New Skoda Karoq SUV: full UK pricing and specs revealed
Skoda’s replacement for the Yeti will start from £20,875 when it goes on sale on 3 October
Skoda has announced details of UK pricing and specfication for its new Karoq SUV. The replacement for the Yeti will be available to order from 3 October priced from £20,875.
That starting price nets you a Karoq with a 113bhp 1.0-litre TSI turbo petrol engine in SE spec, with standard kit including 17-inch alloys, dual-zone climate control, front assist and LED rear lights.
You’ll need to upgrade to SE L spec (from £23,165 with the same engine) to gain items such as an eight-inch touchscreen sat-nav, keyless entry, LED headlights and Alcantara upholstery. Flagship edition models (from £27,110 with a 148bhp 1.5-litre TSI petrol) include 19-inch alloys, a panoramic sunroof, leather, a more advanced touchscreen and an electric bootlid.
Two petrol and two diesel engines will be available at launch. The 1.0-litre and 1.5-litre TSI petrols come with a six-speed manual transmission, but can also be specced with a seven-speed DSG gearbox. 113bhp 1.6-litre and 148bhp 2.0-litre diesels can also be had with the DSG ‘box, while the latter comes with the option of four-wheel drive.
The Karoq is a notably larger vehicle than the one it replaces. It’s 4,382mm long and 1,841mm wide — figures that are 160mm and almost 50mm up on the Yeti’s dimensions respectively. The Karoq’s wheelbase is 60mm longer too, at 2,638mm if you choose a front-wheel-drive edition (2,630mm for four-wheel-drive models).
The new Skoda’s wheelbase figures are identical to those of front- and four-wheel-drive versions of the SEAT Ateca — but that’s no surprise, given that both cars are produced on the VW Group’s MQB chassis architecture. Indeed, there are plenty of family traits visible in the Karoq’s side profile, because it’s strong, sharp shoulder line looks very similar to the Ateca’s. A Skoda family grille and more complex tail-lights do help to separate the VW Group stablemates at the front and rear, but the overall look is more restrained than the funky Yeti’s.
We already know that the Skoda Karoq range will expand rapidly over the next 12 months with SportLine and Scout versions arriving. Skoda bosses also admit that a plug-in hybrid is on the cards, while a high-performance Skoda Karoq vRS edition is under consideration. The Czech company’s CEO Bernhard Maier told Auto Express that the firm has already detected customer demand for a faster version of the new SUV — one that could carry the vRS badging that’s currently limited to the Octavia.
Skoda Karoq engine range
The Karoq is being launched with a line-up of five engines. There are two petrols — a 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit with 113bhp and 175Nm that emits 117g/km of CO2, and a 1.5 four-cylinder producing 148bhp and 250Nm; thanks in part to cylinder deactivation technology, this more potent engine almost matches the triple’s CO2 emissions, at 119g/km.
The entry-level diesel is a 1.6-litre motor, producing 113bhp and 250Nm of torque, and emitting 118g/km of CO2. Then there’s a 2.0 with 148bhp and 340Nm — enough for a 0-62mph time of 8.9 seconds, despite the lowest CO2 emissions of the entire Karoq range, at 115g/km.
The range-topping motor is a 2.0-litre diesel with 228bhp and 400Nm. It’s offered only with four-wheel drive and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (all of the other motors get a six-speed manual and front-drive as standard). Skoda claims it can crack 0-62mph in 7.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 131mph — although its CO2 emissions of 138g/km mean it’s likely to be one of the niche choices in the range, especially in the UK.
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