Updated Skoda Enyaq Coming Soon: Specs, price and release info

Thinking of buying a Skoda Enyaq? Great idea, given this remains one of our favourite twists on Volkswagen’s VW ID.3 and VW ID.4 foundations. And what it lacks in the premium garnish of the Audi Q4 e-tron or retro cool of the VW ID.Buzz it also shares roots with it more than makes up with in space and appealingly useful Skoda’s ‘Simply Clever’ flourishes. But if you were about to put an order in you may want to hold on for just a little while, given a range of improvements coming on cars ordered from November onwards. Read on for details of what these include, and why it might be worth waiting just a little longer for a new Enyaq!
• Skoda is updating cars across its range, the refreshed Enyaq slotting in below the all-new (and now hybrid) Kodiaq seven-seater SUV • Revised battery control systems increase range on all models, while versions with the bigger powerpack get significantly improved performance • Range on the Enyaq 60 increases by a modest six miles while the biggest improvements are on the Enyaq vRS Coupe, which now goes another 16 miles on a charge • Big battery models (now known as 85 and 85x) get a huge 82 horsepower boost to 286 horsepower, slashing nearly two seconds off the 0-62mph acceleration time on the two-wheel drive version • Orders for the updated Enyaq range open at the end of October • New Edition models offer increased spec for a modest price increase – Enyaq 60 now starts at £40,585

Changes to the Enyaq are mostly under the skin, so the updated version looks much the same. Which is no bad thing, the SUV stance very much on-trend and meaning lots of space inside. Like many manufacturers Skoda is taking this opportunity to simplify the product range to make choosing your new car easier and more transparent, prices climbing slightly but a new Edition model bundling a ton of kit like fancy LED Matrix headlights, remote opening boot, three-zone climate control and heated front seats/steering wheel into the base spec.

As spacious and practical as ever, we’d hope, with new graphics and menus for the touch-screen and digital instrument cluster for all models with the bigger battery. These are intended to make information about charging and the like easier to see, while navigation graphics have also been freshened up.

The two battery options remain, the Enyaq 60 as before while the new Enyaq 85 comes in rear- and all-wheel 85x versions. There’s also the high-performance vRS, which gets its own power boost to 340 horsepower. Refinements to the batteries and the control systems running them has increased range on all models, the extra 16 miles for the vRS Coupe meaning it can do 340 miles by official stats.

The updated Skoda Enyaq will be available to order from 31 October, with deliveries to follow. Prices have increased by around £1,600 over the existing range, but the extra performance, equipment and range make that feel reasonable and the Enyaq 60 starts at just over £40,000.

As mentioned, if you need seating for seven the all-new Kodiaq has also been confirmed, and will now come with the option of a plug-in hybrid for part-electrification. There’s also an all-new version of the Superb coming, with the option of a practical estate version likely to appeal to families.

This is a fast-moving part of the market, with new rivals launching all the time. Skoda’s updates to the Enyaq come off the back of similar ones to the related Audi Q4 e-tron and you can be sure Volkswagen will also be doing the same with the ID.4 and ID. 5 to keep its models fresh against a new wave of talented rivals.