Skoda Enyaq EV is revitalised

The Skoda Enyaq renewal has occurred, bringing its styling into line with its new “modern solid” Elroq sibling. It also features an infotainment system upgrade.

Up front is the new ‘Tech-Deck’ face, comprising a flush-fit plastic panel mimicking a traditional grille and thin LED daytime running lights. These are housed in a narrow black upper section along with the indicators at each end. Some models come with radar and camera in this upper section as well. New wheels range in size from 19 to 21 inches.

The main LED headlight elements mount lower down on the bumper. Some variants come with full matrix LED headlights.

Read our Enyaq Sportline 80 review.

Skoda lettering replaces the tired and meaningless winged arrow logo that has adorned the brand’s cars for almost 100 years.

With the fresh front comes an improved Cd figure, dropping from 0.257 to 0.245 as an SUV. The Coupé version is even more streamlined, the coefficient of drag down from 0.24 to 0.23, on a par with Tesla Model Y. With that comes a minute increase in range, out to 574km.

Three powertrains are available. The 60 packs a 59kWh (usable) battery pack and a single rear-mounted 150kW motor, for a sprint time of 8.1sec and a range of 429km. A 10-80 per cent charge takes a claimed 24min on a 160kW fast charger.

Meantime, the rear-wheel drive 85 and four-wheel drive 85x are retained, still with 210kW. The RWD model offers range of 574km compared with 531km for the 4×4 version.

Both get to 100km/h in 6.7sec and top out at 178km/h. They can be fast charged at up to 175kW, a rezip from 10 to 80 per cent taking 28min.

The Coupé body boosts the range of the 85 slightly to 584km while that of the 85x is 534km. 

Inside, the Enyaq features a fresh steering wheel, heated as standard, and a 13-inch infotainment touchscreen with updated software. Heated front seats and tri-zone air are now standard too. All variants get an electric tailgate, radar cruise control and four USB-C power outlets. Boot capacity remains at 585-1740L for the SUV and 570-1610L for the Coupé. 

Deliveries in Britain kick off in May with slight price rises expected.