Skoda is ready to face 2023 with the restyling of one of its models: the SUV for everyone. Her strengths are many. The details.
The SUV market in Italy continues to be one of the most profitable. This is also confirmed by the numbers for 2022, 28% of the car market. Not a coincidence, of course, who buys a car often focuses on the ‘compact segment’. Of course, this also applies to Skoda, Kamiq is the driving force behind the Czech manufacturer, which is part of the Volkswagen Group.
The city SUV, of the ‘Winged Arrow’, can also boast an exclusive set-up for the Italian market, the Kamiq Black Dots. Which, moreover, is already available on the price lists of our country. An incentive to choose the Skoda model and not the competition. Even the ‘in-house’ one from Volkswagen. Wide choice for customers, to try to satisfy all tastes.
Karoq: the Skoda for everyone. Its strengths
Kamiq, however, is not the only car on Skoda aims for the new year, there is also the Karoq. This car has many strengths, with different engines, at a price that is certainly competitive. A solid and reliable car, in full Skoda style. A car designed and built not only for city traffic and ‘everyday roads’. But also for more inaccessible routes and long journeys.
The design is also a Skoda trademark, crisp and clean. But it is certainly not the aesthetic side that is successful, even if the new model includes LED headlights. The interiors are also simple, with an 8” central touchscreen. The new Karoq restyling also includes a multifunction steering wheel, the two-spoke one. The same as the Enyaq iV. Front seats adjustable in height, while lumbar adjustment is manual. Spacious car designed for 5 people, with seats for three adults in the back. Boot with 521-litre capacity and LED lighting, which can be used as a torch.
As mentioned, there are several engines available. However, it must immediately be said that for Karoq there are no ‘green choices’. No electric motors, no hybrids. The best choice for those who are not yet ready to abandon diesel or petrol. There is the 1.0 TSI three-cylinder, the four-cylinder 1.5 TSI (110 kW) and the 2.0 TSI. Not only because there is also the diesel choice: the 2.0 TDI turbodiesel available in two versions. There are also models with all-wheel drive for higher performance. In any case, consumption is low.
Prices and colors of the Karoq restyling
The new Skoda Karoq offers as standard: cruise control, Front Assistant and Lane Assistant. Colors chapter: from bright silver, to graphite gray and velvet red, or petrol blue. From lunar white to black magic, energy blue, meteor gray and phoenix orange. Prices, as mentioned, Skoda remains an economic choice, the basic model of the Karoq starts at 28,200 euros.
