Aside from its size, Skoda has remained tight-lipped about technical details for the Peaq. But we know it will be based on the MEB platform that we’re incredibly familiar with, because it’s already used by about a dozen EVs.
The flagship seven-seater will probably get the same 86kWh battery and 200kW maximum charging speed as the ID. Buzz LWB, which we expect will provide a range of more than 370 miles and allow for a 10 to 80 per cent top-up in less than 30 minutes from a suitably fast ultra-rapid charger. A choice of rear and all-wheel drive variants are likely to be available, too.
What will the new Skoda Peaq look like?
Since the Vision 7S was revealed in 2022, we’ve been issued a handful of teaser images, as well as a few pictures of the car undergoing testing – including around the gruelling Nurburgring race track in Germany.
From these, we can see the car will use Skoda’s new ‘Modern Solid’ design language, as seen on the facelifted Enyaq and new Elroq – including the ‘Tech Deck’ face found on those cars. This replaces a typical Skoda grille with a thin arrangement of sensors and cameras that form part of the car’s active-safety hardware.
However, compared with the Enyaq and Elroq, the new seven-seater SUV is expected to take Skoda’s bold new design language to the next level with an even more minimal look. This includes the application of a clamshell-style bonnet and much thinner fresh LED headlights that are integrated into the Tech Deck Face.
There are also plenty of details that appear to have been carried straight over from the Vision 7S concept, including a twin-fin roof spoiler and super-slim tail-lights that extend onto the bootlid. The overall shape is close to the concept’s, too, with a very square front end and almost van-like proportions that capitalise on interior space, thanks to a short bonnet and a minimal rear overhang.
Unsurprisingly, the Vision 7S’s coach doors haven’t made it to production, given that we can see the pop-out rear door handles in the usual position. The concept’s unconventional ‘six-plus-one’ seating arrangement has almost certainly been replaced by a more traditional choice of five or seven-seat options, although we have yet to get a look inside the production car.
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