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On the Skoda Enyaq iV, it is quite there are such limited configurations available.
NZ is getting the configuration highlighted below in three trims. Sportline, Sportline Max, Sportline Max with 21" wheels. Should note that the sportline is already a high trim level.
If I had to guess, something like the Enyaq iV 60 (from GPB 38,970), was still going to be too expensive to scrape in under the $80k rebate cap, so they have decided not to offer anything at the cheaper end of the spectrum.
This is quite a pity, as if they had of been able to get a version in under $80k, it could have been quite a good option for those who don't need a heap of power or range (not that 390km is shabby from the "60" version), but do need more boot space than is offered by the likes of the Tesla model Y and Kia EV6.
At it's current price-point, appeal is going to be somewhat niche. I guess the main buyer for this would be somebody who wants a really long range, but doesn't really care about the car not being powerfull. And for some reason dosn't want an EV6 where the LR RWD comes in under the rebate cap, and it has more power, faster rapid charging & a longer range. Perhaps luggage space?
Still cheaper than an ioniq 5 elite 2wd.
In the UK, there is only a GBP2,200 jump from the 80 to the 80x AWD, and then a less than GBP2k jump to the hot vRS version.
A real pitty that couldn't have been offered here at launch (The could have even brought in only the AWD version if they wanted a simple lineup). AWD is a popular feature, and for the buyer that want's it, there are no rebate eligible AWD EV's on the market. An Enyak IV sportline AWD for say $99k, would be a solid offering to put against the Kia EV6 earth AWD, Ioniq 5 AWD trims, and is a solid $8k cheaper than a model y performance, and $10 ckeaper than a Mach-E AWD (for buyers who just want AWD, and don't care about crazy fast acceleration).
On the positive side, it is great the configuration they has an epic 510km range.
Wonder if we will see the police acquiring a bunch to trial given their existing relationship with skoda? While we are complaining about the low power (150kW), it is in the same ballpark as the 162kW FWD superb that is our main patrol car (AWD ones are 206kW).
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Pretty disappointing there's only a single motor RWD version in NZ, just like the ID4. Plenty of use case in NZ for AWD, so why are they ignored?
Hard to say, given they price jump for AWD in the UK is only about NZD5k, it would be the obvious pick.
Could well be they are just taking whatever they can get from VAG global? Perhaps they are going to bring it in a year or two to give an upgrade path for people who buy the 2wd now? Perhaps they want to keep the pricing solidly below that of the likes of the BMW i3x for brand image reasons?
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