Passenger & boot space
How it copes with people and clutter
Front space
It’s unlikely that anyone will get into the front of the Skoda Karoq and start grumbling about a lack of space. It’s possible to slide the seats back a good amount to accommodate long legs, while those tall in the body will find the seat drops low enough to give plenty of head room.
The only caveat (and it’s a slight one) is that the panoramic sunroof (standard on Sportline and optional on lesser trims) nabs a bit of ceiling height.
Seat folding and flexibility
This is an area where the Karoq wipes the floor with its rivals – even closely related ones such as the Seat Ateca.
The VarioFlex seats fitted as standard to SE L trim (and optional on SE Drive trim) do all sorts of clever things. For a start, the seatbacks are split fairly evenly into three separate sections rather than the usual 60/40. That offers much more flexibility if you want to carry long loads as well as passengers.
That’s not all – the seats also recline and slide back and forth independently of one another. You can even remove all three rear seats from the car, freeing up more space (the only trouble is that they're rather bulky and heavy). Without VarioFlex seats, the rear bench is split 60/40 and the sections don’t slide or recline, unlike with the Sportage's 40/20/40 split bench.
