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I had a weekend test drive of the ID4, they both drive identically, but the interior of the Skoda is superior, and the screen is way more responsive and the software less laggy

download ABRP and WattsUp on your phone and relax :-)

picking this up tomorrow

all cars other than the old Nissan Leaf mk1 have a type 2 charger so visitors with different brands will be fine. I have had a zappi for the last 3 years, flawless to date

collecting mine tomorrow, it's getting sorted out at West End Garage in Dunfermline as we speak

So when I ordered the Enyaq back in March, the dealer took a gamble on allowing me to do so without committing to an order without a test drive. We've known each other and I've been buying cars from him for 21 years so there's a degree of trust there but still I wasn't sure when I started the test on Satruday night whether I would be happy with the car. After all, I've come from driving a Tesla Model 3 which is supposed to be the best EV out there. So on Saturday I was handed the key to an Enyaq 60 iv, ie the 58 kWh version, so it has a battery that's 11 kWh bigger than my model 3 but it's less efficient. On Saturday evening it was 11 degrees and returned around 3.8 m/kWh on a mix of motorway and A roads. On Sunday it was about 16 and it returned 4.5 m/ kWh (anythign above 4 is pretty good, but the Tesla used to give above 5 as it is a ridiculously efficient car). Bottom line, wow it's a good car. It's a real step up from the ID4 which I tested previously. The infotainment is fast and snappy and the 13 inch screen is really clear. It's not a rocket ship like a model 3 but it's got that noitcable ev punch that makes it feel faster than an ice car. And it's incredibly quiet. Noticeably quieter than the model 3. I only covered around 100 miles so I've not had masses of experience with it yet but the stand out feature for me is the adaptive regeneration. A lot of the reviews have said there's no one pedal driving. But the car reads the road ahead and works out whether it's best to coast or whether you need stronger regen. It works really well. It spots roundabouts and traffic lights and beefs up the regen accordingly. It does the same if there's a speed limit sign. It even spotted a 20mph sign where I was having to go through the central reservation into a contra flow. The car slowed automatically to 20mph. Very impressive. The two annoying features I found were there's no battery percentage, just a miles guesstimate (which seems very accurate thankfully). No matter where you look all you can get is the guesstimated range and a battery graphic showing how many bars of charge you have. And when you're charging it doesn't tell you what kW rate you're getting from the charger, just how many mph are being added. There's an app you can use to tell you this but I didn't set all that up for a test drive. It's bizarre that the sat nav shows you ev chargers and petrol stations though, maybe it's because they always have a shop you might want, or air for your tyres. I mainly used Google maps though. Or waze. I really just tried the car system for completeness. The voice commands were fine when using google but the Skoda ones (aka Laura) were a bit more slow and ponderous. Whereas with google you say "hey google, navigate to X", with the Skoda one you say navigate to X and she says "ok what's the city", then "what's the street" etc. It all worked way better than the system in the Tesla but I think I'll stick with Google unless I'm adjusting the aircon etc. So am I sold? Totally. It's comfy, quiet, has a huge boot and it's smaller than my model 3. It's got a 9m turning circle, close to a London taxi turning ability. My car has had lots of options selected whereas this one had nothing, it's the plain £32k car with zero options. If anyone is looking for a hatch back ev this is well worth a look. The dealer said that the Renault dealer next door remarked that this is just a couple of thousand more than a zoe, and went away looking worried 😂. I'll let you know yes it goes when my actual car arrives and I can play with things like the HUD. And as for the supercharger shot, it was juvenile but we were passing by and.... 😎

So when I ordered the Enyaq back in March, the dealer took a gamble on allowing me to do so without committing to an order without a test drive. We've known each other and I've been buying cars from him ffor 21 years so there's a degree of trust there but still I wasn't sure when I started the test on Satruday night whether I would be happy with the car. After all I've come from driving a Tesla Model 3 which is supposed to be the best EV out there. So on Saturday I was handed the key to an Enuaq 60 iv the 58 kWh version, so it has a battery that's 11 kWh bigger than my model 3 but it's less efficient. On Saturday evening it was 11 degrees and returned around 3.8 m/kWh on a mix of motorway and A roads. On Sunday it was about 16 and it returned 4.5 m/ kWh (anythign above 4 is pretty good, but the Tesla used to give above 5 as it is a ridiculously efficient car). Bottom line, wow it's a good car. It's a real step up from the ID4 which I tested previously. The infotainment is fast and snappy and the 13 inch screen is really clear. It's not a rocket ship like a model 3 but it's got that noitcable ev punch that makes it feel faster than an ice car. And it's incredibly quiet. Noticeably quieter than the model 3. I only covered around 100 miles so I've not had masses of experience with it yet but the stand out feature for me is the adaptive regeneration. A lot of the reviews have said there's no one pedal driving. But the car reads the road ahead and works out whether it's best to coast or whether you need stronger regen. It works really well. It spots roundabouts and traffic lights and beefs up the regen accordingly. It does the same if there's a speed limit sign. It even spotted a 20mph sign where I was having to go through the central reservation into a contra flow. The car slowed automatically to 20mph. Very impressive. The two annoying features I found were there's no battery percentage, just a miles guesstimate (which seems very accurate thankfully). No matter where you look all you can get is the guesstimated range and a battery graphic showing how many bars of charge you have. And when you're charging it doesn't tell you what kW rate you're getting from the charger, just how many mph are being added. There's an app you can use to tell you this but I didn't set all that up for a test drive. It's bizarre that the sat nav shows you ev chargers and petrol stations though, maybe it's because they always have a shop you might want, or air for your tyres. I mainly used Google maps though. Or waze. I really just tried the car system for completeness. The voice commands were fine when using google but the Skoda ones (aka Laura) were a bit more slow and ponderous. Whereas with google you say "hey google, navigate to X", with the Skoda one you say navigate to X and she says "ok what's the city", then "what's the street" etc. It all worked way better than the system in the Tesla but I think I'll stick with Google unless I'm adjusting the aircon etc. So am I sold? Totally. It's comfy, quiet, has a huge boot and it's smaller than my model 3. It's got a 9m turning circle, close to a London taxi turning ability. My car has had lots of options selected whereas this one had nothing, it's the plain £32k car with zero options. If anyone is looking for a hatch back ev this is well worth a look. The dealer said that the Renault dealer next door remarked that this is just a couple of thousand more than a zoe, and went away looking worried 😂. I'll let you know yes it goes when my actual car arrives and I can play with things like the HUD. And as for the supercharger shot, it was juvenile but we were passing by and.... 😎

Mine has arrived in the Port of Tyne, is due to be moved to the dealer this week and may well be ready for collection on Saturday or Sunday!! very exciting.

another great review Irish review including head rests at 5 mins 46 secinds he spots a feature no one else has mentioned yet, looks like a new "simply clever" one! My enyaq is now at Emden, looks great in race blue

the velvet red looks lovely!

**Update** The Tesla model 3 has gone. After it came back from a 3 week stay at Tesla for more repairs, I found that in fact they hadn't fixed all of them so I'd had enough. It had to go. I have an order in for an Enyaq but haven't yet had a chance to test drive it but my neighbour was kind enough to lend me this ID4 last weekend for a test. It was so much more refined than the Tesla, a very grown up car, whereas the model 3 is something of a one trick pony - it can go really fast in a drag race but in every other respect it is a bit sub par compared with other cars on the market. If the Enyaq is anywhere near as good (and all the reviews on line suggest it is better) then I am not going to be disappointed with my return to Skoda. Just a small matter of 5 weeks to wait now.

Race blue! Always the best colour

I ordered with the 19 inch wheels but was told that unless I wanted a delayed delivery I had to accept the 20 inch wheels. I'll be happy with either to be honest

oh aye, he's goign to build a factory just for a small market like the UK rather than using Berlin to supply it :-)

I'm currently driving a 2020 Tesla Model 3 with no heat pump. In late 2020 they updated the cars and started making them in China. One of the updates was the addition of the heat pump.My car has HVAC but adding a heat pump means that the frunk (front boot) is quite a bit smaller so it is not juist a case of running the system backwards

the sales staff are only now beingshown the cars so let's give them a chance, this is a whole new world Skoda have not explored since the 1930s and then early 90s when they last did EVs.

I have had way too many problems with Tesla. The car has been with Tesla for most of the last month getting the last of the delivery problems sorted out. This is after I have owned it for 14 months! The tech is flawed (cruise control doesn't work properly, auto wipers don't work properly), the ride quality is harsh and the cabin noisy. I am certain the Enyaq will be a step up.It is being built next week and is due here in July. The Tesla was sold yesterday!! Someone else can deal with all the crap from Tesla.

my first one I bought for £24k - two years and 15,000 miles laterI sold it for £21k My second I bought for £6k and sold it 2 months later for £6500 My current one I bought for £42k a year later it iseastimated as being worth £37k to £38k all depends on supply an demand, currently there is more demand than supply

and they are offerig people who have ordered a free upgrade to the 20 inch wheels

there's an issue apparently with availability of 19 inch wheels but not heard of any spec changes

build week 22 confirmed! Should be here around July. spent yesterday doing some photos of the current car

they have adjusted the prices to make sure they all qualify for the grant. It's the starting price that has to be below £35k not the price once you add all the optional extras you'd like

I drive a 47 kWh car right now (Tesla model 3), 60 is more than enough unless you are regularly doing really long distance trips (like 400 miles a day), buying an 80 would mean paying more than I need to for my normal day to day driving.

all orders have had their delivery dates removed according to my dealer

nope the price will be honoured for orders placed before 7am on the day the cut was announced