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Skoda has revealed the physique of its next-generation Kodiaq. Simply the physique.
In a pair of teaser pictures, we are able to see what’s referred to as the body-in-white of the upcoming three-row crossover. The doorways and bonnet have been fitted, however the engine, trim and chassis sub-assemblies will not be but current.
Skoda will premiere the Kodiaq this autumn (our spring, so September-November) alongside the subsequent Excellent liftback and wagon, and can supply a plug-in hybrid powertrain for the primary time.
The brand new technology is anticipated to reach domestically in 2024.
It may use the Volkswagen Group’s latest-generation PHEV system, which makes use of the 1.5 TSI evo2 powertrain as a base and affords as much as 200kW in its strongest kind.
The electrified possibility will be a part of a spread of petrol and diesel engines, with mild-hybrid programs additionally accessible within the new mannequin.
It’s anticipated to maneuver to the newer MQB Evo structure like the most recent Octavia.
The Kodiaq will probably be manufactured alongside the present Karoq on the firm’s Kvasiny plant in Czechia, with Skoda investing round 12 million euros (A$19.21 million) in changing the manufacturing line for the brand new Kodiaq.
With Skoda transferring manufacturing of the Excellent to Bratislava, Slovakia there will probably be an extra manufacturing capability of 150,000 items for the 2 SUVs in complete. The Karoq will probably be changed in 2024 by the electrical Elroq.
Skoda says will probably be capable of produce as much as 410 Kodiaqs day by day.
Whereas these teaser pictures don’t reveal key parts just like the front-end styling, we’ve gotten have a look at Skoda’s flagship crossover through camouflaged teaser and spy photographs.
The 2024 Kodiaq seems to have a extra outstanding, upright grille, in addition to slimmer lighting parts up entrance that keep their split-level structure. Down again, the tail lights even have a brand new look.
The general form of the car seems to have advanced solely barely, with related proportions and a roofline that appears a lot the identical.
There’s much less of a pointy crease down the aspect than earlier than, in a nod to final 12 months’s Imaginative and prescient 7S idea which previewed the model’s new Trendy Stable design language.
No spy pictures of the Kodiaq’s inside have been launched, however we anticipate the most recent technology of infotainment to function. We might also see a extra tablet-style touchscreen as a substitute of the extra built-in unit within the present automotive.
Skoda says it has produced over 800,000 Kodiaqs since its international premiere in September 2016. These have been manufactured in Czechia, Ukraine, China and India, in addition to Russia till early 2022.
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