Skoda’s first electrical car (EV) will arrive in Australia by the top of 2024, and the model has confirmed a second may hit showrooms as quickly as July subsequent 12 months.
The Elroq, a mid-sized electrical SUV which is but to be revealed, will be part of the Enyaq in Skoda’s Australian EV catalogue from mid-2025, in line with the Czech carmaker’s newest product schedule.
Skoda Australia head of product and advertising and marketing, Kieran Merrigan confirmed world manufacturing of the Elroq is because of begin inside a couple of months, with its native launch anticipated to comply with.
“We waited some time for Enyaq however Elroq goes to come back actual fast, adopted by a couple of extra,” Mr Merrigan informed CarExpert.
“The present plan is that world manufacturing will begin in November this 12 months and our manufacturing is scheduled for February, so hopefully we’ll have that automotive in market throughout Q3 2025, topic to vary.”
Pitched as an EV various to the petrol-powered Skoda Karoq, the Elroq will share a steady with each the Karoq SUV and electrical Enyaq coupe, which is able to go on sale in Australia this December.
Skoda has not but revealed pricing or specs for the brand new mannequin, though it won’t exchange the Karoq within the Australian line-up, no less than initially.
“The Karoq isn’t going away with the introduction of the Elroq. I feel there’s definitely an viewers for ICE fashions and each can exist collectively,” stated Mr Merrigan.
“We all know our place in market and we want to take a look at the place we sit within the section to cost the Elroq competitively.”
4 variations of the Elroq will likely be obtainable at launch in Europe, three of which is able to function single-motor, rear-wheel drive powertrains.
The bottom Elroq homes a 125kW motor and 55kWh lithium-ion battery pack, the mid-spec variant ups the outputs to 150kW from a 63kWh battery, and the ’85’ model will get an 82kWh battery and 210kW of energy.
A dual-motor all-wheel-drive efficiency flagship, seemingly dubbed the RS, will boast 220kW.
Driving vary is anticipated to high 550km for top-spec automobiles, and DC quick charging functionality is commonplace throughout the vary.
Skoda says the Elroq has 470L of boot area – 51L lower than the Karoq – increasing to 1580L with the second row seats folded down.
The model has additionally previewed the inside of the Elroq, which is able to embody a 13-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 5.0-inch digital instrument cluster, and head-up show.
Alongside the launch of the Elroq, Skoda Australia is planning to launch new generations of Kodiaq and Excellent in 2025, in addition to facelifted variations of the Octavia RS and Kodiaq RS.
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