Skoda has revealed its first all-electric SUV, the mid-size Enyaq iV, which is based on the yet-to-be-revealed Volkswagen ID.4 and headlined by a performance-focused RS flagship.
Measuring 4649mm long (with a 2765mm wheelbase), 1879mm wide and 1616mm tall, the Enyaq iV asserts itself with an LED-backlit grille and heavily creased bodywork.
Inside, the Enyaq iV is available with different design themes but is headlined by a ‘floating’ 13.0-inch touchscreen multimedia system with natural voice control, while the 5.3-inch digital instrument cluster is complemented by a head-up display with augmented reality.
Five variants of the Enyaq iV are available, starting with the 50, which has a 109kW electric motor with rear-wheel drive. Its 55kWh battery provides 340km of driving range (WLTP).
Next up is the 60, which is powered by a 132kW electric motor with RWD. Its 62kWh battery offers 390km of driving range (WLTP).
Then there’s the 80, which is motivated a 150kW electric motor with RWD. Its 82kWh battery provides 510km of driving range (WLTP), the most of any Enyaq iV. It can be recharged from five to 80 per cent capacity in 38 minutes.
The 80’s 82kWh battery is also used by the Enyaq iV’s two all-wheel-drive variants, the 80X and RS, which have a pair of electric motors. The former produces 195kW, while the latter develops 225kW. Both have a driving range (WLTP) of 460km.
Much like with the ID.4 that also uses Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, Australia will be at the back of the queue for the Enyaq iV, with a Skoda spokesperson telling CarsGuide there are no firm plans for it locally.
If the Enyaq iV were to become available here, though, expect it to arrive in 2022 or 2023, with markets with more stringent fleet emissions regulations, such as Europe, to get it from the first quarter of next year.
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