With the depression of the Skoda brand in the domestic market, its "Alaskan brown bear" - Kodiak has gradually begun to fall silent, in the past year, its total sales are only 3296 units, less than a fraction of the sales of Volkswagen Tanyue in March, according to this trend, the second generation of Kodiak released overseas, it is estimated that it will not be able to make it to China.
Launched in 2016, the Kodiak is an acclaimed model that has won more than 40 prestigious awards and has been named the world's "Best Car for Large Families" by Top Gear, with sales in more than 60 countries and regions around the world, with cumulative sales reaching 866,100 units.
The second-generation Kodiak has made major innovations in the exterior and interior, equipped with an advanced infotainment system, offering five powertrains, including a plug-in hybrid with an all-electric range of more than 100 kilometers, and an increase in size, greatly improving the overall competitiveness.
The exterior part, the replacement of Kodiak using the Modern Solid design language to create, the front of the car has become taller and burly, equipped with a large polygonal grille and a straight waterfall black grille, the headlight group adopts a split design, the inverted L-shaped daytime running lights are more recognizable, the lamp group provides LED matrix beam technology inside, the brightness has been significantly improved, the front of the car is equipped with a wide honeycomb air intake, and the drainage groove with a strong three-dimensional sense is designed on both sides, and the whole front of the car is atmospheric and tough.
The side is equipped with a through waistline, B/C/D are all hidden designs, creating the effect of a suspended roof, the square wheel arches add black plastic trim, depending on the model version, respectively, provide wheels ranging from 17 to 20 inches, the styling includes multi-spoke and low wind resistance and other styles, the rear of the car has not changed much compared with the current model, the concave design, with a rich layer, the tail light group is more similar to the current model, the interior is an inverted L-shaped light guide strip, with a high degree of recognition, and a hidden exhaust layout underneath.
The interior has changed quite a lot, the center console is designed to be thicker, and it is divided into more levels, the three-dimensional sense is very strong, equipped with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, 10-inch LCD instrument and 13-inch suspended central control screen, the entire central control has done a lot of simplification, only retaining a few physical buttons and knobs for air conditioning, volume and temperature and other functional adjustments, the combination of metal and LCD screen, the texture is excellent.
It is worth mentioning that the interior of this time, even if it is placed in the entire Volkswagen system, it can be regarded as a boutique, the design is simple but not simple, the material and color matching process are also remarkable, providing black, dark gray, light gray, brown and other colors for color selection, the material is made of recycled polyester fiber, wool, leather, leather, suede, etc., showing a good sense of grade. Equipped with Internet of Vehicles, the Aura voice assistant is embedded with ChatGPT, an AI chatbot embedded in the in-vehicle system, which can not only answer some common sense questions, but also control the vehicle's infotainment, navigation, air conditioning, etc.
The official claim that the size of the second-generation Kodiak is larger, the specific size is not yet clear, as a reference, the length, width and height of the current Kodiak domestic models are 4701 * 1883 * 1676 mm, the wheelbase is 2791 mm, providing 5 seats and 7 seats to choose from, the overseas version of the current model also has 7 seats for selection, the current official picture shows a 5-seat style, the trunk space is extremely spacious, the cover can be moved up and down, providing a larger volume, in addition, the current models in the overseas market provide such as sleeping bags, The second-row small table, armrest compartment, umbrella trough, electric tow hook, luggage limiter, trunk hook, elastic net and many other practical small configurations will be in place for household functions.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with 2 gasoline and 2 diesel engines, of which the gasoline engine is divided into 1.5T and 2.0T, of which 1.5T is combined with a 48V mild hybrid system, with a maximum power of 150 horsepower and a peak torque of 250 Nm, a 2.0T maximum power of 204 horsepower and a torque of 320 Nm, and the diesel version is a 2.0T engine with a maximum power of 150 hp and 193 hp and a peak torque of 360 Nm and 400 Nm respectively. It is worth noting that all petrol models are equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, of which the 2.0T petrol and 2.0T diesel high-power versions are available in four-wheel drive models.
The plug-in hybrid system is composed of a 1.5T engine + motor, with an engine power of 150 horsepower, a comprehensive system power of 204 horsepower, a comprehensive torque of 350 Nm, a 25.7 kWh battery pack, a pure electric range of 100 kilometers under WLTC working conditions, and a maximum of 50 kW fast charging, which can be charged from 10% to 80% in 25 minutes.