February 7, 2025

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New Skoda Enyaq iV SportLine joins electric SUV line-up

Skoda has additional a new SportLine trim to its Enyaq iV all-electric powered SUV range, showcasing a reduced sports activities chassis, 20-inch alloy wheels and lots of black exterior detailing.

The gloss back trim applies to the grille encompass, detailing on the entrance and rear bumpers, the mirrors caps, window line encompass, badging and the car’s delicate rear spoiler.

Inside, the Skoda Enyaq iV SportLine receives a pair of bucket seats that offer you far more aid, a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and carbon fibre-result trim inlays.

The SportLine chassis has been reduced by 15mm at the entrance and 10mm at the rear, so although it’s not a full-on efficiency model, this should really lessen the Enyaq’s centre of gravity for marginally sharper dealing with.

This new trim degree will be obtainable with a alternative of two powertrains, starting off with the Enyaq iV eighty, which boasts a 201bhp electric powered motor. As the auto is dependent on the VW Group’s MEB platform for electric powered autos, this drives the rear wheels for a predicted -62mph time of 8.five seconds, although the Enyaq iV eighty will offer you a claimed range of up to 323 miles (WLTP).

Buyers wanting far more efficiency can opt for the Enyaq iV 80x, which options two electric powered motors for all-wheel drive, giving a overall of 261bhp and 425Nm of torque. Skoda statements a range of 311 miles involving prices is feasible.

Each styles aspect an 82kWh lithium-ion battery, of which 77kWh is usable, that can be recharged in thirteen hours from a 7.2kW household wallbox feed. Contrary to some Enyaq iV trims, SportLine will not be obtainable with the brand’s more compact 58kWh battery.

Though the Enyaq SportLine will acquire bigger alloys, the style and design featured in our pictures is not however confirmed for the United kingdom. Nonetheless, this trim degree does gain from full matrix LED headlights as normal.

Skoda is however to announce pricing for the new Enyaq iV SportLine variants, but count on this trim degree to begin from around £38,000 for the lessen-driven iV eighty model, like the £3,000 government plug-in auto grant.

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