Skoda Elroq

Watch out Volvo EX30: this is the new Skoda Elroq, a £31,500 electric SUV

‘Affordable’ e-SUV showcases Skoda’s fancy new design language too

‘Strategically important’. That’s how Skoda describes the waters this new Elroq swims right into, populated by outside sharks like the Volvo EX30, Smart Hashtag 1, Ford Explorer, and new Renault Scenic, and inside sharks like the VW ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron. To name but six.

Hence why it costs just £31,500 – competitively priced, you’d agree – and wears the company’s fancy new design language. Skoda describes it as the electric version of the Karoq, but you can view it as a baby Enyaq, itself a very good Skoda.

So basically, it Important. Probably why it looks so serious. Skoda calls the new design ‘Modern Solid’ and describes it as a ‘milestone’ in its long history. So out goes Skoda’s familiar face, and in comes slimmer, more suspicious-looking LED headlights atop an entirely new front treatment that looks ever-so-Hyundai. Imitation, flattery, etc, etc.

There’s the familiar compact SUV silhouette, framed by a small roof spoiler and a drag coefficient of just 0.26. Which is good. Though, the familiar compact SUV silhouette gives way to a not-so-compact 1,949kg kerbweight. Batteries remember, are really quite heavy.

 
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