Recently, it was learned from overseas media reports that the Czech car brand Škoda, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, announced on the official website of the United Kingdom that it officially launched a new generation of Škoda Kodiaq models. It is reported that the new car will launch two seat layouts of 5 seats and 7 seats, and will be equipped with a 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine with 48V mild hybrid power, as well as a 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel engine with four-wheel drive and a 1.5T turbocharged engine with an electric motor PHEV plug-in hybrid power, a total of three power combinations, the new car is priced at 36,645 pounds ~ 46,225 pounds, about 336,500 yuan ~ 424,500 yuan. It is worth mentioning that the PHEV-powered plug-in hybrid model will not be available until later this year.
In terms of appearance, the all-new Skoda Kodiaq model still inherits the Skoda family design language, and the overall style is the same as the current model, but the details of the front and rear have been redesigned, and the overall appearance is more dynamic. Among them, the new car is equipped with a new style of grille, the lights use a new matrix LED light cluster, but the grille on both sides is more prominent, the overall look is more sporty, at the same time, the front face is also equipped with a new style of bumper, and the sides are equipped with narrow air intakes, and the interior is decorated with honeycomb chrome, which looks sharper.
In terms of body size, compared with the current model, the new Skoda Kodiaq model has a body length of 57mm, reaching 4758mm, although the wheelbase is still 2,791mm, but the interior driving space will be further improved, and the D-pillar shape is also more inclined and sporty.
Inside, the new Skoda Kodiaq center console is equipped with a 10-inch full LCD instrument cluster, a 13-inch central touch screen, and a head-up display (HUD), which looks full of technology.
In addition, the seats will be upholstered in fabric or leather, depending on the model, while the three zones will have individual climate control, and the legroom of the third-row seats will be increased by 15 mm compared to the current model, further enhancing the comfort of the car.
In terms of interior storage space, the all-new Skoda Kodiaq will be available in two seating layouts: the standard luggage compartment volume of the five-seater model is 910 liters, which can be expanded to 2,105 liters when the rear seats are folded down proportionally, while the standard luggage compartment volume of the seven-seater model is 340 liters when all three rows of seats are used, and the trunk volume is 845 liters when the third row of seats are folded down, and the trunk volume can be expanded to 2,035 liters when the second and third rows are reversed.
Finally, in terms of power, the new Skoda Kodiaq will be equipped with 1.5T + 48V mild hybrid, 2.0T fuel and 1.5T plug-in hybrid power, a total of three power combinations, of which, equipped with 1.5T + 48V mild hybrid and 2.0T fuel two power models with maximum horsepower of 150 hp and 204 hp respectively, it is worth mentioning that the models equipped with 2.0T power are equipped with four-wheel drive system.
The plug-in hybrid model with PHEV is equipped with a 1.5-liter engine combined with an electric motor, with a combined maximum horsepower of 204 hp and a 25.7 kWh lithium-ion battery, with an all-electric range of 100 km.