For comparison, Skoda’s own electric Enyaq is 165mm longer than the new arrival, although it is both narrower and shorter than the Elroq, which should make for excellent passenger space in the new arrival. The Elroq also outpoints its internal combustion engine sister car, the Karoq, on all dimensions.
Unusually for a Skoda, it is beaten for boot space by the Scenic’s 545 litres (the Elroq’s capacity is 470), but Skoda has delivered some more of the clever features it has become renowned for, including a parcel shelf that can be placed halfway up the boot, offering a split-level arrangement with two individual compartments.
The parcel shelf also has a net on the underside for storing the charge cable, as well as under-floor boot storage if that’s the preferred spot for the lead. All the usual so-called Simply Clever features – such as the ice scraper with tyre tread depth gauge mounted in the boot lid, and umbrella stashed away in the door lining – are also present.
The cabin will look familiar to anyone that’s spent time in the Enyaq, with the tiny instrument binnacle home to the essential driving information, a flat-bottom steering wheel with padded grips, 13-inch central screen with shortcut buttons underneath and a stubby gear selector among the central cup-holder and stowage arrangement. Skoda claims 48 litres of stowage capacity across the interior, including two levels of mini shelves on either side of the boot.