Skoda Elroq

At 4488mm long, 1884mm wide and 1625mm tall, the Elroq’s footprint is similar to the Ford Explorer.

It’s underpinned by the Volkswagen Group’s MEB architecture, which is used by the Audi Q4, Cupra Born and Volkswagen ID 3, and its bigger sibling, the Enyaq. Overall, it’s about 160mm shorter than its MPV-aping range-mate, the reduction in size coming from the Elroq’s reduced overhangs.

But while its architechture isn’t anything new, its design very much is, because the Elroq is the first Skoda to adopt the brand’s new Modern Solid design language inspired by the Vision 7S concept.

Up front there’s a new Tech Deck face featuring a distinctive black bar that spans the width of the front end.

The clamshell bonnet features the ‘Skoda’ name written across its leading edge instead of a badge. 

There’s an all-LED split-light design, with the upper daytime-running lights part of the light bar at the front, with the lower headlights flanking a gloss-black panel that houses the radars and sensors for the car’s safety systems. 

While the new design language has brought clean surfaces and a sloping roofline to the Elroq, its silhouette has also been sculpted to benefit aerodynamics. Various elements in the bodywork, including some active parts, help reduce air resistance for a drag coefficient of 0.26Cd.

Opening the Elroq range is the 50 (model names are indicative of battery size) which is powered by a 52kWh battery and 168bhp electric motor. The 232-mile EV is set to cost from  £31,500, which narrowly undercuts the Volvo EX30 and Peugeot e-3008. 

There’s also a mid-level 60 model, with (you guessed it) a 63kWh battery and 201bhp motor for a range of 260 miles. 

Bookending the Elroq line-up is the 85 which gets a large 82kWh battery that promises an impressive 360 miles of range. 

All Elroqs can be charged from 10-80% in under 30 minutes thanks the crossover’s preheating function, which is claimed to increase efficiency at DC fast charging stations.