Skoda PHEV pair confirmed

Skoda Australia has confirmed it is proceeding with a 2026 launch for Kodiaq and Superb plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models locally, following final shakedown testing currently being conducted in Australia.

The company, part of the Volkswagen Group, has already confirmed the return of PHEV technology to the local line-up.

Skoda Australia Managing Director Lucie Kuhn confirmed to carsales at a recent Skoda Elroq preview drive in Sydney that examples of both Kodiaq and Superb PHEV models are already in Australia and undergoing testing prior to local sale.

“We are going to introduce plug-in hybrids for the Kodiaq and Superb pretty soon; we have already two examples in the country for testing to comply with regulatory standards,” she said.

The PHEV version of the Kodiaq is already on sale internationally. Called the Kodiaq iV, it supplements its 110kW/330Nm 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine with an electric motor and 25.7kWh battery pack. The Kodiaq iV powertrain offers combined outputs of 150kW and 350Nm and boasts a WLTP Combined pure-electric range of between 109km and 125km.

Capable of 50kW DC recharging, the claimed 10 per cent to 80 per cent DC charge time is 26 minutes, or 2 hours 30 minutes using an 11kW AC wallbox. The Kodiaq iV has a claimed 0.4-0.5L/100km WLTP combined fuel consumption figure.

The new-generation Skoda Superb iV PHEV is arriving in European showrooms about now. It shares the same powertrain and battery as the Kodiaq iV, and boasts a WLTP Combined electric-only range of over 120km.

The Superb iV offers the same 0 to 80 per cent recharge in 2.5 hours using a domestic wallbox or an AC charging point as the Kodiaq, and DC fast charging at up to 50kW from 10 to 80 per cent in 26 minutes.
Ms Kuhn said that getting the two PHEV models ready for market on the back of Australia’s introduction of NVES emissions regulations this year should bear fruit in 2026.

“It takes some time; there are a few months to go,” she said. But after that, we should be able to get final technical confirmation on the cars and hopefully in 2026 the cars should be available on the market for those two model lines.”

The Skoda Octavia, which was available as a PHEV before the 2024 update model arrived here, is also returning as a mild hybrid.

The Skoda range is being boosted by more electrified models in Australia by September this year, such as the existing battery-electric Enyaq medium SUV and the incoming battery-electric Elroq small SUV.

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