Škoda Elroq: Small Electric SUV’s Interiors Teased

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There’s a new all-electric small SUV joining the fray towards the end of this year from Skoda and it’s called the Elroq. We’ve already driven it in prototype form, but now we can share the first images of the Elroq’s interior which Skoda claims follows the brand’s ‘“Modern Solid’ design language”. We’ll have to wait until October for the full unveiling of the Elroq –- as previously confirmed by Skoda’s CEO Klaus Zellmer.

The Skoda Elroq will be the first production model to be designed using Skoda‘s new ‘Modern Solid’ design philosophy, which was previewed by the Vision 7S concept in 2022 and the Skoda Epiq concept unveiled earlier this year. This should mean the car will have a robust look, while Skoda’s head of design, Oliver Stefani, believes “no doubt, our brand-new Elroq sets a new tone and is a real eye-catcher.”

As expected, the Elroq will come with a variety of different ‘Design Selections’: Studio, Loft, Lodge, and Suite. Skoda has prioritised the use of recycled material in the Elroq with each Design Selection using different sustainable materials. For instance, the Loft Design Selection uses something called ‘Recytitan’, which is a material comprising 78 per cent recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and, for the first time in any Skoda, recycled clothing.

Skoda claims the Elroq’s interior “emphasises simplicity, spaciousness, and clean lines.” These first sketches show an interior heavily inspired by the firm’s first bespoke EV – the Enyaq. The switches and overall layout of the Elroq’s centre console is similar to the Enyaq’s, as is the dash – which looks like it borrows the same 13-inch central touchscreen from its larger sibling. Also like the Enyaq there’s no massive ‘virtual cockpit’, instead you’ll find a much smaller 5.3-inch screen and the seats look identical to the ones in the Enyaq too.

As for the exterior of the Elroq, a previous teaser image of the mid-size electric SUV revealed a split headlight design that wraps slightly around to the car’s sides, and the Skoda lettering on the sharply contoured bonnet. Below that is the Elroq’s blanked-off ‘Tech-Deck Face’, which is a flatter and wider reinterpretation of the traditional Skoda grille design.

It’s hard to pick out any other details, although slightly unusually, Skoda has said that the Elroq will sport some large wheel designs, plus matrix LED headlight technology.

Importantly for a family car, Skoda is promising the 4.5-metre-long Elroq will offer a generous amount of interior space and “exceptional practicality”. The Elroq has a 470-litre boot, plus 48 litres of additional storage in the cabin, and the luggage capacity can expand to 1,580 litres when the rear seats are folded down.

There are plenty of Skoda’s signature ‘Simply Clever’ touches onboard as well, including some brand new ones like a storage net for the charging cables and a QR code in the boot that links to some handy instructional videos.

The Skoda Elroq sits on the Volkswagen Group’s EV-dedicated MEB platform, also used by the Enyaq and its coupe counterpart. We’re told there will be four versions available, starting with the Elroq 50 that uses a 55kWh battery and a 168bhp rear-mounted electric motor. Next up, the Elroq 60 gets a larger 63kWh battery and 201bhp e-motor.

The range-topping Elroq 85 gets an 82kWh battery for a claimed range of more than 348 miles, and a single 282bhp e-motor. The Elroq 85x adds a dual-motor setup offering four-wheel drive and a combined output of 295bhp. We also know that there will be a high-performance Elroq vRS model further down the road.

The Elroq is the one of six new electric cars that Skoda plans to launch over the next few years, including its own seven-seater flagship, a road-going version of the Skoda Epiq and an affordable entry-level EV.

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New Skoda Elroq: all-electric Karoq alternative teased ahead of October unveiling

The new, all-electric Skoda Elroq will be unveiled in October, but the Czech brand can’t quite contain its excitement, so has shared some design sketches that give us our first proper look at the smaller sibling to the Skoda Enyaq.

The Elroq is the first model to be designed using Skoda‘s new ‘Modern Solid’ design philosophy, and these sketches preview the electric SUV's striking yet robust design. Plus some new styling features like the blanked-off ‘Tech-Deck Face’, which is a flatter and wider reinterpretation of the traditional Skoda grille design.

The Elroq’s front end also features a split headlight design, with the slimmer upper section wrapping around to the front wings, and a sharply contoured bonnet with dark chrome Skoda lettering.
The rear of the Elroq has a small roof spoiler, slim LED tail-lights and more dark chrome Skoda lettering across the bootlid. The Elroq is also going to be sporting some large wheel designs with 2D Skoda logos in the centre caps, and will be offered in an exclusive Timiano Green paint colour.

Meanwhile, Skoda claims the Elroq’s interior “emphasises simplicity, spaciousness, and clean lines,” and has shared some sketches of what it looks like as well. The switches and overall layout of the Elroq’s centre console are similar to the Enyaq’s, as is the dash – which appears to have borrowed the 13-inch central touchscreen and slim digital driver’s display from its larger sibling. The seats look identical to the ones in the Enyaq, too.

As expected, the Elroq will be available with a variety of different interior ‘Design Selections’ Studio, Loft, Lodge, and Suite. Skoda has prioritised the use of recycled material in the Elroq, and each interior theme uses different sustainable materials. For instance, the Loft Design Selection uses something called ‘Recytitan’, which is a material comprising 78 per cent recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and, for the first time in any Skoda, recycled clothing.

Importantly for a family car, Skoda is promising the 4.5-metre-long Elroq will offer a generous amount of interior space and “exceptional practicality”. The Elroq has a 470-litre boot, plus 48 litres of additional storage in the cabin, and the luggage capacity can expand to 1,580 litres when the rear seats are folded down.

There are plenty of Skoda’s signature ‘Simply Clever’ touches onboard as well, including some brand new ones such as a storage net for the charging cables and a QR code in the boot that links to some handy instructional videos.

The Skoda Elroq sits on the Volkswagen Group’s EV-dedicated MEB platform, also used by the Enyaq and its coupe counterpart. We’re told there will be four versions available, starting with the Elroq 50 that uses a 55kWh battery and a 168bhp rear-mounted electric motor. Next up, the Elroq 60 gets a larger 63kWh battery and 201bhp e-motor.

The range-topping Elroq 85 gets an 82kWh battery for a claimed range of more than 348 miles, and a single 282bhp e-motor. The Elroq 85x adds a dual-motor set-up offering four-wheel drive and a combined output of 295bhp. We also know that there will be a high-performance Elroq vRS model further down the road.

The Elroq is the one of six new electric cars that Skoda plans to launch over the next few years, including its own seven-seater flagship, a road-going version of the Skoda Epiq concept and an affordable entry-level EV.

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Skoda Elroq unveiled

Skoda is going strong on value with its second all-electric car, the Skoda Elroq. Pictured here for the first time and slotting into the range below the successful and highly rated Enyaq, the Elroq goes on sale later this month ahead of cars arriving in the UK in spring 2025.

Sitting on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform that underpins a wide range of models, including the Enyaq, the Elroq launches with a headline price of £31,500 for the 230-mile range model and three battery options across four trim levels, topping out at £41,600 and with a maximum range figure of 360 miles.

The pricing undercuts core rivals such as the Hyundai Kona, which has a similar range, and the Renault Scenic, although the latter’s significantly larger battery size gives it a superior 379-mile maximum official figure. The pricing also puts the Elroq within touching distance of equivalent petrol versions of Skoda’s petrol Karoq.

Outputs of 168bhp, 201bhp and 282bhp make up the power options, with the first two sharing the same 310Nm torque figure and the top model getting a punchier 545Nm.

The Elroq introduces a new Skoda design language. Called “Modern Solid”, it brings in a front end that loses the previous Skoda signature look of a wide gaping grille, replacing it with a sleeker and significantly more contemporary design, complete with what the firm calls the “Tech-Deck Face” – a gloss-black panel housing the raft of sensors and cameras that inform the driver-assistance tech.

The Skoda lettering on the protruding front section of the bonnet replaces the brand’s round logo on a production car for the first time, and the slender LED upper lights act as daytime running lights and indicators, while the twin lower LEDs are the headlights. On top-spec models, the 36 individual Matrix LED segments come with five modes to cover city, country, highway, all-weather and tourist settings.

The side profile is clean, with the thin front lights wrapping round the wing and subtle upper and lower crease lines aping existing Skoda models. The roof spoiler is one of a number of aerodynamic features designed to help achieve the Elroq’s drag coefficient of 0.26 and decent efficiency figures of between 4.3-4.6 miles per kWh, although these can’t quite match the larger Enyaq. Black cladding round the wheelarches, meanwhile, helps to emphasise the SUV appearance.

The rear features more familiar Skoda design, in contrast with the dramatic overhaul at the front. The triangular LED lighting layout, with dynamic LEDs on the top-spec car, is recognisable from the brand’s other petrol and electric SUVs.

In terms of dimensions, the new electric SUV is very much in the territory of Renault’s new Scenic e-Tech, sitting just 18mm longer and 20mm wider at 4488mm and 1884mm, although the Skoda is a more upright shape at 1625mm tall, 54mm more than the French car.

For comparison, Skoda’s own electric Enyaq is 165mm longer than the new arrival, although it is both narrower and shorter than the Elroq, which should make for excellent passenger space in the new arrival. The Elroq also outpoints its internal combustion engine sister car, the Karoq, on all dimensions.

Unusually for a Skoda, it is beaten for boot space by the Scenic’s 545 litres (the Elroq’s capacity is 470), but Skoda has delivered some more of the clever features it has become renowned for, including a parcel shelf that can be placed halfway up the boot, offering a split-level arrangement with two individual compartments.

The parcel shelf also has a net on the underside for storing the charge cable, as well as under-floor boot storage if that’s the preferred spot for the lead. All the usual so-called Simply Clever features – such as the ice scraper with tyre tread depth gauge mounted in the boot lid, and umbrella stashed away in the door lining – are also present.

The cabin will look familiar to anyone that’s spent time in the Enyaq, with the tiny instrument binnacle home to the essential driving information, a flat-bottom steering wheel with padded grips, 13-inch central screen with shortcut buttons underneath and a stubby gear selector among the central cup-holder and stowage arrangement. Skoda claims 48 litres of stowage capacity across the interior, including two levels of mini shelves on either side of the boot.

The infotainment system employs the latest-generation interface as already seen on the updated Enyaq and new Superb and Kodiaq, with improved useability over earlier versions of the touchscreen-dependent system. The shortcut buttons access climate, parking, driving mode and driver assistance systems, in response to criticism of having to delve into touchscreen menus for frequently accessed functions.

The entry 52kWh battery model, branded 50 and offering a 230-mile range, is in the line-up ostensibly to give the Elroq a £31,500 price point. It’s the only version available in the base SE trim. Moving up to the SE L takes the cost to £33,350 and pushes the range up to 250 miles from a 59kWh battery (badged as 60), plus adds heated seats and steering wheel, sat-nav, dual-zone climate control and front parking sensors. All cars get 19-inch alloy wheels, rear camera and rear parking sensors, LED front and rear lights and the 13-inch touchscreen.

Edition and SportLine variants come with either the 60 model or the range-topping 77kWh battery, branded 85 and boasting a range of up to 360 miles. Stepping up to the Edition is a £1,100 jump from the SE L, but brings with it privacy glass, predictive adaptive cruise control, keyless entry and wireless phone charging.

From Edition to SportLine is a further £2,950, but the alloys go to 20 inches, while Matrix LEDs, sports seats, an electric tailgate and chunkier bumpers are included in the extra goodies. Unfortunately, a heat pump – very handy for maximising range in cold weather – is only on the options list, alongside dynamic chassis control and an electrically retractable towbar.

The smaller two of the three battery options will charge at a maximum speed of 145kW, which means 10-80 per cent in 25 minutes, while the bigger battery will hit claimed heights of 175kW, although the larger size means an extra three minutes at a charging point to go from 10-80 per cent.

The Elroq configurator is online now, with the order book opening on 18 October, and cars arriving in the UK in Spring 2025. Of the nine colours available, the solid Timiano Green is exclusive to Skoda’s latest model.

“Many car buyers are looking for an easier and more cost-effective way to drive electric,” said Skoda head of sales and marketing Martin Jahn. “The Elroq offers state-of-the-art technology and a wide range of modern infotainment and safety features.”

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