Skoda Enyaq review
Skoda's first bespoke electric car is a great EV for families – it’s spacious, has plenty of technology and offers a solid 300-mile range. It represents decent value for money, too
Pros
- Very spacious
- Long range
- Excellent refinement
Cons
- Firm suspension
- Poor range on cold days
- vRS version unnecessary
| Range | Wallbox charge time | Rapid charge time |
| 224-358 miles | 12hrs 45mins (0-100%, 7.4kW) | 28mins (10-80%, 175kW) |
Skoda Enyaq verdict
The Skoda Enyaq is one of our favourite electric cars. In fact, it won our Best Electric Family Car award two years in a row, in 2022 and 2023. What puts the Enyaq ahead of the countless other electric family cars out there is its vast amount of cabin and boot space, excellent refinement and handy ‘Simply Clever’ features that Skoda has become known for in recent times. The company’s first electric SUV is also well priced for a large family car, yet still offers competitive charging speeds and range, handsome looks and a tech-filled, but well built and relatively straightforward cabin. A substantially updated model, due for release in 2025, will have a Skoda Elroq-inspired design makeover and new tech. It promises to improve on what was already a very impressive and desirable SUV.
Range details, specs and alternatives
Skoda’s first foray into electric cars was the Citigo iV, essentially a rebadged version of the Volkswagen e-up! that was sold for just one year in the UK. The Czech brand’s second attempt at an EV, and more importantly, its first electric car designed from the word go to be an EV was this: the Skoda Enyaq electric family SUV.
The Enyaq is based on the same MEB platform and running gear as the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV, ID.5 coupe-SUV and ID. Buzz MPV, as well as the Audi Q4 e-tron and even the Ford Explorer. Not only does it have to steal sales away from its VW Group sister cars, the Enyaq’s other key rivals include the striking Nissan Ariya, space-age Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the UK’s best-selling electric car, the Tesla Model Y. That’s not forgetting the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra twins, plus the Peugeot E-3008 and Volvo EX40.
The Enyaq originally came with 58kWh and 77kWh battery packs, and these models were badged ‘60’ and ‘80’ respectively. But throughout the car’s life, Skoda continually updated the Enyaq and eked out a few more miles from the batteries every so often. In 2023, the ‘80’ was renamed ‘85’ thanks to a small boost in range and other updates, while in 2024 the 58kWh was deleted and replaced by a smaller 52kWh pack, gaining a ‘50’ badge in the process.
As well as a choice of batteries, the Enyaq also comes with rear or four-wheel drive. The entry-level 50 model is good for between 224 and 234 miles, claims Skoda, while the 85 can cover up to a claimed 358 miles. The four-wheel-drive Enyaq 85x falls slightly short of that with its 318-329-mile range.
Finally, the quickest edition by far is the Enyaq vRS, which has a muscular 335bhp. Thanks to four-wheel-drive traction from its dual-motor set-up, Skoda says the hot Enyaq can reach 62mph in just 5.4 seconds, making it the fastest production car the brand has ever made.
The way you spec an Enyaq is unlike any other current Skoda model. Enyaq 50, 50 Edition and 85 Edition models are available with two interior themes, Loft and Suite, which alter the material choices and colours in the cabin.
There’s also a racier SportLine Plus trim level, which is only available on the four-wheel-drive 85x model, and a posh L&K version. Even the range-topping vRS version offers a choice of two distinctive interior themes called vRS Sports and vRS Microsuede, which add either lime green or grey piping and contrasting stitching.
Skoda’s first bespoke EV is competitively priced for a large family car, though gone are the days when the Czech brand’s offerings would undercut their Volkswagen counterparts by thousands of pounds. The entry-level Enyaq 50 currently starts from just under £37,000 – the same as the equivalent VW ID.4 – with the high-performance vRS model commanding a price tag of over £53,000.
Regardless, the Skoda Enyaq still represents good value for money given how premium it feels inside and the sheer amount of space it offers. Our pick of the lineup is the mid-spec Enyaq 80 Edition with its longer range and long equipment list that includes LED headlights, a 13-inch touchscreen with sat nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus cruise control, front and rear parking sensors and a reversing camera.
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