Skoda, the well-known VW-owned Czech automaker, has introduced the pricing of its first Australian-bound electrical mannequin. It would come within the type of an electrical SUV referred to as the Enyaq, and has a beginning value of $69,990.
The Enyaq will initially be out there in Australia underneath two variants with each providing their very own distinctive powertrain setup.
These embrace:
Sportline (rear-wheel-drive) – $69,990 earlier than on-roads
RS (all-wheel-drive) – $83,990 earlier than on-roads
The Sportline delivers as much as 561 km of WLTP vary on a single cost because of its 82 kWh battery pack. The identical pack is discovered within the RS, which delivers as much as 530 km of WLTP vary. The sports activities line has a said effectivity of 158.6 watt hours per km, whereas the RS has 163.2 wh/km
Skoda has bought over 200,000 Enyaq EVs in Europe, so its arrival into the Australian market has been extremely anticipated by these seeking to purchase a European-built electrical SUV. Will probably be one of many first EVs dropped at Australia by a VW-owned model. Cupra is the opposite already available in the market.
“Australia’s BEV market is maturing quickly and the Enyaq is an expression of that,” mentioned Kieran Merrigan, Škoda Australia’s head of product and advertising and marketing.
“Enyaq is a BEV that, particularly with its current upgrades, embodies the size and inherent worth {that a} Kodiaq, Excellent or an Octavia RS buyer has each proper to count on in a Skoda.
European engineering and know-how with transparency round possession prices, underwritten by Assured Future Worth, backed by knowledgeable dealership – that isn’t a proposition that more moderen entrants to the Australian market can match.”
Orders for the Enyaq are actually open in Australia with first deliveries anticipated on this aspect of Christmas in December. We look ahead to test-driving the brand new Enyaq when it lands within the coming months.
In the case of charging as much as 175 kW of DC quick charging is on provide, making it one of many quicker charging Electrical SUVs available in the market. That, after all, will depend on the suitable DC quick charger that may ship these speeds. If that’s the case, it means the Enyaq can get from 10-80% in simply 28 minutes.
Orders for the Enyaq are actually open in Australia with first deliveries anticipated on this aspect of Christmas in December. We look ahead to test-driving the brand new Enyaq when it lands within the coming months.
In the case of charging as much as 175 kW of DC quick charging is on provide, making it one of many quicker charging Electrical SUVs available in the market.
That, after all, will depend on the suitable DC quick charger that may ship these speeds. If that’s the case, it means the Enyaq can get from 10-80% in simply 28 minutes. 11 kW of AC charging is obtainable permitting the automotive to cost from 0-100% in about 8 hours.
This battery feeds the single-motor rear-wheel-drive powertrain within the Sportline, delivering as much as 210 kW of energy whereas the RS and its all-wheel-drive system bumps that as much as 250 kW.
With a low coefficient of drag of simply 0.234, the Sportline variant can dash from 0-100 km/h in 6.7 seconds whereas the RS can do the identical run in simply 5.5 seconds.
In response to the model, this makes the Enyaq RS is probably the most highly effective Skoda ever. The Enyaq RS contains the Final Pack as normal.
The Final Pack contains:
Augmented Actuality Head-Up Show
Adaptive Chassis Management
CANTON sound
Space View, heated rear outboard seats
warmth insulating windshield
clever park help
‘Crystal Face’ LED grille
The Sportline then again has the Final pack as a $6,000 possibility.
In the case of know-how, as normal the augmented actuality (AR) heads-up show can present many security options in addition to instructions from well-liked mapping functions like Google or Apple Maps.
There may be additionally wi-fi cellphone charging on provide together with metallic paint and a panoramic sunroof as normal.
Skoda can be providing the Enyaq with a 7-year guarantee in addition to an 8-year/160,000 km high-voltage battery guarantee.
Riz is the founding father of carloop primarily based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV knowledge, perception stories and traits. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for automobiles, notably EVs and desires to assist cut back transport emissions in Australia. He at the moment drives a pink Tesla Mannequin 3.