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An Enyaq with a shorter butt

A brief summary of the Skoda Elroq? Coming up: the Elroq is essentially an Enyaq, but with a slightly more compact rear end. Same platform, wheelbase, design and interior. Only the rear is shorter, with 470 liters of luggage space instead of 585 liters. Still plenty of room for a suitcase or two and a couple of overnight bags. No small feat, then, this Elroq.

Typical Skoda

The luggage space is also typical Skoda: clever solutions in places where you just need them. Your shopping bags hang neatly on hooks and you store your charging cable in an (optional) net under the parcel shelf. You can adjust the rear shelf to different heights and use it as an extra loading floor. Oh, and of course that famous Skoda ice scraper is hidden again: in the tailgate this time. Thanks to a towing weight of 1,000 kilos, you can also carry a trailer, small caravan or folding trailer.  

More spacious than you think

With its length of 4.48 meters, the Elroq is 16 centimeters shorter than the Enyaq, but thanks to the equal wheelbase, you don’t notice this at all inside. In fact, the space in the second row of seats is generous. Even if you’re a tall guy, you’ll be comfortable.

Modern Solid

The Elroq is the first model shaped according to Skoda’s new Modern Solid design language. The design features clean lines, distinct light signature, a black “grille” (which in turn is called the “tech deck,” with all sorts of sensors inside) and “SKODA” in cow letters on the nose. Meanwhile, the recently updated Enyaq has also received the same Modern Solid nose.

Inside, it feels familiar to Enyaq drivers, as the interior of the Elroq is also similar to that of the Enyaq: large central screen, small digital instrument cluster, optional head-up display. The infotainment system runs smoothly and is uncluttered. The “Charging” menu lets you preheat the battery, allowing you to reach peak charging power even in winter. Lovely feature, which every EV should have. Also nice: orange seat belts. Small detail, but everyone who gets in will notice.

What versions are there actually?

The Skoda Elroq comes in three flavors:

• Elroq 50 (52 kWh, 125 kW, 170 hp, 374 km WLTP) – from 34,990 euros.
• Elroq 60 (58 kWh, 150 kW, 204 hp, 429 km WLTP) – from 37,990 euros
• Elroq 85 (77 kWh, 210 kW, 286 hp, 571 km WLTP) – 42,990 euros (test version)
• Elroq RS (82 kWh, 235 kW, 320 hp, 550 km WLTP) – 52,990 euros

Fast charging is at 145, 165, 175 kW or 185 kW, respectively.

Our test car (Elroq 85) does 0-100 in 6.6 seconds. Nice and smooth. The optional DCC system lets you customize the driving experience: dynamic or comfortable. We would leave the DCC suspension for what it is. Yes, this suspension allows you to steer quite a bit of fun, but even in comfort mode the Elroq feels a bit restless. The normal suspension is already dynamic enough, so the Elroq steers nicely anyway. Tip number two: ditch the 21-inch wheels as well – nice, but they don’t do your range and comfort any favors.

Conclusion: yes, this one deserves its success

The Skoda Elroq is spacious, smart, solid and fast. It offers great value for money, especially in the 50 and 60 trim levels. It is no surprise that it is fast becoming one of the best-selling cars of 2025. In the video below, we tell you more: