Skoda has announced extensive price and specification details of its new Elroq baby SUV, and the first official images have also been issued.
We've been lucky enough to already drive the Elroq in early prototype form. Here’s everything we know so far…
2025 Skoda Elroq: Price, specs and release date
- 2025 Skoda Elroq: styling and dimensions
- 2025 Skoda Elroq: interior design and practicality
- 2025 Skoda Elroq: batteries, motors and dynamics
- 2025 Skoda Elroq: specifications
- 2025 Skoda Elroq: price and release date
2025 Skoda Elroq: styling and dimensions
The Elroq is Skoda’s smallest, cheapest crossover electric SUV to date, sitting beneath the recently facelifted Enyaq. Well, it is until the Skoda Epiq (a more compact SUV electric vehicle) arrives soon after. How small? Think of the Elroq as the electric equivalent of a Skoda Karoq, or the Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson and Nissan Qashqai. The Epiq will be equivalent to the Skoda Kamiq.
In terms of dimensions, the car is 4,488mm long, 1,884mm wide, and 1,625mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,765mm.
The Elroq also happens to mark the dawn of a new design language for the Czech brand. Oliver Stefani, who’s Head of Škoda Auto Design, told us the official name for it is Modern Solid design language. The buzzwords he uses to describe it include 'minimalist' and 'functional', along with something Stefani calls the ‘Tech-Deck Face’.
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What’s that? It centres on a gloss black panel that replaces the conventional front grille, behind which are the Elroq’s sensors for monitoring what’s happening ahead. To the side sit the LED headlights – Matrix LED headlights that adapt their beam according to ongoing traffic will feature on the posher trims – and above are the daytime running lights (DRLs) and indicators. The bonnet has ‘SKODA’ in lettering across it instead of a badge.
A lot of effort has been made to make the Elroq as slippery through the air as possible. So, the windscreen is more raked back than the Enyaq’s and leads into a smooth, gently tapering roof. It finishes with a roof-mounted spoiler. Combined with the short front and rear overhangs and wheel-hugging arches, it’s reminiscent of the Range Rover Evoque when you see it side-on.
At the back are C-shaped LED taillights. On top trims, these will feature sweeping indicators and fancy animations that greet you when the car’s unlocked. Nine paint finishes will be offered.
2025 Skoda Elroq: interior design and practicality
The 5.0-inch driver’s digital dial display and 13.0-inch infotainment screen are hand-me-downs from the Enyaq, and run the same software as the facelifted car, plus the latest versions of the Skoda Kodiaq and Superb.
Most versions of the Elroq get the standard Loft Design Selection interior treatment, which has seats in grey man-made leather and dark blue-grey fabric. The same fabric features on the doors, instrument panel, and centre armrest.
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The range-topping SportLine trim gets its own interior treatment with adrker microsuede and artificial leather upholstery and carbon-effect inserts.
There’s an additional Lodge Design Selection, which is optional. This teams black fabric with grey artificial leather, and various orange-coloured accents.
All of them use sustainable interior materials, with fabrics made from fibres that are recycled from plastic bottles, fishing nets, old clothes and carpets that would otherwise have ended up in landfill.
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Arguably more important to family car buyers, though, will be the Elroq’s practicality, and from what we’ve seen, it’s impressive. Although the Elroq is shorter than the Skoda Enyaq, its wheelbase (that’s the gap between its front and rear wheels) is the same. As a result, the Elroq’s just as roomy. There’s enough legroom for four six-footers (five at a push) and they’ll have headroom to spare. Plus there’s 48 litres of cabin storage, which is plenty.
The boot is a generous 470 litres in its normal format, or 1,580 litres with the rear seats folded. You also get a range of Skoda’s trademark Simply Clever features. There’s a handy storage net for your charging cables under the parcel shelf, while the parcel shelf itself can be slotted into the loadspace about halfway up to make an actual shelf.
2025 Skoda Elroq: batteries, motors and dynamics
Like the vast majority of the Volkswagen Group’s electric car models, the Elroq is built on the MEB platform.
The Elroq range starts with the 167bhp 50, followed by the 201bhp 60 and 281bhp 85. Those are all rear-wheel drive. We drove the 85 and it’s brisk off the line. There aren’t any official 0-62mph times, but if it’s not ticking off that sprint in about 6.5 seconds we’ll be surprised. We were told during our prototype drive that there would be a quicker all-wheel-drive version with 295bhp, called the 85x, but this wasn’t included in the official announcement, so we suspect that will probably come later.
In terms of range, the Elroq 50 model’s 55kWh battery (52kWh usable) gives a range of 230 miles, while the 60 has a 63kWh battery (59kWh usable) that ups the driving range to 250 miles. Both these support DC rapid charging rates of 145 kW. The Elroq 85 version uses an 82kWh battery pack (77kWh usable) for a range of 360 miles, and gets DC rapid charging of up to 175 kW.
Having driven the Elroq prototype mostly around the streets of Amsterdam, it’s very at home in urban environments. The light, accurate steering and tight, 9.3-metre turning circle certainly help it there. And you can see out more easily than in some rivals, which is a bonus when parking.
At any speed, the supple ride takes the sting out of most bumps, and the Elroq’s more comfortable than the Tesla Model Y. It’s quieter, too, with less wind- and road noise on open roads. The Ford Explorer has firmer suspension than the Elroq, which means it leans less in corners, but the Elroq grips the road well and is a very easy family car to drive. The biggest negative in our early test car was the regenerative brakes, because there was some inconsistency when you hit the brake pedal.
2025 Skoda Elroq: specifications
The new car will be offered in four trim levels. Entry-level SE cars will be offered exclusively with the 50 powertrain option, while SE L cars will be offered only with the 60 powertrain. Edition and SportLine trims come with a choice of either the 60 or 85 powertrain options.
As standard, the SE comes with alloy wheels, LED headlights and LED rear lights, the 13.0-inch touchscreen display, the digital cockpit, single-zone climate control, a rear-view camera, rear parking sensors, traffic sign recognition and blind spot detection.
The SE L adds a heated steering wheel, steering wheel paddles for the regenerative braking system, heated front seats, satnav, dual-zone climate control, drive mode select, and front parking sensors.
Edition trim comes with chrome roof rails and window surround, privacy glass, acoustic side windows, Travel Assist Plus (Skoda’s extensive suite of driver assistance systems that includes adaptive cruise control with traffic jam assist and all manner of lane assistance), keyless entry, and wireless charging for your phone.
SportLine trim gets LED Matrix headlights, body kit, front sports seats, a power tailgate, rear side airbags, progressive dynamic steering, and gloss black finishes for the roof rails, door mirrors and bootlid lettering. The 85 version also gets a sports suspension.
Optional extras available include a super-fancy head-up display with augmented reality features.
2025 Skoda Elroq: price and release date
The new Skoda Elroq opened for ordering in the UK on October 18th 2024, so you can place your order any time you like.
Prices start at £31,500 for the SE 50, while the SEL 60 sets you back £33,350. Edition-trimmed cars start at £34,450. Go for range-topping SportLine trim, and prices start at £37,400 for the 60 model, rising to £41,600 for the 85.