Skoda is months clear of launching its first electrical automobile (EV) in Australia, confirming the Enyaq Coupe and Enyaq RS Coupe for an October founding with drive-away pricing and a assured generation price program.
Talking with CarExpert, managing director Michael Irmer mentioned Skoda Australia has elected to concentrate on the Enyaq Coupe from founding, with the SUV frame taste nonetheless into consideration for Australia.
“[Enyaq SUV is] not planned at this stage,” Mr Irmer mentioned. “For us, [Enyaq] Coupe is a great way to launch because it is the more emotional product and that gives the ability to launch the product top down.”
“What we know for certain is that we bring the Coupe, and it’s also certain that we bring the RS and the [base] 210kW engine at least in one but maybe more grades. The RS is pretty much clear, and probably one or two grades of the 210kW as well.”
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Enyaq L&Okay
Mr Irmer additionally showed the Enyaq vary will founding with drive-away pricing coupled with finance trade in and assured generation price (GFV), as in keeping with the broader Skoda vary.
“That’s very impressive for this automotive, moreso even than the ICE vehicles. Let’s face it, with ICE vehicles many crowd have evolved sympathy having owned a lot of the ones, however [EV] consumers are involved as a result of what they want within the information ‘what will it be when it comes to the time of resale’ , or what if nearest 4 years there’s something [much better] is popping out since the evolution of the generation is going too a long way.
“The GFV is resolving a lot of these issues. You recognize precisely what you’re paying, you’ve your per thirty days repayments, that’s it. If nearest 4 years when your time period is up, you make a decision whether or not you’re going to modify to the brandnew automotive, or if you wish to hold it you’ll be able to additionally do that – you’ve the entire choices and feature complete coverage.
“Remember the Guaranteed Future Value is a guaranteed minimum future value because if the car is worth more than the guarantee, then you can keep the car and have the benefit of it of course.”
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Enyaq Coupe L&Okay
The entry-level Enyaq 85 will probably be powered by means of a single-motor rear-wheel drivetrain teamed with the 82kWh (77kWh usable) long-range battery gather. Australia will founding with the extra robust 210kW e-motor rolled out in Europe closing pace.
Skoda claims the Enyaq 85 will boost up from 0-100km/h in an Octavia RS-like 6.7 seconds on its option to a restricted supremacy velocity of 180km/h. WLTP vary is indexed at 570 kilometres. Apparently Australia will fail to see the Enyaq 85x with dual-motor all-wheel power, quoting the similar 210kW energy output however with a 6.6s 0-100 life and WLTP vary of 550km in keeping with fee.
Native variations will come supplied with a battery pre-heat serve as, with DC rapid charging claimed to fill up 10-80 in keeping with cent in “under 30 minutes” at an invisible price – the matching Cupra Tavascan quotes related charging occasions with a 135kW charger.
It’s understood the Enyaq 85 will founding in a single or two extremely specified cut ranges, most probably according to the luxe Laurin & Klement (L&Okay) model presented in out of the country markets and/or the regular Sportline grade.
The Enyaq RS, in the meantime, boasts a 250kW/545Nm dual-motor electrical power machine mated to the similar 77kWh internet li-ion battery gather. Efficiency improves to a brisk 5.5-second 0-100km/h sprint, and supremacy velocity of 180km/h. Skoda quotes 520-542km of WLTP-certified riding vary for the Enyaq RS.
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Enyaq Coupe RS
Skoda’s native section hasn’t given a cloudless indication of ways the Enyaq will probably be priced, however Mr Irmer has prior to now informed CarExpert “we will offer the car with everything”, including “it’s basically a match for the Kodiaq RS” – which is lately priced from $74,990 drive-away in Australia.
Speaking with CarExpert, Mr Irmer said “all electric cars cost a bit more upfront”, hinting a price positioning “certainly [at least] a couple of thousand dollars” more than the Kodiaq RS – $79,990 for the Enyaq 85, perhaps?
That positioning for the Enyaq 85 would put it squarely in line with the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which is priced from $82,300 prior to on-road prices providing a 5.0s 0-100 dash life courtesy of its extra robust dual-motor AWD electrical drivetrain however a lesser WLTP-certified vary of 533 kilometres.
Alternative opponents come with the Ford Mustang Mach-E (from $79,990), Hyundai Ioniq 5 (from $72,000), Kia EV6 (from $72,590), in addition to the matching Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 which haven’t been priced for our marketplace as but.
As for the RS, it will likely become Skoda’s most expensive vehicle ever wearing a price tag potentially starting with an 8 or 9…
In any case, Mr Irmer mentioned Skoda is taking a look into proprietor techniques round community charging and residential set up at the again of what’s on do business in from Crew stablemates Audi and what the Volkswagen emblem is taking a look to do business in with its ID. vary.
“We are actually talking very closely with our colleagues from Volkswagen and Audi about those things, but I think it’s too early to make announcements around this at the moment. We’re still in the work phase for that,” Mr Irmer mentioned.
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