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What"s bigger than a Yeti? A Kodiaq. This is the company"s first full-size SUV, and given Skoda"s enviable rep for class-leading space and sheer usefulness, you may wonder what took them so long. It"s 4.7m long, is available with three rows of seats, and lifts a load of tech and connectivity from the class above. Prices aren"t confirmed yet, but the Kodiaq is tipped to start in the low to mid- 20k range. This pits it against the likes of the Hyundai Santa Fe, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Nissan X-Trail and Volkswagen Tiguan, the key combatants in the bloodthirsty family wagon wars. In terms of size and heft, imagine it sitting somewhere between the Audi Q5 and Q7. Perhaps Sasquatch would have been a better name.Says Skoda"s technical development boss, Christian Strube: "The Kodiaq offers all of our brand"s strengths: well-thought-out functionality, superior interior space and excellent value for money."Skoda"s new big "un uses the VW Group"s modular transverse matrix" (MQB) which reduces weight, while delivering the necessary torsional rigidity. Powered by the 1.4-litre TSI engine, the all-wheel drive Kodiaq sans driver weighs an impressively lean 1540kg.
Date written: 1 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4867
What"s bigger than a Yeti? A Kodiaq. This is the company"s first full-size SUV, and given Skoda"s enviable rep for class-leading space and sheer usefulness, you may wonder what took them so long. It"s 4.7m long, is available with three rows of seats, and lifts a load of tech and connectivity from the class above. Prices aren"t confirmed yet, but the Kodiaq is tipped to start in the low to mid- 20k range. This pits it against the likes of the Hyundai Santa Fe, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Nissan X-Trail and Volkswagen Tiguan, the key combatants in the bloodthirsty family wagon wars. In terms of size and heft, imagine it sitting somewhere between the Audi Q5 and Q7. Perhaps Sasquatch would have been a better name.Says Skoda"s technical development boss, Christian Strube: "The Kodiaq offers all of our brand"s strengths: well-thought-out functionality, superior interior space and excellent value for money."Skoda"s new big "un uses the VW Group"s modular transverse matrix" (MQB) which reduces weight, while delivering the necessary torsional rigidity. Powered by the 1.4-litre TSI engine, the all-wheel drive Kodiaq sans driver weighs an impressively lean 1540kg.
Date written: 1 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4867