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The transition to the electric car The Volkswagen group has been choking. His ID.3 It did not become the Volkswagen Electric Golf they expected. Their ID.4 and ID.5 They have had better results but they have not been the supervants that were guessed. In its high range, the Porsche Taycan It started in an extraordinary form but The results have been deflando. At the same time, in Audi, the Audi e-tron (then Q8 e-tron) has closed his Plant in Brussels and the shared platform between the Audi Q6 e-tron and the Porsche Macan It has been launched with important delay.

But a company has advanced and has been fulfilling without making a lot of noise. That is Skoda, which has had in the Enyaq A really successful electric. Since it was launched, They have delivered more than 200,000 electric cars of the first electric SUV of Skoda. Now, the Czech firm redoubles its bet with the Skoda Elroq, an electric SUV, four and a half meters that will compete in which the most complicated segment of this technology is becoming.

Skoda Elorq technical card

Born to push sales

With the success of Skoda Enyaq behind them and with the promise that the Skoda epyq It will be the great affordable electric car, the Czech firm wants to make this Elroq an electric SUV that adds in a segment that begins to be defined as a great alternative for those who decide to jump into the electric car with a car for everything.

In Skoda they define the Elroq as The electric karoq. And that has its advantages. Beyond the immediacy of electric motors or the absence of noise and vibrations, the interior space is really wide. It is a 4.49 -meter long car with 2,765 meters of wheelbase, which guarantees a very wide space for the rear seats. A 470 -liter trunk is added, which guarantees sufficient space for any average family.

On the outside, aesthetically, he plays with aggressive and sharp surfaces, evolving the line we already saw in his first electrical model. It surprises its aerodynamic coefficient, which remains at 0.26 cx, which is very good record. A figure achieved by the slightly curved surfaces of its front in which the brand’s identity signs are maintained, such as a particularly muscular hood.

Already inside, everything dominates the central screen of 13 inches. It is located in a dashboard that plays with the ways to “take it out” forward. In front of the steering wheel and compared to the central screen, the five -inch instrument box seems tiny. Of course, it has the precise information and you will not miss anything but it is remarkable that its quality is not, from far, that of the central panel that has good resolution and well -chosen colors.

The instrument picture is combined with a head-up display that can take advantage of the functions of augmented reality. The panel is bright and reads well in all situations. The indications with augmented reality are good and facilitate the worst navigation I am skeptical with its use on a day -to -day basis, I am not sure that it is not the typical colorful function of which the driver ends up getting tired quickly.

What the Volkswagen group should review is its software. We navigate and sail through its infotainment system and were unable to find something as simple as moving the projection height of the head-up display. A pity in a good quality panel that can give a lot of play. In addition, it forces us to go through the screen to turn off the alarms due to speeding, which is always a bit cumbersome.

The steering wheel is simple but their buttons are easy to drive and have the essential minimum. Under the screen there are buttons for rapid air conditioning functions, although the temperature or seat heating remains on the screen, a wireless load of 15 w (refrigerated, good detail) and two USB-C shots.

In general, the level of finishes feels good. They are not the most luxurious materials on the market but details as simple as frame the instrument box screen with a small visor already provides a quality perceived superior to that of other Volkswagen models where it is exposed.

If we talk about its moving performance, Skoda Elroq is a vehicle that prioritizes, above all, comfort. The direction is soft but does not prevent being accurate when we linked curves on a secondary road. At a quiet and appropriate pace to the road, the suspension always keeps possible balance and heads at bay, in the journey that we could try the car.

Yes we have bad news with the brake pedal, extremely spongy and with that “electric brake” flavor. That is, the pedal is dead in the first phase and the foot sinks with extreme ease until finding the strongest braking too down. In return, we have adjustable regenerative branches with cams on the steering wheel that allow to move through an urban environment easily with the function One pedal.

Regarding consumption and ADAS AID OF DRIVING ASSISTANCEwe leave the bulk of the analysis to future tests in depth since most of the route was carried out by secondary road. Despite this, we will say that in the rapid tests we could perform, adaptive cruise control behaved well, without suffering from ghost braking and keeping the car correctly in the lane, without hesitation. Seen the good work in cars such as the Volkswagen ID.5, it is expected a good performance but it is something that we would have to certify.

As for our consumption, the car closed the contact in 19 kWh/100 kilometers. It is not a especially low consumption but is located on average. The tour was a highway mix, secondary road and urban section, the latter to a lesser extent.

What does this mean? That most of the configurations will serve to make Skoda Elroq a perfect car for everything. Thus, the electric SUV arrives with the following options:

• Skoda Elorq 50: 55 kWh battery (52 kWh net) and 125 kW motor (168 hp). Approved autonomy according to 376 km WLTP cycle. 145 kW load power.
• Skoda Elorq 60: 63 kWh battery (59 kWh net) and 150 kW motor (201 CV). Autonomy approved according to 428 km WLTP cycle. Load power of 165 kW.
• Skoda Elorq 85: Battery of 82 kWh (77 kWh net) and 210 kW motor (282 hp). Approved autonomy according to 578 km WLTP cycle. 175 kW load power.
• Skoda Elorq 85x: 82 kWh battery (77 kWh net) and 220 kW motor (295 hp). Approved autonomy according to 562 km WLTP cycle. 175 kW load power.

Presupposing a consumption like the one we have collected in this first contact, the Skoda Elorq 50 would be as an electric and useful electric SUV for escapes in an action range of 200 kilometers, assuming adding travel time on a long journey of more than 500 kilometers.

However, superior options are more usable For all types of uses. The Skoda Elorq 60 would guarantee with these consumption 250 kilometers of autonomy of the pull and allows to go from 10 to 80% load in 24 minutes. At that time, we would have another 200 kilometers of autonomy ahead before stopping again.

Finally, the Skoda Elorq 85 and 85x guarantee to forget the battery, with 350 kilometers of autonomy between recharges. Going from 10 to 80% will take us 28 minutes so on a 600 -kilometer trip we will be stopping half an hour, something that does not differ much from the way of circulating (and the recommended) in this type of trip.

As for its purchase, Skoda launches this Elroq with the following prices that, obviously, expect a May water New Moves Plan That helps to reduce them:

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