The second-generation Skoda Kodiaq arrived for the 2024 model year, growing to 4,758 mm long, 1,864 mm wide and 1,659 mm tall on a 2,791 mm wheelbase, and it shares its MQB Evo platform with the Volkswagen Tiguan. Boot space runs from 340 litres in seven-seat form up to 910 litres as a five-seater with the rear seats folded flat, expanding further with the second row down.
The petrol range opens with a 150 hp 1.5-litre TSI e-TEC mild hybrid driving the front wheels through a 7-speed automatic, moving up to a 204 hp 2.0 TSI with all-wheel drive, and topping out with the vRS, which uses a 265 hp version of the 2.0 TSI petrol and all-wheel drive, offered only with seven seats. Diesel buyers get a 2.0 TDI in 150 hp front-drive or 190 hp all-wheel-drive form. The plug-in hybrid iV pairs the 1.5 TSI with an electric motor for a combined 204 hp, drawing on a 25.7 kWh battery for up to 120 km of WLTP electric range and a 10 to 80 percent DC charge in 2.5 hours.
Inside, the cabin carries over Skoda’s twin-screen layout, with a configurable digital instrument cluster and up to a 13-inch central touchscreen depending on trim, plus physical climate-control dials that Skoda reinstated after criticism of the previous generation’s touch-slider setup. Simply Clever storage touches include a removable LED torch in the boot and an ice scraper built into the fuel-filler flap.
UK pricing for the mild-hybrid petrol SE opens at £39,045 (~$53,500), the plug-in hybrid iV starts from £44,840 (~$61,400) in SE L trim, and the range tops out with the seven-seat vRS at £54,655 (~$74,900), before options.
