Skoda Enyaq review

Prices start at £39,000 for the 60-badged car, which at time of writing is £590 less than the entry level Volkswagen ID.4. No brainer, if you ask us…

Meanwhile the Enyaq 85 – which gets the bigger battery, remember – starts at £44,300 – significantly cheaper than the Audi Q4 e-tron, which is eight grand more with a like-for-like powertrain. Honestly, you’d be mad to choose the Audi over this.

Want all-wheel drive? You’re looking at £48,750 for the 85x, and £51,660 for the range-topping vRS, which we’d avoid on past experience.

On lease, count on roughly £320 for the 60, £405 for the 85 and £465 for the 85x in monthly repayments over four years. That's having put £10k down through Skoda’s own finance scheme.

Gotcha. What are the kit options?

Right, off the bat you’ve got SE L, Edition and Sportline trims to choose from. But only certain batteries are available with certain trims, and vice versa.

Base SE L (59kWh battery only) gets 19in alloy wheels, LED head- and tail-lights, 5in driver’s cluster and 13in touchscreen display, heated steering wheel and front seats, tri-zone climate control, wireless charging with cooling function, predictive adaptive cruise control, front and rear parking sensors plus rear-view camera, electric boot with kick activation, and keyless entry. Not so base level after all…

Edition trim (59 or 77kWh battery, starting from £40,100) throws in anthracite alloy wheels, Matrix LED headlights, animated indicators, driver’s seat massage function, dark chrome roof rails and window surrounds, plus, er, manual blinds for the rear windows, which should help keep the kids cool back there when you’re refusing to use aircon to preserve range.

Finally, the flagship Sportline (big battery only) gets 20in black alloys, sportier bumpers, illuminated grille, sports suspension (which lowers the body by 15mm at the front and 10mm at the rear), gloss black roof rails, door mirrors and tailgate lettering, front sports seats and steering wheel, head-up display, area view camera, a CANTON sound system, and a boot net to stop your stuff sliding about.

There are a few standalone options too. The £1,100 heat pump is a must have – it ought to make the Enyaq much more efficient in colder temperatures – while other options include a heated windscreen (£450), panoramic sunroof (£1,100), partition net screen (£150) and retractable tow bar (£750).

Adaptive dampers can also be added as part of the Maxx Package (£1,700-£3,950). For that price we wouldn’t bother. Which can be said for a lot of the options – try not to get carried away.

What’s the best spec?

We reckon the version you probably want is the single motor, bigger batteried 85 in Edition trim, thanks to its reasonable starting price, rapid enough performance, and most importantly, up to 359 miles of range; the most you can get from an Enyaq (without choosing the Coupe instead).

Oh, and the warranty is three years/60,000 miles, and eight years/100,000 miles for the battery.