New Skoda Kodiaq review: could the big SUV be best-in-class?
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It's hard to think of a car that has as much potential to appeal to Auto Express viewers in 2017 as the new Skoda Kodiaq. This is the brand’s entrant into the hugely popular mid-size SUV sector, so we jumped at the chance to get behind the wheel for a very early first drive on UK roads. Would our expectations be buoyed or dashed? James Batchelor finds out...
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I really like this guy. He makes some nice reviews. Reminds me of Quentin Wilson from old Top Gear. With those jokes and voice as well. He is a likeable person. Don't be rude people!
Great job mate, keep up with the good work!
"This guy" is growing on me. I don't mind him anymore. (This is the nicest comment/compliment he's gonna get...probably).
😂
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This is fantastic value and it looks upmarket! Great review and I loved the old Skoda adverts, very funny indeed.
James, im following your Review across TH-cam for a while now and i must say, your doing a very good job! Keep it up!
Well done James. Your reviews improved massively!
Great very early review and a great effort from Skoda.. Shame we have to wait so long here in the UK..
can't wait to buy it by not even looking the car in flesh.. i love the car
James may be like the love child of Jimmy Carr and Quentin Wilson, but his reviews are getting better and better. Nice review James, and the Skoda looks like a winner! Look forward to your next review
Nice review.. you're getting better.
Nice car as well, my 2nd favorite after the 3008/5008.
This car is bigger than the 5008 right?
Excellent review. Thank you for the effort and please keep up the great work!
Great review. Really informative and great photography. Impressive car too.
James, you have come a long way from the early days when your reviews weren't very good. You matured like Skoda did, from being awkward and flimsy, to a more audacious and likeable style. Kudos
Great review James, one of your best yet. The Kodiaq is a sure winner. I've a bmw 2 series GT would like something little bit bigger so can't wait to see it in person!
Another serious and excellent review. Keep up the good work.
Great review as always, James!
Picked up my Skoda Kodiaq SE L 2019 couple of days ago. It's absolutely brilliant. Wonderful drive, loads of tech and so practical.
James is doing really good keep going 👌👌
And his replays for the haters are funny 😂😂
Excellent review. Thanks.
I was thinking Quentin Wilson too when I clicked first :-) but without the ego and certainly more articulate, great job James
Very well made video, just subscribed!
Brilliant video. Hilarious beginning. I love Skodas or anything VAG
Great review - easily the most unbiased and informative person for genuine car buyers to refer to.
Craig Bartlett Yep James is the man right now...totally unbiased and honest, a left of field approach most welcome.
Nice video! Is that Laser white or Candy white? So hard to see
Unbiased, informative review. Thank you, James
Car looking great, nice review and presenter comes across as a nice sincere bloke. Well done.
Nice, sober review.
Well done, cheers.
Excellent, informative and as well made as the kodiac.
Is there a sound system upgrade and from which brand is it?
Ignoring the 2 small extra seats in the back...I'm wondering if three child seats would fit on the 'middle' bench?
Great Car, even better review. Nice job.
very nice review thank you! Can you say anything about its performance on the highway? How does it behave in sharp curves high speed? Maybe a silly question but are its driving qualities on the highway comparable to f.i. a BMW X3? Many greetings from Germany!
great review, thank you sir.
great video james, have you reviewed the frod edge yet?
great thanks
Very good review 👌
Does anyone one know when Skoda will be accepting orders for this at the dealers?
Great car and great review, thank you.
Which engine to go for, the 150 bhp petrol or diesel, not concerned with mpg.
Great review of a great car from Czechia
at 03.08 you are showing the car without lights, i hope your cameraman takes care next time...
thanks for a great review....I looking to order my new Skoda Kodiaq....
Excellent review, thank you fine sir.
is the 1.4L engine going to be able to go up hill with 7 passengers sitting? if yes at what pace?
Nice car and a top review.
I agree with him on the design of the interior. It looks good.
nice review
at 5:30 you said the Kodiaq was cost 21495 pounds which was 800 pounds less than BMW Tiguan. Did you mean VW Tiguan or BMW X3? Can you clarify please? Thanks. Always enjoy watching your videos.
adaptive damping feels good so basic models without them "should be absolutely fine"?!
Not my bag but I see the appeal of this type of car and great P/review. James has really got into his stride lately.
Good review
Great car drove left hand drive version in Portugal recently as work for Skoda franchise and a great car and 4 wheel drive epic also and will go off-roading with ease!
I can't understand why people hate this guy so much.
James Batchelor Brilliant
Huge gap at 2:26 - pre production model?
Hi James: thanks for getting back on the badge value thing. Skoda do offer terrific packages. I find it interesting that Kia and Hyundai have transformed their Brand Image in less than 10 years. I believe that it is unprecedented. Their residuals are now so good that it affects folks decision to buy, irrespective of whether they are badge sensitive or not. SUVs hold their value far better than the saloon/hatch on which they share underpinnings. A Volvo XC90 might therefore represent value in a way that it's high initial cost might not suggest.
Good stuff. Not sure about the red pants, though.
What a great looking car - not sure I would want a 1.4 but the diesels sound good and I think the design would lend itself well to a sport/VRS version.
This is so good looking car
i dont know why people hate you...
but i like how you review the car...
your english is so...👍👍👍
ok does the engine has a timing chain or belt?
Can't wait to see a comparison between this, kia sorento and ford edge.
next stop Top Gear james, nice review
brace yourselves, spyshots showed that the incoming new skoda yeti IS the current tiguan built by skoda, if this kodiaq has an amazing price/features/size ratio, i think the next yeti is going to be even better
I was very impressed by your review and it convinced me to go to Skoda dealer for a test drive. We liked it so much that we bought one! We bought the 1.4T petrol 4x4 7 seat dsg. The car is so smooth for a 1.4 with the dsg box. The quality and style impressed me too. I've had VWs for years and my other car is a Passat cc 3.6 V6 4x4 dsg. The quality is certainly comparable and is better equipped than my cc all be it a 2008 model. Try skoda, try the Kodiaq! You'll be surprised just how impressed you are by it.
Great Review and I think It can be best-in class
of course it will be, because the Skoda badge hasn't got a price tag to make the car more expensive
BrapTechFun Peugeot 3008 suv and the 5008 suv. Just saying ;) :0
Fair point, good contenders but the marketing and in fact the solid serious german look of the Skoda, I think will get the win because SUV buyers are people that are scared of their safety... very few people really need a SUV. The car gives the user a superior position on the road and people like beeing superior so that's why SUV sell. I would without a doubt buy a outback, wrx, alltrack, allroad, quattro than a SUV.
what about japanese SUV like the mazda cx9? Also there is Volvo Suvs, BMW, audi q4? Mercedes?
What James in auto express wasn't he in car buyers
Are you in Bath?
Has Quentin Wilson stole this guys body. #freakyfriday
Sam Tyson Ha! And I thought my thought was an original one!
Sam Tyson
Heated seats for the rear passengers?
Optional.
Looks great
the side-profile reminds me of the recently launched VW Atlas
no wonder
Same car, Skoda doesn't sell in the States-Yet! The VAG emissions garbage had set that back a few years. You are missing out on some great cars. I use Skoda as my daily driver and have a Sports car for the weekend. It has been my second Skoda and now I struggle to find something as good for the money to replace my current one in a year or so.
It looks so expensive
hehe Starting price of 20k euro
Woreth V10 well that says it all for quality😂😂😂😂
Mk1 BMW X5 from rear, hints of Evoque from side
North America needs this.
Is this the same thing as the VW Atlas that will be sold in North America?
Atlas is even bigger and goes against largest American badge SUVs. But yeah, it shares the same platform.
P.S.: They are ongoing speculations ŠKODA might come to US, with KODIAQ.
no, atlas is even bigger
bigcrowfly Atlas is bigger than Touareg, which is bigger than Kodiaq. Kodiaq is Audi Q5 size.
This reviewer is good !
For people looking for a big, practical and not extremely expensive car, this is excellent. Not exciting or "cool", but its excellent for everyday
Wish Skoda would make the move to America already. Unfortunately I feel like dieselgate may have ruined those plans or caused huge setback.
The TANK👊
He said : " I am an adult after all." HAHAAHHAAHHA LOST MY SHIT!
I f***** love it!
skoda vs hyundai ??
like for skoda..
comment for hyundai ...
pleasee????
i'd rather take facelifted santa fe
football Balkan both pieces of shit.... Himmmmmm difficult probably would have to go with Hyundai over a scodie piece of crap and the symbol looks like a fucked up bird😂😂😂😂😂
It's an awesome looking car! But you forgot to show all of the small storage compartments and things like that!
ThinkCleverAndSmart you think the aesthetics of this car inspire awe? You looked at it and your jaw dropped as you sharply inhaled in disbelief at something so amazing?
No, no one did, because it's not awesome, it's a boring medium sized blob.
Christopher O'Grady Hater!!!
I don't care what people think but even he can review a car better than the new Top Gear can!
Why didn't you take it off road?
Side view, rear of the pillars, it's all Jeep GC.. no bad thing as the big Jeep is a great looking car. Front is good too. Just the rear is alittle boring in a Q5 sort of way..
Something like 15 years ago, when FSO in Poland was being bought by Daewoo, some of journalists over here were laughing at Skoda being bought by Volkswagen.
And look how far they've gone now - the new Kodiaq style-wise can easily compete with Audi (not in the quality of interior department, but the price also reflects the value greatly).
I'm really proud of them - they've gone a long way, changing not only quality of their products, but also their perception and that's no easy feat.
As to FSO in Poland... wind sweeps empty factory halls, rusting-away whatever's left of our motoring industry. Skoda made the deal of century, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them.
they have to build a performance version of the kodiaq ie Sportline or VRS model there have been rumours mooted that Skoda may use the 240bhp twin turbo diesel engine. Really hope this happens to give the car more character also the 280bhp petrol would be an awesome engine in the Kodiaq to. COME ON SKODA DONT BE BORING PLEASE GIVE A PERFORMANCE MODEL!!!
Its so sad that they won't bring a car like this to the United States.
Those first few seconds of the video, is it him or not.. shit, it's him
All new Skodas look very, VEEEEERY good
Shorter than the Superb in length or height? The Superb is way shorter in height than the Kodiaq...
Zachary Ong higher - lower, shorter - longer
Bit of an effort fart at 4:02?
The Skoda badge should knock off £19,000 off the asking price.
I never liked Skoda's front grill... but I have to say the sides and back of this car look pretty good. Love the window line... Back reminds me of a flat x3/5... sides are very audi.. front well... Skoda... Don't dislike it... it's just weird...
and a lot of VW of course.
Think the headlights and the grill should be merged or integrated more design-ish into the front of the car
If I had to pick between the Kodiaq and the new 5008 it would be the 5008 but still a very good car produced by Skoda
MICHAEL KREMPA the 5008 is bigger right?
4:28 hint to #apple style presentation
I like Land Rover but the price is out of my reach. Thanks Skoda makes it more affordable and my dream to own one is likely to be true.
a vw tiguan cost 20,868 pounds in the states .
Sorry but you would not buy a Kodiak rather than the equivalent Discovery Sport to save £4000. That is little more than 12 % when residuals and image do not compete. Irrespective of how good it is (and clearly it is good) those numbers do not stack up. Would you buy a good but sub premium sports car to save 12% on a Cayman? Please don't patronise!
David Hayes sure but most people who buy this won't spec it anywhere near the price of a Discovery Sport. Add to that the fact that this is larger...
Skoda?!! Why don't we have that in the US?
The bloke has received a voicebox transplant from Quintin Wilson!
The camera angles are so bad. I can't even see the boot and the legroom properly.
Aren't comments supposed to be about the car or am I missing something?