up with the neighbours is a recipe for financial disaster.
All... you speak for everyone then? Never had a brand new car and never will. Waste of money.
@@landcruiser801We saw in the pandemic period what happens if new car sales decline… used cars increase significantly their prices. Who afford to lose on depreciation is good for everyone 😊
@@xXxM4nuxXx Their is a difference between a decline and an absolute stoppage of production and deliveries and then sales. But Im more than happy to get a 1 year old car and let someone pay the difference to the dealership and the 'actual' value of the car.
Depreciation on ANY 40k car will be significant. Has nothing to do with it being EV
@@Twin.motors True!!
BUT...... have you now got cup holders in which a standard cup actually fits
Practicality and storage… any front boot under the bonnet?
3rd party: irish and austrian available
High Wycombe, nice area!
Why would you need a top of the range spec to get the max 175kW charge speed? I guess it’s cost related? Anyone know?
More convenience I'd imagine, with the faster speeds?
It's basic physics/chemistry you can't charge smaller battery as fast as big one even though total charging time on smaller most likely is shorter.
So they can sell it to you 💁♂
Different battery and to differenciate it - real metrics are charge times which are comparable.
If the high end one is the loft is the entry level one the “basement”?
While the differenct names only define what the interior materials are like not features, Loft is the "entry level" material and comes with part leather, part fabric seats.
No. Loft is entry level but extremely good.
I was really keen to lease an Enyaq but it wasn’t offered by my lease company. Shame, as this model always has positive reviews and that huge boot is very appealing.
So happy I got the updated 50 for a lease price too good to be mentioned.
Concerning boot space... Of course there is not much of a difference between Tesla Model Y, Skoda Enyaq Coupe and Skoda Enyaq when you only fill it up to the cover. The entire point of the Enyaq vs Enyaq Coupe is that there is a lot of room when you fill it to the roof. In the Enyaq you can fit a large dog in a cage and some luggage. In the vast army of coupe EVs the dog would hit it's head on the ceiling.
The Enyak was always brilliant, it was only let down by it's dreadful software. Now VW have sorted the software.... it has its reliability back.
I have one with older SW 3.7 haven't had any issues some functions are a bit slow but still works, 4900 km driven so far.
@mr.wizeguy8995 I believe you get good and bad with the old software. Of course most people land in the "good" group but I wasn't willing to gamble with the chance of getting a bad one. Now that they actually have the software sorted... I can keep my eyes open for a deal on one.
@@mikadavies660 What i have seen from forums that old software biggest issues was when your SW was 2.x More updates you get better it will become but i doubt it still won't be as good as SW 4.0.
Never had much of a problem with it.
@rogerphelps9939 Some have been lucky. Fortunately the all new Enyak doesn't have issues.
Do Skoda do a premium soundsystem?
Only in the l&k version I think. I know the l&k has a better one but it's a massive upgrade price
The sound system is premium.
Why some Škoda last letter with q? Like Enyaq, Kodiaq, Karoq?
That's their SUV range (ending in "q").
Volkswagen's SUVs start with the letter 'T' and Audi's SUVs start with the letter 'Q'.
It is a marketing genre. They have to call them something and made up names sweem to be the fashion.
I will never be able to afford one but I have to say, I would be pleased to have one. Seating in the back is very good compared to some EVs and same with the boot. Range is comparable, same with charge times. (Only one annoyance, for me, and I have found this with some petrol cars is that ipad sitting up high on the dash. It should actually be illegal to put them up that high. Too much temptation to look at it instead of the road.) All in all, Skoda can be proud of this vehicle, in my book.
Soon get bored of that touch screen and won't be looking at it much. It's handy for the reverse camera and maps but other than that it's a big waste of time.
Yes, put the Enyaq on your shortlist, but it's going to be over 6 months before you can take delivery!
I ordered my Enyaq in June 2022 and took delivery in January 2023. I used the intervening time to save up my pennies so that I could buy it for cash. The sales people looked very surprised but if you are going to hang on to the car buying for cash is the most economical option in the long run.
The changes seem the same as on the new ID.4 and .5
They had a chance to sort out the entertainment screen, and they blew it
They did sort it. It runs completely new hardware and software behind the scenes.
Why would you say something like that?
The infotainment screen is absolutely fine.
That touch screen looks monstrous and too high up on the dashboard, which has become a design trend with all Skoda models. Skoda needs to come up with some innovative ideas on how to incorporate their touch screens in the dashboards.
No it is fine, I use the former 13" screen.
That really is your opinion and not shared by others. Having the screen higher is safer anyway.
Have an 80 for the last year and it’s a great car. Does it all, is very comfy, beautifully built but don’t be fooled by the range. We have got to 240 mile range on average and if it is very cold that drops considerably.
I've managed to get 215 out of my 60. Usually get around 200 in summer.
The Enyaq is a lovely car and drives nice, but the real world range is what puts me off it, and all other EVs for now. I just don't understand how car makers all get away with grossly overstated ranges - everyone knows they're nonsense and the people who invented the test must know it's nonsense, yet they over-promise anyway. Needs to be sorted out - all EVs sold here should have a separate range figure for an 'at the speed limit and fully loaded drive from London to Birmingham in the winter' total! Even the pro-EV experts can't get anywhere close to the claimed range from a Tesla in the real world when trying really, really hard.
The Skoda "Singer of Orinoco Flow, with the letter Q added to the end". Plenty of other SUVs that are way more interesting.
So?
The rear seats dont fold flat, so failed as an estate car. Is there a dog guard available?
Who wants an estate car?
@@rogerphelps9939Me, obviously 🙄
It’s great that you can charge at 175kw but what are you going to be charged for the privilege
at the price of this car, it's a shame it can only do 175Kw
Lease started at 309 EUR once afair
Real range instead of optimistic official range.
Yea, those figures are meaningless. The review shows a range of 208 miles, but in winter on a motorway, going from 80% to 10%, you'll be doing well to get 140 miles.
Probably closer to 240 miles in Winter, depending on how much you use the heater. The heater is what kills Winter range.
@@CastleKnight7 and heating while charging
A question how many realistic miles you can get with 60 kW and how many realistic with 80 kw roughly ??
Officia range is fine. All done on the same standard. Take 15% for real world range
"Some of the least reconicable" updates, the infotainment!? What!!! It`s THE biggest togheter with the pre heating of the battery. The reason i actualy ordered one and getting the VRS in sep:)
3:38 But can you switch on preheating manually?
Yes
Options, Options, Options, that's all you ever hear from the European Legacy car makers. Which is why the Chinese etc are starting to make an impact.
I like the look of the coupe less. Obviously that wasn't there intension
Having one. The glow box is Small Just in UK because u drive in the wrong side 😂
Where is the charge port then? 😇
If you're a Skoda fan and want to go electric I'd say wait until next year for the brand new models set to launch ...the Enyaq is a good car but next years models promise cutting edge tech and probably a lot more range too. And I really must take issue with this review....4 wheel drive adding £4000 to the cost isn't excessive if you consider the fact that the new power upgrade will then be able to be used fully and smoothly where conditions allow. Also just the fact that in wintry weather this large car will be much more sure footed with 4 wheel drive ....no way would I pay all that cash for the 2 wheel drive version with nearly 300hp......or over 300hp for the VRS.
There will be always better tech next year and if you keep waiting you will never buy any. Facelift version is announced like you said but soon after that will come new platform SSP and totally new cars.
@@mr.wizeguy8995 Yes it's the new platform I'd say is worth waiting for...point taken about taking the plunge or you'd be waiting forever...except in the case of these ever evolving EV's the timing needs to be right.
@@XENONEZZ2Do a 2 years lease till then?
@@abraxastulammo9940 Yep...could well be the answer for EV's generally,....especially considering the awful current depreciation compared to their fossil counterparts.
Does a £38k basic starting price mean you don’t have to have deep pockets to afford it to you Doug?
You should do a new video of the new Volvo c40 and xc40
Test drove that. Poor range and poor load space. Looked like an ICE adapted to be an EV which is a bad start.
The 60 is not available anymore in the EU due to new cyber security laws. The infotainment performance in the new models is worlds above the old infotainment. Startup time has gone from something like a minute to instant. Nothing is stuttering like hell anymore.
Great car and quality, but Skoda service are terrible. Our 85x had many issues within a week of collection and had to be recovered and has been at service centre for 4 weeks and parts are looking at a further 8 weeks.
Which Dealer? My interactions with one dealer, trying to give them ££££££s to buy one (which you would have thought a deaker would like), have been terrible since the trainee left. It’s almost as though they don’t want my money.
Stating headroom in the back of a car without disclosing your height is pointless, don't you think? :/
Why so many ‘packages’? Confusing as f*ck to buy new and 2nd hand would be worse.
I think it's just a way of confusing us and overcharging us. Probably adds to ease of building the cars.
Very disappointing with not increasing the range with any significance and as commented by many heat pumps should be standard on all EV's these days.
Enyaq; wasn't that a computer? : )
A question how many realistic miles you can get with 60 kW and how many realistic with 80 kw roughly ??
Charging to 80% in the IV80 realistically its 200miles
@@chrishart8548 60 ?? From 0 to 90?
@@vasileiospetropoulos2046 I don't know about the iv60. And I've only ever charged to 80% in mine. I did get down to 14% to achieve 200miles. I don't really plan on going below 20% ever if I can help it. 278 miles is the most my iv80 has ever shown charged to 80%
@@chrishart8548 I see thanks for let me know
@@vasileiospetropoulos20463 years with an iv 80 Sportline, from 100% summer range 310-320 and winter 260-70, that’s urban and A roads with occasional motorway use.
It's Škoda not Skoda
Why doesn’t VW import this vehicle to the USA 🇺🇸 as a replacement for the ancient Jetta sold here?
Because the Jetta is a different class and in someway better
They do, the ID.4/5 are sold in the USA.
Škoda imported the old Felicia in the 1960s and it was a flop which ultimately killed any efforts for six decades. But Skoda was exporting quite a lot to the UK during communism, the most competitive mass market cars from the Soviet bloc. For a cool American review of the 1980s model that inspired all British car jokes, search for the video... Skoda 120 GLS Is One Of The Best Soviet
They cannot meet the demand at this moment so opening more order books would just increase lead times.
@@lumajs The old Skoda and the new Skoda are as different as chalk and cheese.
Please no diesel killer!!! It is already banned in many major cities.
Good!
What?
Prefer the new Peugeot e3008 Peugeot has allure, Skoda is just... boring
Forgive my EV MATHS ,but if an extra 19kw/ h battery size over the lower battery size 60) gets you an extra 100 miles, then shouldn't a (80) with a 77 kw/ h battery get you 405 miles
I was hoping the build quality would be a lot better than a Tesla.
It is. I suggest you look up what the Consumers Association, nonprofit and independent, thinks about Teslas.
Still an experience SUV 🤢 And never forget that they killed off the Skoda Citigo ev
It was a lot of money for very little car. There are some nice used ones around but the use is a bit limited having such a small battery.
@@chrishart8548 32kw (36 brutto) is not small for a city car, its much more than Twingo, first gen Up, Dacia Spring. Im just selling my Citigo to move up and really its still the best buy option even its not produced anymore. It costed new 20k euro, with subsidy under 12k
If it was a Chinese car you would be saying it looks like a BMW from the front
It's a nice car. But at the end of the day buyers will still pick the Model Y
Model Y is a no brainer when you find out this brick costs around 60K ! And gives nothing for free not even a heat pump.
Have you actually driven a Model Y and this Skoda to make that statement?.@colonelccccc
No they won't. It is much superior to the Model Y. the only excuse for getting a Model Y is lack of awareness of the Enyaq.
SUV ? Come on Skoda it’s a plain old hatchback and an expensive one at that
It's probably an estate car at least the boot is larger the a mondeo estate. The hight is just right for getting in and out of normal cars are a lot lower. Its half way between the hight of a normal car and an suv.
18.6 cm ground clearance
Skoda put me off with all these packages. It's a con. if you want one thing from the pack, you have to pay for everything else that you don't want. Oh and a transport pack with cargo nets. Wtf!
Same here, this brick in this review starts at 61K...this is insanity.
No spare wheel then.
Standard for most modern cars.
LOL, great "update" from our friends at VAG ina. The main thing most people want from their expensive EV cars is to be able to accelerate even quicker... range is something nobody cares about.
Plainly untrue.
@@spsmith45 plainly 100% true.
From 38K. Well deep pockets no longer required then. What planet are these people on?
Just recommended price...
Expensive to buy, expensive to insure, expensive to charge, and not reliable for long journies and is a time waster, that's EV in few words...
Lease it cheaply, it is a buyer's market now and companies have to see how to still move these EVs and compete with new chinese cars. I can charge for 40 cents/kWh on the way back from work. Insurance: about 400 EUR per year.
@@abraxastulammo9940 can't lease, I drive 50,000km per year, lease will be crazy expensive, also, can't drive a car that drives 300km in summer and less than 150km in -15°C, can't trust it...
So really not a lot more.
First Comment, It deserves a pin 😊
Second
if they had this car with a real engine (at a real price) they'd have sold thousands
"Real" engines are what are killing as yet unborn furure generations. It seems that you are happy about that. Please look beyond the end of your nose.
This car would be much better with a petrol engine.
🦖🦖
Disagree, I’ll not be buying an ICE vehicle again.
The Enyaq is a ground up EV, there would be much less space inside with an ICE.
I can't think of any benefit a petrol engine would have over the electric one?
Please go away. Petrol is doomed.
Until these cars can fuel quicker 4 longer mileage, 4 cheaper than current (incl. purchase of car) why would real people interested?
I charge when I’m at home, which is much cheaper and convenient than having to drive (wasting time and money) to a petrol station.
Because of cheaper TCO maybe🧠?
@@CastleKnight7 yes but include total acquisition cost and it costs u more to get less. And even if it were cheaper, it delivers less of everything. This is religion, nothing to do with cost capability or anything else. Some folk feel good ref planet ecosystems blah blah etc while ignoring all the obvious environmental impacts. It answers the question - how can i live an affluent lifestyle but still feel good about the environmental carnage I've done - answer EV's.
@@MrJanipapillon Explain to me how changing tires every 10K miles will decrease TCO please ? Not to mention the price of the KW on the highway ?
@@colonelccccc You can tear tires in a few thousand km. In few hundred -racing. Or you can drive much less aggressively, with torks than with ICE. For me, they last 40,000 km with winter tires and 60,000 km with summer tires. Yes, energy/km is more expensive for long journeys. But I only drive 45,000 km/year. More than 90% of the rides are home-somewhere-home again. Shorter than 220 km.
it needs a diesel engine..
Diesel is dead🦖🦖🦖
What and then have to keep putting 100's of litres of add blue in wile the DPF keeps getting blocked. And getting banned from town centres across the whole country. And also having to go on pointless long journeys to give the engine a decent run so it doesn't get all clogged up.
Petrol or diesel engine please. None of this electric nonsense.
Well the diesel will still be going in 11 years when the batteries die in this car …then what ????
@michaelworrall6804 it will last 20years. My last ice got scrapped at 16 years old
It’s a boring car, expensive that has a poor charging curve. Pass.
It is a boring car but it very practical.
@@chrishart8548 it cant be practical if it costs like gold brick, for that money there are better options, Niro and Polestar etc
26 min is a better charge curve already.
Dull as ditchwater