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The good. They way it drives on all the different settings Matt. In Sport setting on the shocks actually does handle pretty well while normal mode is fine for everything else, comfort for dirt roads, even with 20inch wheels. Seats don't just look good, they actually are comfortable. This diesel does everything fairly easy too, torque is addictive. The price, $13k less than equivalent Hyundai Santa Fee in NZ and drives better, no brainer. The bad. Settings for virtual dash and drive mode reset each time to default. Slight delay vs other VAG cars I've had in moving from a standstill. Pedal box possibly to fix? Headlights not as good as last two VWs I've had with LEDs I.e high beam lacks the same strength and width at distance. Cheers.

Well said. The demise of everything petro powered will be, hybrid then total electric once price and range and infrastructure is worked out. Its how the powers that be, force everyone's uptake with cars lasting years and individuals affordability and favouritism to overcome as well.

Our speed limit is 100 kph which is 1800 rpm in the golf so even driving faster at 2000 rpm its still using less gas than the 6 speeds are doing the same speeds. My average consumption was a mix of CBD driving to work daily in rush hour traffic for the first year in Auckland plus regular weekend highway driving. Had two 1600 km one-way return trips to Queenstown which where awesome fun as well. Our roads are one lane roads where we have to pass slower cars which is why I got the golf. e.g a normal decent drive was 340km (212 miles) to the mountain to go skiing of which only a 3rd is motorway and would still return mid 6's and it would take me between 3.5 and 4 hours. I'm quite aggressive with passing as done this road a bit the last 30 years so know it well. Using the performance? Passing 3 cars at once the 7.5 Golf R is doing 175kph by the time you pass the front car or an articulated size large truck if at 3 bars distance on the ACC behind it, so its definitely quick enough. Radar detector is mandatory on those trips 😉 It's a very good long distance car for performance, refinement and comfort with the DCC and ACC, and the decent LED lights combination. Easy to do 6 hour type drives etc. Unless you are tracking it or trying to achieve the sub 4.7 secs to 100kph from a standstill every time I cant see how you'd get it over 10L 100kms in normal daily driving. You cant boost it everywhere anyway city wise as 2 secs later you are noticeably speeding regardless of the speed limit. Otherwise its plenty quick comparatively just using the 400nm of torque which is why I like the Kodiaq's 500nm too for its size, and why both seem to be good on fuel IMO.

Yes but that is also a reflection in the tank size too not just a reflection of economy. I had both of these cars cars too, the 2015 VRS TDI Octy only had a 50L tank where the 206kw Superb had 66L and where the VRS diesel could get 560 miles out of tank and the Superb would only do 450 miles. Not sure how you are getting 800 miles out of 66L and petrol motor consistently unless you have completely flat roads and are not trying to maintain normal speeds? That's 20km/L and my car didn't even do that on roads coming back downhill from the mountains? The 7 speed now may help though as the Suburb was a 6 speed back then. My 7.5 Golf R in comparison has better economy than the Suberb did with another 30hp but is smaller and 7 speed but I can only get 440 miles (700kms) out of its' 55L.

I think its horses for courses. I live in an alpine environment and came from a Golf R that used 8.4L/100kms over 45,000kms. The Diesel VRS is about the same in its' Fuel economy (but weighs 300kg more) and diesel in NZ currently costs 70c a litre less than petrol does although there is road user tax on diesels too. Either way the VRS diesel vs the other Kodiaq diesels and the TSI feels completely different under load and going up hills e.g ski field roads. You might not notice any difference in 320nm vs 500nm and 50hp on the flat but here I found going up decent size hills and overtaking vehicles at 100kph on our single lane roads it definitely is at a different level. Not sure what is meant about engine noise either outside the sound generator, I cant hear any diesel engine rattle in mine at any rpm unless you open the window so...? I'd imagine that 8 cylinder diesel in the SQ7/8 to be the pinnacle of SUV motors currently.

The button down by your leg on the door when inside, the rubber button as above in-between the number plate lights and waving your foot under the bumper all open the powered rear door.

Day 5 for us so far this year zac. Lucky all last week, 7 days bluebird in a row.

Reverse angle shyVRS245 😉

Queenstown NZ VRS.

I think Kodiaq Vrs will get the 206kw engine in that case same as the Superb Scout and Sportsline. Be interesting to see if they are allowed the Karoq Vrs to use the full 228kw motor though and that becomes Skodas performance SUV flagship. Even the 206kw in that would fly anyway but more likely the 180kw same as Octavia TSI based on past efforts.

Yes, if you are buying new that would be hard choice to make especially as it would probably will have matrix lights and some new toys inside too. That motor would easily make the Kodiaq 0-60 under 6 secs I'd say if that's what you are after. My Passat with the 280hp was 5.5 to 100kph so......

Hi Matt. If it helps, like you I had a diesel Octy VRS (gen 3) only FWD, and the Kodiaq Vrs goes just as well if not better speed wise than that did and the Kodiaq with AWD I can boot it from a standing start too. The Octavia I had could struggle there being front wheel drive only. Kodiaq has progressive steering too like the Octavia Vrs does so inputs are minimal compared to the 'normal' set up. That was the main reason I bought a Passatt 206 vs the Superb version as the Skoda didn't have that steering and once had, I would never go back to normal. After having the Passat and Golf R the 2.0 TSI motor with 280 or 310 hp is really good and would work fine in a Kodiaq Vrs too albeit probably less fuel efficient, but this diesel is good compromise and there is a noticeable difference between this and the next diesel down in performance. As above I'm sure if you need extra go a tune will satisfy even more but I think you will be pleasantly surprised on your test drive if happy with how diesel Vrs's go already.

I came from Octy Vrs diesel, Passatt 206 R line, and 7.5 Golf R, back to Kodiaq Vrs as where I live now it snows and I ski, hunt etc. The Kodiaq Vrs when in sports mode handles actually really well around corners etc. Otherwise just use the other modes and it's a normal practical SUV. I don't have what I had power wise from the Golf in feeling fairly effortless in all situations and more responsive to the throttle, but for its size the Kodiaq actually goes pretty well. Passing is easy and for the size getting up to 160kph, it's fine. There isn't anything price wise that matches what spec and size the Skoda has and how it goes in NZ. This is an SQ7 type of vehicle for less than a third of the price and a couple of seconds less to 100kph. Give it the matrix lights, updated ACC and it will be even better.

It has changed them for me though? The headlights still self level and then settle to their maximum height that I set physically by the manual adjusters. The self level seems to just take them back to this set maximum if the car is at normal weight distribution. I guess the self leveling really only has to range below the maximum height set if the car gets higher in the front i.e has weight in the back. If it did reset every time, when you turn the car on and the lights do their level set based on the cars angle, these manual limit adjusters would also turn by themselves at the same time and they don't. I'm pretty sure VDCS/OBD11 only sets the leveling ranges, not the physical limits of the light units.

Excellent thanks. Thought it was number 2 by location on unit so given it 1.5 turns anti clock wise and sorted. Interesting as has a very large adjuster on outer edge of light units, shown above too as purple also, and no referance to what that does.

I'm pretty sure the AFS is separate to the actual physical height adjuster though. That plays with the lens angle within a range on the LED which gets balanced by the start up leveling process which the height adjusters really physically set the maximum of this prior. I can avoid AFS by just using on vs auto as well to compare the light which is still under my perception of normal low beam distance. TBH too, I cant see any difference in spread or length regardless of speed if the AFS actually does work. Where I drive and live is petty much no street lights and open road speeds 90% of the time. So Kodiaqs dipped beam is way too short for 75kph plus compared to my 2 previous LED equipped VWs which had AFS and DLA etc. Their High beam performance was better than the Kodiaqs too so slightly disappointed comparitively. I'm sure a workshop manual will show the adjusters and which one does what but i can't find one.

Hi everyone. Realise a few threads on here about low distance dipped beam headlights prior. I can't see any that stipulate which of the 4 white adjusters on the back of the LED headlights move the dipped beam vertically and which way to turn it. Anybody done a slight tweak that worked and how please? Realise there is a OBD11 part too but I'm just after the actual physical adjustment for height.