Skoda Enyaq review | Enyaq OWNER tells you the spec you need (and don't)!
2021 ж. 12 Там.
253 778 Рет қаралды
#Skoda #Enyaq #SkodaEnyaq
An actual Enyaq owner fills us in on what he specced on his car
| SUPPORT THE CHANNEL LINKS |
Merch store link : shop.spreadshirt.ie/nobby-on-...
This channel is a passion project of mine which has required significant investment in terms of camera equipment, software and my time. If you'd like to support it or sponsor a video, check out the links!
Patreon / nobbyoncars
PayPal paypal.me/noblemark?locale.x=...
Social channels for Nobby - / nobbyfm104
/ nobbyoncars
For sponsorship enquiries or to get in touch; noblem@gmail.com
We are happy to see more and more people reviewing the new ŠKODA ENYAQ iV. It is a perfect opportunity for us to collect the feedback on the hard work we do here. Please, keep it going 😊
Thanks for having a look at it Skoda!
Why are these on a 19 week lead time for the uk?
Hi@@sjcsystems , thank you for asking. We are doing our best to cover the demand, please bear with us. 🙂
@@sjcsystems probably because of the GLOBAL semiconductor shortage which is affecting every car manufacturer, plus various other industries also.......
Are you going to make Skoda Superb Ev
Beauty of diesel is, you don't need to meet strange men in carparks to talk about range ⛽
when I´m on motorway, I'm never in hurry. I find a Lorry on the way that is driving 90 km/h and stay behind the the Lorry all the way. it is relaxing, you don´t need to overtake other cars and it save you lots of power.
Really enjoyed hearing the views of an owner, great idea and sets this channel apart. More of that please. I cant understand why manufacturers would not give fast charging as standard as waiting times on a refill are a major issue with prospective buyers. Surely they want their cars to be as attractive in a practical sense as possible and sell more units. I wonder how much fast charging costs on a car that costs in excess of 55k.
Great vid, really helpful! I’m ordering mine next month but keep changing my mind about the options I want!
Last time I heard the word 'depleted' was in StarCraft. You only hear low, or empty when there is a proper word for it.
Enjoyed this, great to see the opinion of an owner after a few weeks/month’s 👍
Thanks! 👍
Great format but helped massively by a very eloquent owner who was knowledgeable about the car .
What a great concept your reviews just keep improving 👍
Thanks Robert!
Great review lads, I specked the IV 80 with the sunroof, 125kwh & dynamic cruise as a must. Also took the Convenience Pack for the wireless charging and the tinted windows do look great with the Black paint.
Nice spec 👍🏻
Great idea for a review, more of this please nobby .
Great video! I spec’d mine with fast charging over the sunroof as decided that although I won’t use it that often, the times when I will need to charge on the road, cutting down that time to around 30 minutes seemed a better choice, especially when travelling for work rather than pleasure and being slightly more time restricted!
Thanks for watching Mary 👍🏻
Me and the Missus were the Tesla culprits at the end of the video!! We were comparing to her ID4. I loved the brown Enyaq interior. Sorry for the greasy nose prints on your windows!!!🤣🤣🤣
Quite alright 😂
Velvet red every time. Brilliant colour! I have a Kodiaq Vrs in that colour and I have had more positive comments about it than any other colour I have had. Looking at an Enyaq as next car so the video was really helpful.
Thanks for watching
I also chose Velvet red but thanks to long wait time and when i realized you can get standard model also Phoenix Orange i changed my car for it.
so good to hear honest opinions about range and efficiency..👍
Glad you liked it
Great video. I like the ENYAQ iV 80 in red. 😍
Really interesting, I’m undecided about which EV or hybrid to get, but your chat with Paddy has certainly cleared up most of my questions about the Enyaq.
Great to hear from a real owner
Very good review. Cool to interview a real owner.
Had an Enyaq iV 80 for a couple of months now. It's been a great car all round, really easy to drive, and I've done a mixture of regular commutes and a couple of long trips in it. Agree with the comments on how speed impacts the range - noticed that above 60mph (100kph) it really does drain the battery a lot quicker. On a couple of longer trips (220 miles) it's ended up with around 35% battery left from a full charge, so if you are not driving at motorway speeds it will give you you the advertised range of 315-ish miles. I went for the basic spec, other than the heated seats, as I didn't think any of the others were worthwhile. I don't have enough 100kw chargers near me to make the fast charging option worthwhile, but we'll see how that changes over the next few years. I've probably done 70% of charging at home (it's the easiest option) and the rest either at work or using public charging.
Great insight from an owner, thank you for taking the time to post 👍🏻
Great review and I was delighted to hear the opinions of an owner. I love Skoda cars and I am keen to see more reviews of their models. I favour the red colour over grey but would be anxious to consider the electric blue colour. My present car, a Skoda Octavia Scout is race blue colour and it is fabulous.🥰
Love that colour!
The Skoda Velvet Red is much classier than the regular Corrida Red that Skoda offer. It’s a good bit dearer, it seems to be a special process colour over and above regular metallic. Great to hear a customer’s point of view after a bit of ownership. He’s a good interviewee as well ! Hate those option packs they offer now - you mightn’t want all the items in one pack, and want an item or two from another pack - but you gotta buy everything. Grrr 😖. Looking Kia/Hyundai for EVs now - even though been a Skoda diehard for a good while. The VW EV system has shortcomings I’d not be happy with - no one-pedal for instance, and heat pumps an option on most models. Standard on most Kia/Hyundai. Thanks Nobby - great review. ps… any chance of a Leaf review - is Chademo charging available in most public chargers ?
It is for the moment but I'd imagine soon enough new chargers won't have a Chademo option. kzhead.info/sun/nrt_iq95m4VumIU/bejne.html
Great video lads. I think the benefit of knowing the range you need is huge. I've an ID3 based in Dublin, no need to restrict my speed on motorways as I know how far I go on average. One big trip this year was to Donegal and got there with no need for a stop to charge by as you say driving at ~110 on the motorways but the speed limit everywhere else.
Were you nervous at all or was there good range left towards the end of the trip?
@@NobbyOnCars I wasn't too nervous on the return journey as I had decent enough range left coming back onto the M1 and I knew I had ionity on the M1 and lusk as we headed back to home near the airport. Weight wise in the car it was 2 adults 2 nearly teens and enough baggage for 5 days away. It's definitely not as efficient as my old ioniq but makes up for it in everything else.
Fascinating. Cracking idea interviewing an owner.
👍🏻👍🏻
100% agree with your motorway speed. 60mph compared to 70mph here in the UK is a huge difference in efficiency.
Great review and great idea for reviews for future etc. That brewery at start of your video use to be a Toyota dealership. Know the area well. Wonder how much terrain affects battery too. Mountain, hill climbs regions, bound to have an effect. Passed a handful of EVs on motorways over last few weeks all in lane 1 around 100k. When loaded with family and luggage.. range affected too. Two friends of mine complaining about home ESB bill climbing since having to work from home. Free charge at work etc gone. Great review again Mark.
Night rate worth it if you have an EV deffo. That's cool to know about the brewery, it looked cool.
Great video and location. I really like the design of this car, way better than the id4.
It was very helpful…. Thank you guys
Good to get an owner's insight, I bought an Enyaq 60 4 weeks ago and so far so good. It's averaging 16kwh/100kms with 2000kms covered. I couldn't justify or afford the extra nearly €7000 for the 80. The shorter range should be enough for me as I'm retired and don't travel long distance anymore.
Can you tell me the price of 1 kWh on fast charging stations?
@@Flysohigh18 E0.305/kWh @50kWh on ESB (Irish national grid) charging stations
Have you beed driving on the motorway with the 0.16kWh/km?
Really useful real world view of the car
Great video Nobby! Have my eyes on a Sportline for next year so brilliant to get some in-depth advice like this 👍🏻
Deadly, thanks for commenting!
I currently have a Skoda Karoq in Velvet Red and it's a great colour.
Great personal reviews
Hated red when I first saw it but it grows on me.
Best electric family car in my opinion. Nice review!
Great car and great review. I got a 60 version with a heat pump. Surprised there is no heat pump review with some figures about energy saving and benefits.
More owner reviews please, fantastic!
Thanks!
Really useful thanks!
One of the better looking EVs IMO.
Absolutely love the Red🥰
Interesting the real life usage thanks. I live in the country side and an alpine area with 100kph speed limits and undulating terrain. Sounds like range is potentially impacted the most in that environment let alone the temperature factor in winter. Slightly dubious when our closest two cities are 200 and 300kms away so would need a decent charge to return home. My Kodiaq VRS wouldn't even blink at doing that.
Great idea to speak to an owner. You should make it a regular feature when possible. And a very impressive car.
Looking at doing a few more - thanks for watching!
I would like mine to be in white it just sets it off, with a powdered tailgate and the 125kw fast changing and some of the safety options to go with it.plus a big batt. The Skoda does look lovely
I am currently considering buying an Enyaq iV80 and found this video very informative and helpful. I am in Austria and as far as I can tell from the Skoda Configurator, both the standard and sportline models come with the 125kW charger ( atleast they are listed as an extra at 0€ ). I noted with interest how many people said they don't need this as there are no chargers nearby. For me this is a crazy statement - I too would try to charge at home, but when I do make a longer journey, that is when I need the better charger, it saves time. By the way, I too considered getting the racey red one but having seen it next to the grey, now I am not so sure ! I was also interested in the comments on the 21" wheels. I had already decided against these - not only due to the additional cost, I have seen many reviews saying that the ride on the lower profile tires is extremely hard and these tires cost almost twice that as the 19" and 20" versions ( and in Austria it is a legal requirement to run on snow tires in the winter ).
Yes, there’s no doubt that the tyres will add noise, stiffen things and cost more. Re the faster charging, at present at least, 100kW chargers are so rare here, even if you were to buy an Enyaq today in Ireland and keep it for three years, I still don’t think they’ll be enough of them by the end of the three. It will save time though as you say for sure!
Great to get an owners perspective on living day to day with it. I have specced cars in the past, only to find long term that i didn't really use things I had paid good money for ( electric tailgates that have driven me nuts because they were too slow ect ). Someone who lives near me has got an Enyaq, and it turns my head when I see it. Not sure EV is the way to go for me until infrastructure is improved a lot though sadly. I would go for your borrowed grey one over the red.
Home charger… essential IMO with the odd motorway / cross country public charging.
Great video. I wish we had them available in the US.
Great idea of reviewing the car with an owner and finding out the does and the don’ts. I live in Northern Ireland and the fast charges are few and far between so I would agree with Paddy and wouldn’t go for the fast charging. I just wish countries would get the infrastructure sorted out. EV’s are the future and Governments are promoting them yet they are doing very little about getting the fast charging networks sorted out.
Fast charging is a MUST. Even 125kWh is still sitting in a car park for an hour.
Thanks for watching Harry!
@@NobbyOnCars I really do enjoy your reviews and I particularly liked this one because of this very interesting format but do you not think the governments need to get their acts together and improve the infrastructure….it’s just pathetic particularly up here in Northern Ireland. Fast chargers need to be everywhere not just a couple ….if there is to be a large take up of these beautiful cars
@@davidjohn0505 totally agree, the island in general is poorly served.
Governments do not promote electric driving. They are forcing it! And instead of forcing people to drive electric, they should make it more attractive and not ban fossil fuel driving. It is an endless discussion. There is enough oil and not enough electricity. Last year it was said that the power supply would be compromised during the winter months. And what about the elderly? I am 66 years old and my car is still working fantastically well. I would not trade in a perfectly good car for an electric one. It is not worth it to me. I am not going to make that investment.
Think most cars need the heat pump especially for the winter as the heater makes even more difference to the range than the a/c does from my experience of having an electric car
That was my burning question - did you go for the heat pump? If not, why not? I'd consider it essential.
Definitely agree about driving at 100. In my diesel it’s the most efficient.
*Mercedes 2019 W247 B200CDi Class AMG Line 8 Speed 1100 rpm at 62 mph totally silent engine - best 85.6 MPG on Motorway/Dual Carriageway over 108 Miles (England) average speed 53 mph in ECO Mode [reduced power and coasts {freewheels} downhill.)*
@@GrrMeister After factoring in the cost of diesel against electricity, the lower emissions of a diesel as, in Europe, EV's rely on coal fired electricity, EV's phenommenal depreciation, extra interest on PCP and all the time saved from not having to hang about waiting for a recharge of course, it's probably half the cost of an EV. Still, EV's are the future. Apparently. I'll wager the 2030 date will slip when the penny drops and they can't get the lithium.
@@Baddad36*Until then happy with my W247 B200 AMG CDi up to over 85 MPG - just sips a tiny amount of fuel - amazing !*
I have been driving Skoda Kodiaq for a few years now, and apart from a few issues I really like this car. Now I'm about to buy this one. Just tested it yesterday and I'm very happy. But to be honest the heating pump should be a standard and not extra.
SOC is important for fastcharging, but the battery temperature is even more. And the VW group have not made a great job on pre heating the battery on these cars. Good idea with having an owner with you :)
Mark, yes good to get an owners perspective after a few months. You'll always love your car as new, but 3-6 months on you'll get the honest update. Red is safe, more visible on the road and easier to find in a car park.
I'm speccing an Enyaq. I only make motorway long journeys a couple of times a year. So I thought of doing a 60 but with fast charging. But this detail about the fast charging only engaging when the battery is getting critically low is something I wasn't aware of. I'm also going Red!
It will still do faster charging than the 50kW charging just to say!
We have a Kodiaq which we love so great to see Skoda’s venture into electric is just as good. And the range is very promising. Definitely on the list in a few years time. Red rather too out there, grey a little too boring. Petrol blue is the one for me.
I bought the cheaper 60 model so I could get the UK govt grant -£2500. So the base price came down to £32500 for the ecoSUITE. I've added £13k! of extras which is astonishing. Delivery in October - gone for he black pearl exterior with the cognac brown inside. Great vid, really looking forward to getting my car. I already have a SMART Fourtwo electric for town and echo what was said. A light right foot and regenerative breaking really increases the range dramatically. Averaging 22kwh at the mo.
£13k! Wow. Sounds like you went to town.
When I continually hear about the complexities and issues around the charging networks, chargers, charging cycles, Kilowatt hours, “Ideal conditions” heater problems vs range etc etc, it just seems exhausting.
Just in process of purchasing. Took for extended drive at weekend and loved it. Biggest headache is trying to organise EV charging station from British Gas 😬😬 After having Skoda superb L&K for past 10 years this is going to be quite a change but saving me £150 per month on PCP finance
I do love the Skoda Enyaq it’s the one EV I would buy without question. You may remember you reviewed the Honda CR-V Hybrid not so long ago well I picked one up back in June 2021 and with just over 1500 miles on the clock I’m achieving 54 mpg and it keeps getting better every time I drive the car but the car is costing me peanuts to run. I could not jump to EV as I can’t have a EV charger at home and the chargers on Merseyside is not great and that when they work but the Honda CR-V Hybrid is absolutely amazing I love it to bits. Cheers Alan B 👍✌️ P.S Your review helped me choose the Honda also I don’t have any issues with the new ECVT works to my advantage as far as I’m concerned and saves me money.
A brilliant car, so much space!
@@NobbyOnCars absolutely I couldn’t agree more with you and Honda is very well made car. Finally the CR-V is working out cheaper to run than a 18 plate Ford Focus 1.0 L 3 pot engine STX now that’s crazy and I get a headache thinking about it LOL. I enjoy your car reviews very simple and informative. Many Thanks Alan B 👍👍✌️✌️
The gray one is perfect
Brilliant review lads, great to hear a real-world customers perspective. Looking at ordering one after October as Skoda Cork advised that things could change in the budget & also even the specs could be tweaked? I don’t think it’s been covered yet in the comments but does anyone have any info on replacing the 21” tyres? I checked a tyre shop in Cork and currently only Michelin/Bridgestone are supplying and I got a price for €360 each. Apparently it’s an unusual width being an EV and other tyre brands aren’t making it yet. Colour, I’ll probably go for Black so that the plastic bumpers blend in. Disappointing they’re not colour coded for a car if this quality but presume Skoda are holding this for Sportline models.
Really very interesting. Still not convinced by electric yet especially in terms of value.
I like the back end, i don't see what's the problem. I see this being a very viable used car in a few years or so.
Thanks for the video, very informative. I'm waiting for delivery of an iv60 model, ( Arctic Silver), I didnt spec leather or a sunroof, but still cost €48,000 with my choice of extras, (£41,000, I'm in England before deducting government grant of £2,500), plus £550 for a home charger. I was particularly interested in the ACTUAL range, as opposed to CLAIMED range, and Paddy gave some very good info on speed to range and how much aircon affects the range. Something that's never bothered me before using diesel, as you can pop in anywhere and fill up in a few minutes, but I gave specced fast charging in case I need it which will charge from 20% to 80% in about 35 minutes, but obviously adding that on to your journey time. I was hoping to get around 70 to 75% actual miles in ratio to claimed miles, only time will tell
Thanks for watching Paul. I think fast charging is an important one, in the 80 anyway. The size of the battery means it really takes a while sitting there waiting on 50kW. It won't be as long in yours obviously but it'll always be a bonus to have it.
@@NobbyOnCars Skoda have upped the spec to 130kw fast charging for both models
A Skoda for 41000 pounds.
@@JohnSmith-zv8km I know 😱, I think I've lost my senses 😩
Well that was great and thanks Paddy for sharing. I have 2077 km now on my 80 and 15.1 KWH per 100 for the 2077 which I am delighted with. It has not been on a motorway yet. I do 30 to 40 KM’s a day roughly at home and only use about 6% of battery doing that. I was sorry that I was not able to get the higher charger but after what Paddy has said I’m ok now that I did not. I only have the 19inch wheels which may make a difference. My home charger of 7kw is working perfectly and I charge when it goes to about 30% and only charge to 80%. I have the eco suite, family pack, three zone climate and tow bar prep. My only complaint so far is a banging in the rear on really rough ground and that is being investigated. Sound advice is to take your time and see what you need not what you would like.
19s versus 21s there’s a difference in consumption alright. 15.1 is impressive!
Hi Dermott, How long does it take you to charge from almost empty from full (if you ever have) on your 7KW home charger?
@@chrismckean3937 it usually takes around 5 hours but it could be at 30% when I plug in. I plug in at night have done it to 100% if I’m doing a long journey the next day.
@@dermottwalsh8900 Thanks for replying
Excellent idea Nobby interviewing someone who already owns the car. Would it be possible to add such interviews to the end of your future reviews or are the cars too new?
It can be hard to find people willing to go on film, new models etc etc but it's an angle I am interested in after seeing the reaction to this one.
@@NobbyOnCars Nobby can I hit ya up on Instagram if you're considering doing another video like this
Red paint the winner for me. Excellent review discussing many facets and concerns of buying and running an EV. For me though, it's still far too early in EV development to remotely consider buying one from any manufacturer. The charging infrastructure around the Country seems fragile to non existant and it's concerning that battery technology in terms of capacity and weight is improving quickly which could render obsolete present vehicles using Lithium. I do applaud those who have made the change from fossil fuels to electric but I'll hang on for a while yet before diving in.
Grey cars are everywhere. Regarding the red paint turning pink, a Honda dealer recently told me that red cars shouldn’t fade anymore as majority of manufacturers are using water based paints instead of oil based.
Handy to know 👍🏻
The newer EV's - VW, Kia, Hyundai are using plant based paint finishes.......
Great video, although I’m now even more paranoid about scratching my 21” alloys when my Enyaq arrives, especially as work colleagues are entitled to drive my car :-( !!!
Oh I don’t like that idea 🥲
Great video to get the owners perspective. It'd be great to get an owners review of the Megane E tech?
Probably harder to find but I’ll try
No expectation but just a suggestion. Loving the format and videos 👍👍
Must admit Nobby I found that video really interesting especially as an EV cynic/sceptic as I am at the moment particularly from a point of view of range and motorway driving which having moved house a year and a half a go and am more on the motorways now than I ever was means that range is an important factor. Despite that, the overall price is I think something which is still too much plus though I have access to charging in work in the North where I live I dunno if they're fast or not but I think I'd still spec it to have that as an option at least. It'll be interesting to see what price they go for second hand especially in the North here for though they'll still be expensive, the hit shouldn't be just as bad. I think nearer the time for changing in a few years I might take a drive in one and see what I prefer over it and diesel which for me is still king.
Just a normal wall box (7 ish kW) would charge this during a typical work day if it was parked up. 'Fast' would be 50kW + which more workplaces will not have.
@@NobbyOnCars yeah I noticed that another person from the north said the fast chargers weren't that plentiful here in the north at the moment anyway. Following that video you posted I researched your Octavia TDI VRS review again and man alive I definitely think it's potentially the one I may aim for. I do like it especially in the estate. Some bus!
Very good "real world review" very enjoyable and interesting to have an owner there with real world experience. I have a few Q's / observations 1. re the charging speed. Does neither the car nor the Ionity charger tell you what rate its charging at? 2. Suggestion; move away from telling us its charging x% in Y minutes to a standard "100km (or miles) in Y minutes". because it makes no sense to compare say a Honda E vs an Audi EQ with massively different battery sizes because you are getting different range added for the same %. 3. Staggered by all those extras and the costs. When the Model Y is released that will surely destroy this car at this price (note, I do not drive a Tesla so this is not a fanboi perspective just a observation on the high cost) 4. Is it the camera angle or is the main screen on the Enyaq slightly angled away from the driver. eg it looks like they changed the car to RH drive but never altered the screen position. If i was paying €57k or so (did i get that right???) for this I would find that unacceptable. I happened to see a Hyundai Ionic 5 today and that has flat screens so looked fine from the drivers perspective. They can change LH to RH drive without issue. And FWIW that car looks a better bet than the Enyaq to me. ( both are too large for what i want next time though but if you forced me to buy one it wouldbe the Ioniq)
The speed on Ionity chargers varies from charger to charger. The way Skoda displays the speed is a little unusual alright. Screens are not at an angle - could be camera. Don't think so about the Y, the 3 has done well here but ID.4/ID.3 has sold a lot more here, it's just easier to trade in, get PCP and is a more familiar brand to the typical car buyer. That said, I think the Model 3 in particular is fantastic. Have a long range one coming up on the channel once I edit the vid!
That's a nice grey. We don't have the enyaq here in NZ yet, supposed to be soon and think police will be one of the first to get them.
I'm looking for a new car next year. I was thinking of a Sportage or Tuscon. But I like this. I do think there are too many options, that should be standard. If you're paying £45k uk, you should get heated seats and power tailgate included.
Loving my Enyaq. Brilliant car. Yes it's expensive for what it is, aren't all EV's afterall. But when it's costing me 60p to commute my 50 mile journey to work and saving over £2k a year in fuel costs not counting the fact its free road tax and maintenance costs it doesn't take long to recoup the initial increase in upfront costs.
60p? Blimey how do you manage that? I have it’s sister car the VW ID4 and it costs around 3.8p per mile (based on 14.5p/kWh charging at home) = £1.90 per 50 miles
You are never in a million years going to recoup your costs
@@JohnSmith-zv8km people said the same when I bought my £38k Tesla. Sold it 2 years later with less depreciation than a Fiesta.
13:05 *Cork Grey looks Classier, but Red looks great also, never had a Red car, but certain models EG Mini look brilliant in it.*
bold text, I like.
If i was going to buy an electric car this would be the one...interesting point about the on street charging.
I would go with the grey with that interior. It looks really classy. I do like red but not on that car.
Great video getting the owners take on the purchase! Not sure about the red colour. I prefer it in black. On the fast charging would that ionity display not tell you the charge rate? If you were getting over 50kW then you had fast charging included on the car
I'm nearly sure I used that Ionity before where it did display it. In something like an Audi, it shows you on the dash. I don't think the car I filmed it though in the end.
In the UK a rear reverse camera is an optional extra (on a £34k car!!). Way too many optional extra that are include as standard in the Korean cars I have bought in recent years and as such this made the car uncompetitive against say the stylish Kia EV 6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5.
I did not hear you mentioned the heat pump but it is a great option I guess, specially if you go for the 60. That gives you more latitude for options as you save money on the engine
Not standard so yes an option (and a good one at that) but wasn’t on this car
The red would look so much nicer with privacy glass.
For me driving below 130 km/h on a German motorway is a no-go. It HAS to give me minimum 250-300 km of range at this speed.
Grey is boring, red is brave! I like the blue, looks great on this car. Also agree that the front is well design but the rear is not so nice!
Paddy fairly ate the microphone 🎤 something I’ve not heard before.
Great honest review. Do you feel safe driving in the rain with rear wheels drive?
Rain wouldn’t bother me. Keep an eye on the rubber left and be cautious with the right foot when conditions are bad but there’s a lot of weight for it to push forward, I’ve had more slip on FWD EVs.
Hi, great video. Which cameras are you using for your internal / driving shots?
Sony A7iii
@@NobbyOnCars you posh git 😂 I’ll be doing some in car stuff soon and have been wondering if I should try a GoPro. How idiot proof is the A7? I also have a ZV1 but grind the crop very harsh on 4k
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru GoPro is where I started. My only complaint is the lack of 'film' look and the noise even with lighting. Hero 7 was the last one I bought and I found it rubbish. So hard to network on the phone, lack of sharpness etc but I'm sure they've improved. A7 is ok to use yeah, it can hunt sometimes and sometimes in a car will randomly stop focusing on a face for a little while. There's no need to go that high end though!
We sold our Enyaq 80iv after 1 year cause of challenges with rear wheel drive and winter/ice roads at home. Specially reverse driving up a small hill was dread + software/screeninterface was unfinished in my eyes.
my home town, great vid nobby , ye drove past my local as well , best pint of Guinness in town. some streets in Drogheda can be tough on the cars (narrow, uneven and steep) his 21s will defo be challenged lol
Paddy is born and bred there so he had me whizzing through streets trying to keep up !
Just wondering what about the RWD on the Irish roads mainly wet and sometimes icey?
The red doesn't look bad, but I think a darker tone fits the sharp lines more. Similar to choosing a band for your watch. If your watch is very busy a better choice is a modest band, if it's clean you can go for a more striking band.
especially with the black plastic trims on the bottom I'd personally go for a grey or black. But never in life would I take another pastel grey tone like nardo grey
We have a 1.4 4wd petrol Yeti which to be honest I am hoping I can keep until I pack up driving……..I am currently nearly 73 so looking at at least another 12 years. We mostly do shortish trips 50-70 miles round, but my daughter and grandkids are 200 miles away so to safely go there and back without being forced to stop and pray for a working vacant charger on the motorway I would need a range of circa 500 miles and I don’t see that happening anytime soon. We don’t need anything bigger than the Yeti which is the other problem, and also I often tow a trailer……..I live in hopes that something suitable may appear eventually but don’t expect it to!
I don’t think anyone ever wants to part with their Yeti anyway so it’s probably for the best. 🙂
Don’t know about Ireland but in UK all new Rapid chargers will be 100+ kWh so having a new car that does not have this capacity really is a backward step. As to the red one, Eh, fine for the fire brigade, best colours are the Artic Silver and the Race Blue met.
I agree with the statement that diesel or petrol range is also dependent on how fast you drive. However the range of most non electric cars cars are way over that of EVs and when I have to do a 200 mile journey at peak times and their are delays on the motorway and its at night sometimes will it get me their. The answer is most probably not and then are their available chargers on my route. Do I risk it. The Enyak looks a great car. Not quite big enough for my needs as I drive a Q7 and need the boot space but I will keep it another 2 years and see what happens.
The statement that a diesel car has its range cut 50% if you drive 120km/hr instead of 100km/hr is ridiculous. The impact on range is far far less sensitive with diesel (and gas) cars than with EV. Just look how the battery is impacted by cold weather. Or towing. Or bigger wheels. It's very sensitive and the range goed down quickly. There are numerous videos of people comparing EV & diesel and towing the same weight. The Diesel consumes about 20% more, the EV lost half of its range. That's a huge difference, especially if the starting point of your EV range is already not very high.
I am close to ordering the ID4 Max for early next year, I was thinking about the Skoda also, but I think the ID 4 gives you a few more toys and less having to tick boxes to get a good spec. I might look at the q4 etron also. Good to hear you mention the charging network, are you based in Dublin or elsewhere? The lack of ionity chargers In Dublin is worrying, I hope they expand soon. A video walking through that state of play with charging in Ireland would be very useful I think 👍
Hey Chris - based in Dublin. Good idea about the charging, I will try and think of something.
A grill has become such an important part of the brand that they cannot design a car without one, even tough it is not needed.
True story 👍🏻
looking at this car I would guess you could fit 30 Nobbys in its volume. Where is the 4WD ID3 VW? So I bought a new washing machine for the looks, it keeps breaking down but I just suck it up as it looks good in the kitchen.
What will be the range when towing a 4 berth caravan?
Fisker Ocean !!! It's already out there !!! :)
Too much messing with charging if you are on the road day in day out covering a lot of miles diesel is your only man, good to get a long term owners perspective, if want to know what I am like come live with me comes to mind
Exactly re come live with me! Thanks for checking it out.
Thanks for a great video, great for reassurance in my choice. Some things haven't changed, I ordered Enyaq 60 last August ('21) through a lease company and it's due for delivery next week (Feb '22). I went for the tow bar prep but not electric tail gate, hope I don't regret that. One option I would have really liked is the raised floor in the boot, but I could justify the cost & didn't think the pack was good value. Otherwise a great value for money vehicle.
Glad it was helpful!
Is faster charging now standard? I can't see the option on the Skoda website.