New Skoda Enyaq iV SportLine joins electric SUV line-up

Skoda has added a new SportLine trim to its Enyaq iV all-electric powered SUV assortment, featuring a reduced sports activities chassis, twenty-inch alloy wheels and a good deal of black exterior detailing.

The gloss back trim applies to the grille encompass, detailing on the entrance and rear bumpers, the mirrors caps, window line encompass, badging and the car’s subtle rear spoiler.

Inside, the Skoda Enyaq iV SportLine gets a pair of bucket seats that supply additional guidance, a 3-spoke multi-purpose steering wheel and carbon fibre-impact trim inlays.

The SportLine chassis has been reduced by 15mm at the entrance and 10mm at the rear, so when it is not a whole-on general performance product, this should reduced the Enyaq’s centre of gravity for slightly sharper handling.

This new trim amount will be accessible with a decision of two powertrains, commencing with the Enyaq iV eighty, which boasts a 201bhp electric powered motor. As the automobile is dependent on the VW Group’s MEB platform for electric powered automobiles, this drives the rear wheels for a predicted -62mph time of eight.five seconds, when the Enyaq iV eighty will supply a claimed assortment of up to 323 miles (WLTP).

Customers seeking additional general performance can choose for the Enyaq iV 80x, which features two electric powered motors for all-wheel travel, offering a overall of 261bhp and 425Nm of torque. Skoda statements a assortment of 311 miles amongst expenses is achievable.

Both versions attribute an 82kWh lithium-ion battery, of which 77kWh is usable, that can be recharged in 13 hours from a seven.2kW home wallbox feed. In contrast to some Enyaq iV trims, SportLine won’t be accessible with the brand’s lesser 58kWh battery.

When the Enyaq SportLine will acquire larger sized alloys, the style highlighted in our photos is not still confirmed for the Uk. Nevertheless, this trim amount does profit from whole matrix LED headlights as conventional.

Skoda is still to announce pricing for the new Enyaq iV SportLine variants, but hope this trim amount to commence from around £38,000 for the reduced-powered iV eighty product, including the £3,000 governing administration plug-in automobile grant.

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