It's a stylish looking vehicle and it's very obvious that it shares a lot of DNA with its cousins, the Volkswagen Tiguan and Cupra Ateca. In fact, side by side on the street, there's not heaps of differences between the Ateca's and Karoq's shapes.
The nose is really interesting with Skoda's signature ‘toothy' black grille and badge but the wide air-intake vent creates a sporty look, which is carried through with the crisp body lines and sharp cutaways at the base of the doors and rear. The LED daytime running lights and sequential indicator lights at the rear help to make this look both smart and fresh, meaning it should have a longer design shelf life than some medium SUVs.
The interior is well-thought out too and feels more cohesive than its cousins and it's here that the Karoq outshines them. The dashboard looks practical but the mixed materials stop it looking too plain. There also seems to be a better blend of materials so that you don't notice the harder plastics as much, which can make even the nicest car feel cheaper.
The Karoq also has some cool and bold colour options, which seems rare nowadays in the current sea of grey that most cars seem to swim in. The Karoq I've been driving is a bright orange and it's been very easy to find it in a car park.