Is Karoq 1l petrol strong enough to take a full load and a family of 4 on a motorway journey and up hills?

[Marsolpol]

Hi. I'm considering buying Skoda Karoq 1l petrol (1.5 are out if my price range). Does anyone owns it and can share their experience of driving with a full load and a family of 4 on a motorway? I'd like to take it to hilly areas such as lake district and Wales but I'm worried it's not strong enough. Any thoughts? 

[irfant]

I own 1L petrol Karoq and live in a hilly location. I've experienced no power weakness since 2018, even with full load (including rear bike rack and 2 bikes on it) during holiday travels. 

 

 

[irfant]

Let me add a fuel consume detail from a motorway - 4.9 liter/100 km

 

[SurreyJohn]

The 1.0tsi is much better engine than some realise, especially in the 113-115bhp versions.  Will cope fine.

 

It also works superbly with DSG box and having 7 gears tends to keep it in sweet spot.   but not as relaxing to drive with manual gearbox.

[pinkpanther]

On 16/02/2024 at 21:35, Marsolpol said:

Hi. I'm considering buying Skoda Karoq 1l petrol (1.5 are out if my price range). Does anyone owns it and can share their experience of driving with a full load and a family of 4 on a motorway? I'd like to take it to hilly areas such as lake district and Wales but I'm worried it's not strong enough. Any thoughts? 

Based upon my experience of that engine in a SEAT I'd say it wouldn't be ideal in a fully-laden Karoq,  although as previous posters have mentioned the DSG box does a reasonable job of disguising the (relative) lack of power.

 

I recall a 1.0 TSi SEAT I previously owned was pretty reasonable on the motorway,  but was unable to reverse up relatively modest inclines  

Edited 19 February by pinkpanther