Why we ran it: To see if a vRS badge could make an electric car exciting and if the Skoda Enyaq vRS is a case-in-point
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Life with a Skoda Enyaq vRS: Month 7
Is it more Skoda, more vRS, something in between or something entirely different? - 9 August 2023
Here’s a problem. When a car is added to Autocar’s long-term test fleet, we outline the reasons why we want to run one, a mini mission statement to guide our reports. And so we don’t forget those reasons, we list them at the top of every report. Look up: they’re right above these words.
It says my goal in running the Skoda Enyaq Coupé iV vRS was to find out if that sporty performance badge can make an electric car exciting. And, well… no. No, it can’t.
Sorry, but it just can’t. You can take an Enyaq iV, add an extra motor and up the power, paint it the most lurid shade of green imaginable, stick in sports seats and add in vRS-badged and styling flourishes all you like, but you won’t end up with the delicious blend of practicality, performance and fun that Skoda’s vRS line has long offered.
Question answered, then. Simple. But here’s the problem: I don’t care. I don’t care that this isn’t a great performance EV, because it’s simply a great EV. Remove the expectations those vRS badges create, and in a typically Skoda way it does everything you would want from a family crossover – electric or otherwise.
In terms of visual splendour, our Enyaq Coupé delivered plenty of excitement. For one thing, it’s surprisingly distinct from its SUV sibling: it looks more like a slightly oversized saloon to me.
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My god, we're all totally screwed. A £55k car that barely get's 200 miles range - are we going backwards here? Will we all be living in caves in 50 years not moving more than a few miles from 'home'. Skoda were meant to be a car brand for the people, but now they're just a profiteering, eco-flag waving, motorist hating company like all the others.
yes, thats the idea
get people out of cars & off planes, except the wealthy elite, all in the name of #climatescam - sorry i meant emergency
£55k! When a Tesla Model Y rear wheel drive is over £10k cheaper, same 0-60 and over 20 mph higher top speed plus access to the Tesla Supercharger network.
As someone who hasn't done any form of commute since 1980, I'm interested in your 240 miles per day regime.
I'm amazed you have enough time or energy to work, let alone a home life. Good job we are all different, I guess.
As for the Skoda test car, well it's just another EV, and has a nasty-looking grille. I'll stick wih Tesla.