As per title. Looks like your out of luck if you want a manual too.

 

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/skoda-axes-karoq-scout-kodiaq-scout-and-kamiq-diesels

 

Edit - just thinking about that for a moment...  it means the highest level of 1.5tsi you can buy will be SE-L and you can only buy it in DSG format. 1.5DSG may work well in on other Skodas but if average real-world mpg figures are anything to go by,  a 1.5DSG kodiaq is pretty thirsty. ( little wonder! ).  Wonder how many 1.5 kodiaqs they sell in the UK.

Edited 29 May, 20206 yr by Guest

Going the same way as the haulage and coach industry as you have to pay extra for a manual gearbox, that is if it is available as an option.

 

Myself, prefer a manual gearbox over automatic.

 

 

Skoda have to get a lower Average C02 g/km across the range and that is in the UK as well or they will be penalised.

 

Loads of TSI Mild Hybrids and Plug in Hybrids will need to be getting Registered and also the upcoming bigger EV in the form of the Enyaq as well as Citigo iV's.

 

1.6TDI SCR's are not going to help with that if they are not flogging enough of them nor are 2.0 TDI manuals if the WLTP / RDE2 test figures are higher than they can get with Mild & Plug in Hybrid TSI / DSG's.

 

They will want the Fleet / Leasing Companies purchasing lower emission models as well as private buyers.

On 30/05/2020 at 07:54, Pennineman said:

Going the same way as the haulage and coach industry as you have to pay extra for a manual gearbox, that is if it is available as an option.

 

Myself, prefer a manual gearbox over automatic.

 

 

The reality is in big and/or expensive cars a manual gearbox is a niche concept.

 

I am sure Skoda few months ago indicated 80%+ (might have been 85%+) of Kodiaq sold with auto gearbox.   Much harder to get a low emissions figure if the car can not control which gear it is in.

 

 

Of 1,003 Kodiaq's currently for sale on Autotrader 825 of them are automatic, that's 82%...

 

 

Edited 31 May, 20206 yr by silver1011

Tbh, I never thought of it from these angles - C02 g/km and 'The reality is in big and/or expensive cars a manual gearbox is a niche concept' 

 

I just prefer manuals to auto's, I had a Zafira auto for a while but was far happier when I traded it in for a 5008 manual.

 

14 hours ago, silver1011 said:

Of 1,003 Kodiaq's currently for sale on Autotrader 825 of them are automatic, that's 82%...

 

 

That could also be read as those who bought manual love them but those who bought auto can't wait to get rid of them

 

 

Could well be, my Kodiaq is manual. It's not that I don't get on with auto's, but the engine / manual gearbox relationship on the 1.4 TSI makes it dead easy to drive smoothly.

 

I own both a manual and an auto, both have pros and cons, but there is something strangely satisfying about being able to change gears exactly when you want to, especially when it can be done almost seamlessly.

I'm not the main driver of our Karoq which is the first DSG we've owned but same here, it has pros and cons. One BIG con for me tho is driving in to our garage which is a tight fit. You can easily drive a manual inch by inch but it's a pain-in-the-butt driving a DSG in to the garage. It doesn't crawl. Only other auto I owned was a merc which I believe had a torque convertor box - that was great as it crept  forward without touching the accelerator therefore I could control distance simply by using the brake.

 

My solution with the DSG was to fix a wooden plank on the floor and just drive in faster than I'm comfortable with until I feel resistance from the wheels. Wouldn't be a problem with a Kodiaq of course, that wouldn't fit in the garage 

 

But all the same, that's my #1 dislike about DSG, kangarooing when you only want to move the car a few inches.

If you’re using auto hold then turning it off should make it crawl much better. 

'Autohold' does not do anything unless you push the brake pedal hard enough, so why would that make any difference what so ever?

You just need to be gentle on the accelerator like the many rather than the few. Wear 'loafers'.

 

 

Like Zac, I find that mine creeps forward, much like a conventional auto, if autohold is off.

Not mine ( 1.5DSG ? ). You can touch the accelerator with a feather and it won't creep. I'd tried another 1.5DSG (  Ateca ) prior to buying mine because I'd read about it being a problem and it was evident on that car too.

 

I don't know what's happening with the brakes but the sensation is exactly that, there's no smooth creep forward, it's more like an on/off switch controlling the motion. Anyway, it works for me - no front bumper damage ...well not yet .

 

As Root says Autohold shouldn't be kicking in as I'm only feathering the brake to control speed. That said I've never tried with autobrake off - will give it a go next time the car goes to bed.

 

 

Edited 2 June, 20206 yr by Guest