New Skoda Enyaq Coupé review

You’ve heard the saying "Don’t mess with a good thing", right? Well, it seems the team behind the Skoda Enyaq Coupé chose to ignore it.

After coming up with the Skoda Enyaq electric SUV, Skoda decided to trim its rear end to create this sleeker coupé version. We'll let you decide whether you think the Enyaq Coupé is better looking than the regular model, but we can tell you that its more streamlined shape helps you travel further on a full charge by a handful of miles.

As with the boxier and slightly cheaper original, you can have the Enyaq Coupé with rear-wheel or four-wheel drive and, thanks to a recent facelift, with all the latest goodies that Skoda has to offer.

Skoda Enyaq Coupé video review

So is the Skoda Enyaq Coupé worth the extra over its squarer stablemate, and is it a worthy rival to the best electric SUVs – ranging from the Kia EV6 to the Tesla Model Y? Read on to find out...

There are two versions of the Skoda Enyaq Coupé: the 85, which has rear-wheel drive, and the 85x, with all-wheel drive. 

Both have 282bhp and plenty of pace, with 0-60mph times of around 6.5 seconds regardless of which you go for. While that's brisk, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD, Kia EV6 AWD and all versions of the Tesla Model Y are noticeably quicker.

Despite its sporty appearance, the Enyaq Coupé is not particularly fun to drive but it handles tidily and is easy to make relaxed progress in. As long as you're not overzealous, it stays fairly upright in corners, and the light-but-precise steering lets you position the car with confidence.

If you're likely to be doing a lot of urban driving, it's worth noting that the 85 has a tighter turning circle so it's easier to manoeuvre in car parks and narrow streets than the 85x.

The Enyaq is up there with the best-riding electric SUVs we've tried. It's a little unsettled at low speeds in an urban environment but becomes much smoother on faster roads. It’s far more composed than a Model Y and a close match for the Volkswagen ID 5 (which shares parts with the Skoda Enyaq). It’s best experienced in our preferred Edition trim with the smallest 19in wheels.

The 85x is only available with Sportline trim, meaning that it comes with slightly firmer sports suspension as standard. Even so, it’s still more than comfortable enough, with its main strength being stability at motorway speeds. We’ve tried Enyaqs equipped with optional 21in items and they result in a mildly lumpy ride.

You can add adaptive suspension – called Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) – as part of the Maxx Package, but we don't think it's worth the extra cost. Whichever set-up you go for, you'll feel and hear the odd thump from the suspension on rougher roads, especially with the big 20in alloy wheels of Sportline models, but it never develops into any jarring movements.

With no engine chugging away, refinement in the Enyaq Coupé is impressive, and wind noise is low thanks to standard-fit laminated side windows. There's a faint rumble from the big tyres at motorway speeds, but it’s only slightly noisier than the Audi Q4 e-tron and has less suspension noise than a Model Y.

As for slowing down, there's an adaptive regenerative braking system that varies the braking strength depending on your distance from the car in front or an upcoming junction – it feels quite natural when it does so, making it easier to slow down in flowing traffic. 

Unfortunately, when you have to use the brake pedal yourself, it doesn’t feel all that great and has very little feel until you’ve pressed the pedal quite hard. That makes it quite difficult to slow down to a stop smoothly. 

In terms of range, the Enyaq Coupé is competitive against its main rivals. Both versions come with a 77kWh (usable capacity) battery and can officially manage up to 365 miles if you go for the 85.

For comparison, the Kia EV6 RWD manages up to 361 miles officially and the Model Y Long Range RWD 387. That dips to 334 miles if you go for the four-wheel drive 85x, which is a little less than a Model Y Long Range AWD (364 miles) but competitive with an EV6 AWD (339 miles).

For the fastest version of the Enyaq Coupé you'll want the vRS version – to read about that see our Skoda Enyaq vRS review.

"Due to the Enyaq Coupé’s slippier coupé styling, it should actually go further than the equivalent version of the regular Enyaq. I’m not sure the difference will be enough to sway many buyers though." – Dan Jones, Senior Reviewer

The Skoda Enyaq Coupé seats you slightly higher up than the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 in an electrically adjustable driver’s seat with adjustable lumbar support and a massage function. Better still, once you've found a comfortable seat set-up, you can store it in a memory and retrieve it any time.

Visibility to the front isn't as good as in the Tesla Model Y but the good-sized back window means rear visibility is better than in an Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron or Volvo EC40. Every Enyaq Coupé has front parking sensors, rear parking sensors and a rear-view camera, while Sportline comes with a 360-degree camera.

If you want more parking assistance, adding the Maxx package brings a system that can parallel park the car for you, be trained to park in spaces that you regularly use and even drive out of spaces remotely.

The digital driver's display is smaller than in most electric SUVs (5.3in) and shows limited information – but then the Model Y doesn't even have one at all. A head-up display is available with the Advanced pack (it’s standard with Sportline) and will project information on to the windscreen.

Save for a couple of physical shortcut buttons, the Enyaq Coupé's in-car functions are mostly controlled through the 13in infotainment touchscreen in the middle of the dashboard. Luckily, the software has been updated to the latest version, giving you clear graphics, a faster reaction to your inputs and the ability to add handy shortcuts to the top of the touchscreen. 

It gets plenty of standard features too, including wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone mirroring (which are not available in Teslas), sat-nav, DAB radio and Bluetooth. You’ll also get an upgraded Canton sound system if you go for the Sportline 85x, which sounds great and adds more depth to your music. 

As with the regular Skoda Enyaq, the interior is a pleasant place to spend time. It feels well screwed together and can be had with various attractive dashboard materials, including microfibre, artificial leather and real leather.

"You have four different interior styles to choose from and my personal choice would be the Lounge interior, because it adds the pseudo-suede microfibre seats and dashboard." – Dan Jones, Senior Reviewer

There's lots of head room and generous leg room in the front of the Skoda Enyaq Coupé, and the wide interior means you won’t find yourself rubbing shoulders with a front-seat passenger.

As a bonus, there's a good amount of storage within easy reach, including an area at the base of the dashboard that's wide enough for two phones and has a cooled wireless charging pad. Behind the gear selector are two cupholders and there's a vast cubby under the central armrest.

There's lots of head room in the back, despite the chopped-down roof-line compared with the regular Enyaq. All but the tallest adult passengers will fit fine, and rear knee room is generous enough to keep long-legged occupants comfy.

Rear middle seat passengers get a similar amount of head room but are shortchanged for foot space because of a console that protrudes from between the front seats. Meanwhile, the bigger rear door openings give better access to the back seats than the Volvo EC40. There's not much of a door sill to step over either.

You might be wondering whether the Enyaq Coupé has a smaller boot than the Enyaq. The answer is: yes it does – but not by much (15 litres to be precise). You get 570 litres of storage below the parcel shelf, which was enough to fit in eight carry-on suitcases in our boot test.

That beats the Kia EV6 and Volvo EC40 but not the Tesla Model Y (which has a front boot and a huge well under the floor of the main boot).

We'd recommend the optional Transport Package to the 85 Edition, which brings a height-adjustable boot floor and levers on the walls that remotely drop the 60/40 split rear seatbacks.

A Model Y doesn’t have the option of a remote backrest release but it does have a more versatile 40/20/40 split-fold arrangement. At least all Enyaq Coupés get a ski hatch for threading long, slim items through in between two outer occupants.

"It’s hard to fault the Enyaq Coupé when it comes to practicality, and the only thing I find a bit of a letdown is the fact that you don’t get a frunk underneath its bonnet. Given the Enyaq was built as an EV from the ground up, that seems odd." – Dan Jones, Senior Reviewer

The Enyaq Coupe has a higher entry-level price than the normal Skoda Enyaq because it's not available in that car’s lower-powered 60 version.

Even so, the entry-level Edition 85’s list price still compares well with a Kia EV6. An equivalent VW ID 5 Match costs a little less but comes with less kit, while a Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD costs slightly more. 

Our favourite 85 Edition comes with all the kit you need, including 19in alloys, matrix LED headlights, keyless entry and start, heated front seats, three-zone climate control, adaptive cruise control, a panoramic roof and even an umbrella in the driver’s door. If you want an EV heat pump you'll have to add it as an extra.

Compared with most of its rivals, the Enyaq Coupé is predicted to lose its value at a slower rate over three years – something that will help to keep PCP finance deals competitive. Like all electric cars and electric SUVs, the Enyaq Coupé is very cheap to run as a company car at the moment because of its low BIK tax band.

The Enyaq Coupé 85 has a maximum charging speed of 135kW while the 85x manages up to 175kW. Even so, plugging into a fast enough charger will take both versions from 10-80% in 28 minutes.

For comparison, the Model Y manages up to 250kW and takes around the same time to get from 10-80%, while the EV6’s maximum rate of 263kW reduces the time to just 18 minutes (providing you can find a powerful enough charger).

Meanwhile, plugging the Enyaq Coupé into a 7kW home EV charger will get you from 0-100% in around 12 hours.

In terms of reliability, the Enyaq placed towards the top of the electric SUV class in our 2024 What Car? Reliability Survey. As a brand, Skoda did pretty well, placing a respectable 13th out of 31 brands, above Tesla and Audi but below Kia and Volvo. Most components are covered by a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty but the main battery is covered for up to eight years with a 100,000-mile cap.

The Enyaq was awarded five stars out of five when it was tested for safety by Euro NCAP in 2021. Every Enyaq Coupé comes with e-Call emergency assistance, automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring and traffic-sign recognition.

"While the vast standard equipment list is very generous, I still find it a bit of a shame that you have to pay extra for a heat pump. That’s standard kit from Hyundai, Tesla and Volvo." – Dan Jones, Senior Reviewer

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