Skoda Enyaq EV arrives with premium pricing

Skoda’s first EV – the Enyaq – arrives with a premium price tag and a premium look.

Offered exclusively with the sleeker coupe-like body style for now, the 2025 Skoda Enyaq is priced from $69,990 plus on-road costs and stretches to $83,990 plus ORCs for the dual-motor RS model with its sportier touches and additional equipment.

But the brand has already flagged that a more affordable body style is in the wings as it looks to muscle in on the mid-sized electric SUV turf dominated by the Tesla Model Y.

And the Enyaq marks the beginning of an EV onslaught that will include smaller, more affordable models as the brand seeks to expand its electric car line-up.

“It’s not going to be the biggest seller for the brand … but it’s not going to be the slowest seller either,” says Michael Irmer, Skoda Australia director, hinting it could attract around 60 buyers per month locally.

That’s significantly less than the thousands of Tesla Model Y EVs that roll into driveways each month, but Irmer says the Enyaq family will expand.

“Later on, the wagon body style will come,” he says of the more traditional SUV shape rather than the coupe we get initially.

Expect the wagon body style to sell for less, in line with its positioning in the European market.

In single-motor Sportline guise the Enyaq comes with a rear-mounted motor making a respectable 210kW and 545Nm.

Standard gear includes tri-zone ventilation, heated front seats, power adjustable driver’s seat, wireless phone charger, rear side blinds, four USB-C charge ports, heated steering wheel, panoramic sunroof, powered tailgate, matrix LED headlights and 21-inch alloy wheels.

The trim is a microfleece with some touches of leather and there are Skoda extras, including netting in the boot to stop luggage rolling around and an umbrella in the driver’s door. Naturally.

A small 5.3-inch digital instrument cluster is complemented by a large 13-inch central infotainment screen.

Active safety systems include exit warning, adaptive cruise control, rear cross traffic alert and auto braking.

A home powerpoint charger is included as is a Type 2 to Type 2 cable able to utilise public AC charging outlets.

Buyers of the Sportline can opt for the Ultimate Pack for $6000, which adds adaptive dampers, a premium Canton audio system, power adjustable passenger seat, surround view camera, heated rear outboard seats and a massage function for the driver’s seat.

An illuminating grille with 131 LEDs known as “crystal face” is also part of the Ultimate Pack, plus there’s augmented reality tech for the head-up display, able to provide directions more accurately.

All those features are standard on the RS, which also gets unique 21-inch wheels, unique lower bumper treatments and the option of Mamba Green exterior paintwork (like all other colours there’s no additional charge).

The Skoda Enyaq RS also adds a front motor that ups the combined outputs to 250kW and 545Nm, lowering the claimed 0-100km/h time from 6.7 seconds to 5.4 seconds.

All Enyaqs get an 82kWh battery (77kWh of which is useable), which makes for 561km of claimed range (WLTP) in the single-motor models and 530km in the dual-motor RS.

DC fast charging can be done at up to 175kW for a 10 to 80 per cent top-up in as little as 28 minutes according to Skoda.

A full charge from the most common 7.4kW home wallbox takes about 10.5 hours while a three-phase wallbox can lower that to 7.5 hours (at a maximum 11kW).

A full charge from a household powerpoint takes about 38 hours.

The Enyaq is covered by a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty. However, the battery has a separate eight-year, 160,000km warranty that guarantees at least 70 per cent of the original capacity.

Two pre-paid service packs can be purchased to lock in future check-ups, which are required every two years or 30,000km. An eight-year/120,000km service pack costs $1650 while a 10-year, 150,000km pack is $1950.

The Skoda Australia boss says the Enyaq is the start of an EV journey for Skoda that will see the brand quickly ramp up its electric sales aspirations.

In 2025 the Skoda Elroq is slated for Australia, bringing a smaller, more sharply priced offering that utilises the same MEB architecture that also underpins the upcoming Volkswagen ID.4, ID.Buzz and Audi Q4, among others.

He says the Elroq will provide the EV affordability that means the Enyaq will likely maintain its premium pricing in Australia.

And in 2026 things get more serious with the smaller Skoda Epiq, which is due to utilise a modified MEB platform that is set to make it more affordable.

“Epiq will be a game changer for us,” says Irmer, adding it “definitely has potential” for some serious sales volume.

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