SKODA enyaq Technical сharacteristics

Can the new Skoda Enyaq be called the best electric crossover car in every respect? Today I will try to find out, I will evaluate its design, I will drive it, I will check its acceleration up to 100 km. per hour with the help of my special equipment. And also I will try to calculate the real average consumption, I will tell you what I like and dislike in it, but first of all I will tell you what this name is but it comes from the Irish name which means the source of life because it is an electric car well and plus the habit of Skoda to add a letter at the end to indicate that this model is a crossover like Korok, Comic. This car comes from the Czech Republic.

First let's talk about design because as to me it looks like another crossover from skoda not so stands out as for example Volkswagen id4 from other crossovers of the company. The big emblem of Skoda as nowadays do some automakers, plus a heap of some icons, besides it is specified capacity of a battery 60 it means before us initial model at all these crossovers a little outstanding spoiler on a roof. We go to the side of the first thing I notice that the rear is quite outstanding as if he has a bunch of junk in the trunk that concerns the diameter of alloy wheels minimum 19 inches - it is optional twenty-inch, but you can take and 21 inches actually twenty look not too big, I would take 21. Brightly pronounced edges on the doors are pleasant to the eye, and here that there are no fake exhausts, but there is a fake air duct for some reason. As standard, all models have LED headlights, although you can take and advanced matrix LEDs, which can partially dim the light so as not to blind oncoming drivers. Welcome to the cabin as this is a European model, the steering wheel is on the right side, but I'm going to keep going, the interior design here is nice, it's an entry-level model. I like this fabric trim on the front panel and doors at once gives a well-known sense of quality and modernism well and banal well all right to the touch all soft and pleasant as the armrest here here is also soft and elastic. What is wonderful You don't want to have elbow pain after long trips, but my only complaint is that the lower you look, the cheaper the materials become, which is basically tolerable, but what I don't like is that they saved money on the door handle and made it out of rough plastic, they could have covered it with something or splurged a little and made it out of a more expensive material. This is my main complaint in general design of the interior I like to get in here quite simply ideal position of drivers here are a lot of opportunities to adjust the steering wheel and seat here is advanced. The driver's comfort seat with electric adjustment costs 500$, and if you want the front passenger to have the same option you have to pay another 500$, but yes the driver's position is good and the car is quite practical. I like the gear selector, it doesn't need to be big in an electric car, it's basically a small switch and there's quite a lot of space down here. And of course here we have big door pockets and traditionally for cars of concern Volkswagen trimmed with felt, and it is so soft to the touch, the softest of all ever trimmed. The glove compartment is also trimmed with felt, spacious, everything is very practical and on it to information and entertainment system it is good that added to the front panel buttons of quick access. It is a little annoying that the hand is not put normally if the screen is located a little farther could be, and so you have to do something like this during the ride to make a mess of the screen itself is good big 13 inches on all models the image is nothing there is a slight delay, but the layout of the menu in general and in general logical. The back row in Skoda is even more spacious than in Volkswagen, there is a lot of space for knees from above and since it is an electric car, the batteries are located under the floor, it is completely flat, because there are no gimbal floors of the exhaust system, going from front to back and therefore there will be enough space for legs if you need to transport three passengers behind there is even a seat in the center. So you can carry three passengers in the back if you need to, there is enough room in the back for a child car seat, even a large one. Again there is access to the trunk if you need to carry long objects and two passengers on the edges of the door pockets are large, but on the rear doors they are not trimmed with felt so that things in them will rattle. And in general the quality of the trim is worse in some places in the back, like the rough plastic, it's not as soft as the front, but still the overall design is just as cool as the front. And I also like that there are big pockets and additional small pockets for phone, you can stick it there and watch stuff while traveling long distances. Here is what is interesting rear windows are lowered to the end and quite quickly, though and very noisy apparently insulation is not very good here or motors are cheap, but listen it is a Skoda they should at least save on something. Let's have a quick look in the trunk. Trunk volume is 585 liters, rectangular shape, nothing interesting.

It is equipped with an electric motor 180 horses on the rear axle battery 62 kWh and a claimed range of 412 km can be recharged from a wall station at home. This will take about 9 hours, if you have unlocked the possibility of fast recharging, and you were able to find a charging station 100 kW from zero to 80% can be charged a little faster than 40 minutes. The older model has the same electric motor on the rear axle, but its output is 204 horsepower battery with 82 kWh, giving a range of 536 kilometers. Again according to assurances of Skoda from home network this battery will be charged approximately 13 hours, and if charged from a more powerful charging station up to 125 kW if you can find such a station from 0 to 80% again can be dialed in about 40 minutes. Well, that's basically it.

I have a high landing a good overview in general racks are quite wide noticeable blind spot, but the windshield is very large and side windows too, so that the review is good review back is also not bad, but it should be noted something about the lying policemen at low speeds all not bad practically do not feel But because it is quite a heavy car weighs about 2 tons. Quite a massive car, so it is equipped with a stiff suspension so that it does not lurch on the bends and bumps are felt a bit more clearly than on similar cars with internal combustion engines, which are usually lighter. Batteries are heavy, and to cope with this they put a stiffer suspension as a result of which electric cars are always a little less comfortable than their combustion engine counterparts on bumps, but there is an undeniable advantage of electric cars compared to conventional cars, when you need to touch the instant response no fuss with the gearbox, instant moment. In general, for the city this car is quite suitable quite simply, quite comfortable, good visibility and instant response and of course do not need to mess with gear shifting everything is very smooth, as no roaring internal combustion engine, and I also like that you can adjust the degree of regenerative braking by pulling just one switch, now at the maximum even do not need to use the brake can be put at a minimum and drive by rolling much more.

I am satisfied with a good option now I plan to start on this car and check its acceleration to 100km / h., but before that I will check the consumption of charge average consumption of 1 kWh somewhere every 4.5 km and given that the battery on this model is available 58 kWh, then if you calculate the real power reserve of about 260 km with such operation is much less than the stated 412. I of course constantly drove on the rings, then faster, then slower going 110 on the highway, but still not great, but not to say that it is not bad at all. OK, let's measure the acceleration of this car to 100km/h. I'll start in sport mode, yes, it is here, it increases the speed, it makes the steering wheel heavier. So, 7.39 is actually quite quick for a car like this. So, what's my verdict on the new Skoda? It is necessary to forget about it to think about it seriously, or to go and to buy, without thinking about it I consider it is necessary to think about purchase - it is quite a priynyatnyat electric car crossover for all cases of life, interesting from the look. And suitable for everyday life.