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Battery that does 360 miles, a huge boot for all your needs & three other things to know about new £31k Skoda Elroq SUV
You won’t find a Skoda badge anywhere on this car, apart from on the wheels
WE tried a prototype of this car back in June.
We liked it.
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But it was wrapped like a bicycle under the tree on Christmas morning.
Everyone knew exactly what it was. An SUV. It was pointless trying to disguise it.
Now Skoda has finally unwrapped Elroq, a smaller and cheaper electric Enyaq, and, for some odd reason, its fifth model to end with a “q”.
Kodiaq. Kamiq. Karoq. Enyaq. Elroq. There’s a dinky EV coming in 2026 . . . called Epiq.
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All good Scrabble scores, I suppose.
Any road, here’s five things you need to know about Elroq:
PRICE: From £31,500. Which is actually £700 cheaper than a petrol Karoq with an automatic gearbox. Good start.
RANGE: Also good. The 77kWh battery will do up to 360 miles, much like a petrol car.
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Even the smallest 52kWh battery will do 230 miles. You might need to recharge once a fortnight.
PRACTICALITY: Which is a Skoda trademark. Huge 470-litre boot, with low-loading floor, and reversible boot mat. One side hard plastic for wet dogs and wellies.
First look at smooth and sleek Skoda Elroq EV that's packed with fancy equipment and costs £7k less than sister model, Škoda
The other side carpet to stop things slipping about. The charging cable is stored in a net under the parcel shelf. Clever.
Even cleverer, the parcel shelf can be lowered and used as a divider between the Friday big shop and pushchairs.
CABIN: Much like an Enyaq, which I like, because it doesn’t feel too much of a leap from petrol to electric like the Volkswagen ID3.
It feels familiar.
There’s all sorts of tech in here, 13in touchscreen with reversing camera, head-up display, plus lots of responsible materials, lots of storage for slurpies and phones and bags and things.
LOOKS: That’s your call. But I quite like it. Elroq is the first car to feature Skoda’s new design direction.
The “tech deck” across the front hides some of the driver-assistance kit the law now demands.
Big on value, big on range, big on space
You might also notice S K O D A written on the lip of the bonnet – and on the steering wheel.
You won’t find a Skoda badge anywhere on this car, apart from on the wheels.
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So there you have it. Elroq. Big on value, big on range, big on space.
Big Scrabble score.
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