Skoda’s vary of electrical SUVs has grown to 3 with the introduction of the brand new Elroq, becoming a member of the Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé. Outfitted with a reputation that sounds prefer it got here straight out of a Dungeons & Dragons monster guide, this C-segment crossover is alleged to be probably the most inexpensive one but from the Czech carmaker.
Costs in Europe begin from €33,000 (RM151,900), which Skoda says implies that the Elroq received’t price greater than its combustion-engined Karoq sibling. For that, you get a selection of three battery sizes and both rear- or all-wheel drive.
Solely single-motor fashions will likely be out there at launch, beginning with the Elroq 50 with outputs of 170 PS (125 kW) and 310 Nm of torque, plus a 55 kWh battery that gives a WLTP vary of over 370 km of vary. The Elroq 60 bumps energy as much as 204 PS (150 kW) and will get a bigger 63 kWh battery, the latter stretching the vary to 400 km.
For the longest vary, you’ll need to step as much as the Elroq 85, netting you 286 PS (210 kW), 545 Nm and an 82 kWh battery that allows the automobile to journey as much as 560 km on a single cost. In a while, there will likely be an Elroq 85x all-wheel-drive mannequin with twin motors. Prime velocity is rated at 180 km/h for the 85 variants and 160 km/h for the opposite variations.
Charging speeds fluctuate relying on the mannequin – the Elroq 50 and 60 can settle for as much as 145 and 165 kW of DC quick charging energy respectively, topping up the battery from 10 to 80% in 24 minutes for the 50 and 25 minutes for the 60. The 85 fashions can as a substitute attain 175 kW, taking 28 minutes to cost their bigger batteries. All Elroqs are restricted to 11 kW AC charging.
Visually, the Elroq is the primary Skoda to characteristic the model’s Fashionable Strong design language. Nonetheless angular with clear surfacing, the automobile sports activities a few key modifications such because the Tech-Deck Face that integrates a slimmer grille with the higher daytime working lights, together with a brand new Skoda script on the bonnet and steering wheel – changing the normal roundel.
All fashions include full LED lighting and flat four-a-side DRLs as customary, with matrix LED headlights out there as an choice. Additionally on the choices checklist is an illuminated grille, fitted to the introductory First Version and made out there to different variants in a while.
Inside, the Elroq continues Skoda’s no-nonsense inside design method, fitted with a easy horizontal dashboard and a sloping centre console with a small pebble-like gear selector. Within the centre sits a 13-inch freestanding infotainment touchscreen that comes with a brand new person interface and a Laura voice management system with ChatGPT integration – just like the facelifted Volkswagen Golf Mk8.5.
You additionally get a small digital instrument show, a 15-watt Qi wi-fi charger and an elective augmented actuality head-up show. The Elroq comes with a full vary of driver assists, together with distant park help by way of the MySkoda app. Skoda has designed the Elroq’s cabin to be extra sustainable, utilizing supplies reminiscent of fake leather-based, RecyTitan cloth (produced from 78% recycled PET and 6 per cent recycled clothes fibres) and TechnoFil cloth (produced from 75% recycled Econyl nylon and 25% polyester).
A Skoda is nothing if not sensible, so the Elroq affords a claimed segment-leading 470 litres of boot area, expandable to 1,580 litres with the rear seats folded. There are additionally a number of of the model’s Merely Intelligent options, together with a charging cable storage internet beneath the adjustable parcel shelf, a further 48 litres of storage on both aspect of the boot, a boot storage organiser, an umbrella hidden within the driver’s door and an ice scraper saved within the tailgate.
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