DoNews Auto January 13 news (Shao Zhichao) Recently, Skoda officially released a set of ENYAQ COUPE iV design sketches, this new pure electric SUV is a coupe version of Skoda ENYAQ iV, but also can be seen as a sister model of Volkswagen ID.5, the new car will be officially released on January 31, 2022.
Skoda ENYAQ COUPE iV is based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform to create, from the design drawings, it can be seen that the front face of the new car is the same as the Skoda ENYAQ iV, using a closed grille and a sharply shaped headlight group, and the lower surround also has a full of sports atmosphere. The side of the body adopts a sneaky shape design, and the body is also designed with a number of sharp lines outlined, which looks sporty, and the wind resistance coefficient of the new car is officially announced to be only 0.234Cd. In the rear, the rear of the Skoda ENYAQ COUPE iV has been completely redesigned, continuing with the iconic "C-type" taillight cluster.
In terms of power, it is reported that the car will provide a variety of power in the future, respectively, the launch of single motor / dual motor version, at the same time or will be divided into 132 kW (177 hp), 150 kW (201 hp) and 195 kW (261 hp) and other three power versions, the three versions of the model is expected to be named ENYAQ COUPE iV 60, iV 80, iV 80x. According to the official, the range of the Škoda ENYAQ COUPE iV will exceed the ENYAQ iV.
It is worth mentioning that the Volkswagen ID.5, as a sister model, is also expected to be listed this year, and the two are both coupe-style SUVs, but according to the current situation in the domestic market, are the two really suitable for the domestic market?
As we all know, the Sales of the Volkswagen ID. series in China is not good, and even some netizens are not satisfied with the water and soil to describe, but the transformation of the Volkswagen Group to electrification is very resolute, and it can be seen that the sales of the ID. will be sent in the name of Volkswagen China.
After September last year, the combined sales of north and south Volkswagen only ushered in more than 10,000, according to Volkswagen's current models on the domestic market, of which ID.3 currently has the advantage of its market of 100,000-200,000 yuan, and the comprehensive strength is not bad, so it has a better sales performance, but ID.5 will certainly not enter the domestic price range.
Secondly, the ID. series makes the Chinese people complain about many points, for example, its rear wheel uses a drum brake that most consumers feel is not advanced, just like the worst three-cylinder engine that has been hacked, and many consumers do not pay for it. There is also its degree of intelligence is not high, there are owners on the Internet to reflect the car machine often crash and other issues, as an electric vehicle such a problem is indeed annoying, and there are no highlights in terms of mileage, comprehensive and other reasons, constitute the ID. series in the domestic market no one cares about the performance.
According to the information currently leaked by ID.5, the new car is still decent in terms of endurance, and will use a battery pack with a capacity of 77kWh, with a maximum cruising range of 520 kilometers, which is far from the current domestic car-making forces. It is worth mentioning that ID.5 is very different from the previous ID.4 series in terms of styling design, and it is even difficult to distinguish between the front face and just a slip of the back.
In terms of size, the ID.5 is 4599/1852/1613mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2766mm, which is also relatively close to the ID.4 series, which also means that the two are almost the same in the riding space, and even because of the back seating shape, the head space will be a little cramped. So in terms of price, ID.5 will not have much advantage in the domestic market.
Looking at Skoda ENYAQ COUPE iV, Skoda has not had any bright performance in the domestic market in recent years, and the electrification transformation is relatively late compared to other brands, and the gap with ENYAQ iV is not large, from the current information, it is only to change the coupe style and improve some endurance, if you do not come up with any housekeeping skills, then it is difficult to stand out in the same level of the market.
summary:
Skoda in the domestic market in recent years seems to be some downturn, and even have no sense of existence, and the Volkswagen ID. series is also the case, according to the current domestic market ID. series sales, its annual sales are not as good as Tesla's single-month sales, perhaps the public should not rush to put ID.5 into the domestic market, it is better to improve more functional configuration and endurance, etc., or to make it have a certain competitiveness in the same level, if it is listed in a hurry in the country, it is expected that the final results will not meet the expectations of the public.