Skoda Enyaq long term test
The car Skoda Enyaq Edition 85 | Run by Claire Evans, consumer editor
Why it's here To see if the refreshed version of Skoda’s first electric car retains all the practicality expected of the brand, along with EV efficiency
Needs to Combine long-distance driving comfort and ease of use with ultra-low running costs
Mileage 4954 List price new £44,820 Best Price £39,500 Price as tested £53,040 Official range 359 miles Test range 318 miles
27 June 2026 – Practical but not the most tech savvy
I’ve recently gained serious appreciation for the Skoda Enyaq’s voluminous boot. Although I don’t have small children and all their kit, I like to take part in some cycling events around south-east England in the summer – and I’ve discovered that my cycle fits into the rear of the Enyaq perfectly. With 1710 litres of space with the rear seats folded flat, it outdoes most other electric family SUVs, including the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Peugeot e-5008 and Volkswagen ID 4 with its last two seats down.
It’s quick and simple to get my bike onboard, too – the tonneau cover fits neatly into a space below the boot floor and there are levers on the back seats to fold them. Although Skoda does offer a range of accessories for cycles, including towbars and roof bike racks, I don’t need either of these to do my occasional cycle road trips.
Things aren’t looking as rosy when it comes to some of the car’s onboard technology, though. I ran through some infotainment time and distraction tasks for an upcoming feature, and put the Enyaq through the same four tasks as the other 21 contenders – changing a radio station, altering the temperature, activating the heated seats and setting a sat-nav destination.
For each vehicle, I first attempted each task using the voice control, and this worked for the temperature change and heated seat in the Enyaq. However, it didn’t work for the sat-nav or radio, so these had to be done manually using the on-screen buttons. This meant it took a long time to complete all the tasks, during which time my distraction from the road was high and the mental effort required was high.
In contrast, the Volkswagen T-Roc we tried has an AI-backed voice control system that aced three of our four tests, and was only a little slow to change the radio station. It’s also able to understand natural speech, so you can ask for really specific information verbally while still driving.
On a positive note, the Enyaq’s Apple CarPlay integration works really well with my phone so I tend to use this for navigating and lots of other functions; and the on-screen and physical buttons in the car are also useful. However, it shows that the infotainment system lags behind the best systems because it doesn’t let the driver do enough commands via voice control.
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