It still staggers me how Hyundai/Kia knocked it out the park with the Kona/Soul/e-Niro, given they’re not even riding on a dedicated EV platform and they’re still pretty much top of the class. The efficiency they are capable of is still amazing, and I don’t think has been bettered by any legacy manufacturer.
Moving from a PHEV to a BEV my final shortlist was Enyaq, eNiro and Volvo XC40. I opted for the eNiro based on reputation, price , warranty and customer interface plus I prefer the option of standard buttons rather than pure touchscreen. Volvo was way to expensive and on test drive I had compatibility problems with my home charge unit. Kia were very responsive to my request for a test drive and enabled a half day option. I am still waiting for a response from Skoda for rest drive of the Enyaq and that request was made in July. Thumbs down on customer support and communication.
Fun fact about the e-Niro: there is a 'hack' to increase the boot space by a fair amount by taking out the foam inserts from the underfloor compartment. There's also an aftermarket little frunk available.
What's interesting is how huge the ID.4 / Enyaq is compared to the e-Niro. Going to a typical multi-story car park, means you have to hold the door carefully on the e-Niro to get out - and looking at the Enyaq it just fills the whole of a car parking space from side to side with hardly any space to get out. It means that the Enyaq and e-Niro are actually different beasts. For city living, the e-Niro is highly efficient, nippy, and can zip into different spaces - so it's more of a golf equivalent with more flexibility. The Enyaq is better as a family car filled with luggage - more of a Prius Estate equivalent. They are the right car for different scenarios. The eNiro is simple in its 4 specifications. The Enyaq requires complex configuration (£400 here, £500 there) before you've tailored it to you exact needs - so it's easy for the base Enyaq to become quite expensive, when you start putting all the additions that the eNiro has in it's 3 or 4+ specifications. However for both of them - adaptive cruise control and lane control just makes stop start traffic simpler and more relaxing (particularly if you see a petrol car burn its clutch out, or overheat). So the key is to know what size and use you want from your car and the eNiro OR the Enyaq will be better for different purposes.
I've bought an e-Niro, so my opinion is biased, but I would have bought an ID.3 were it not for the silly and dangerous lack of physical controls, and the unfinished software. The Skoda suffers from a similar pointless design, and to get a similar specification to the 4+ spec e-Niro requires spending many thousands more. My Kia is both hi-tech and familiar at the same time, does really well on range, and isn't enormous.
Agree 100%. I made the exact same choice for much the same reasons (plus the e-Niro is a little larger than the ID3). Of course, if size is that important maybe the Enyaq: but every extra comes at a price.
@@pikeoblisco1623 Size is important. My Golf is about as big as I would want to go for ease of parking etc. I have seen the Enyaq and it dwarfed everything else in the Skoda showroom.
The Enyaq is an SUV and the E-Niro is a crossover that is classed as an estate on official paperwork. The Kona which is ever so slightly smaller than the eNiro can be had for £32500 in 64KWh premium edition. Personally, I think the comparison is skewed here.
I'm planning to get an EV for my next car and I've been looking at reviews and comparison videos like this for a while now. I am planning, up to now, to go for E-Niro. It still out does most other EV's in its class. I like the look of it too. Too many EV's have an overly designed look to them, which is just unnecessary. The E-Niro looks familiar and isn't some scary looking (come and steal me) expensive car design. The interior again isn't scary, it's familiar but still has some nice high-tech systems (which have been proven and are stable!). It's battery range and efficiency is second to none really and something all other cars in this class seem to be way behind on. Also most other companies are still doing the old 'added extra charges' for things that come standard on the Niro. As for the mention of the Frunk... the Niro has been around long enough that you can get an easy to fit cheap 3rd party Frunk for it too. If that's what you want. It's very small, but it works. lol. That's the thing it might have been around a while, but that also means there is a fair few 3rd party extra's that can be bought relatively cheaply now to bump up the quality of Kia E-Niro too.
The sound when you were inside the car was a little sketchy. One thing to remember is almost everything on the Enyak is at an additional cost, which really bumps up the price.
Indeed.... the 4+ E-Niro, has tons of spec, the only option is metallic paint and can be purchased for around £37-£38. A top spec Enyaq will be almost £50k. If you don't need the space, the Kia is the most sensible buy. Tried & tested, easy to drive, familiar control layout with knobs & controls=simplicity. Easier to park & manoeuvre, more efficient, despite whats said in the review regularly achieves 300 mile+ range if driven sensibly, so cheaper per/mile running costs, faster acceleration, and to top it all off a 7 year warranty. It has won many many awards and best EV awards for a reason. The only reason to buy the Enyaq is for the extra space, which you will pay dearly for, and even more £sss, sss to similiarly spec it to the Kia. The e-Niro really is a no-brainer.
@@David-bl1bt totally agree David. Felt the review was a little one sided and during the compares eg charging speed it wasn't mentioned that everything on the Skoda is an optional extra. Be interesting to spec the Skoda up like for like and then compare the prices
My advice is test drive both, then decide. If you drive the top notch version of eniro and hear the sound from 7.1 JBL, then compare to Enyaq, you'll hear huge difference in sound quality. Besides the reason some eniro may sound louder than enyaq is the stupid Michelin tyres. Once you change them to Hankook Ventus Prime tyres the difference will be enormous. Also kia is much more sporty, responsive drive. It annoys me that all reviews give eniro a lot lower range than it actually does. In the sommer my eniro does 570 km (350 miles), so all these reviewers dont know how to use the regen.
Every thing considered, whilst the enyac is brilliant for my needs the 7 year warranty plus the value of the equipment levels has me going down the Kia road, especially as i will be buying a second hand one
Any car that is launched with a system that has major glitches and frequently stops working (crashes) suggests serious under development, which would make me worry about the rest of the car! Kia for me thanks.
One thing you didn't mention is that the E-Niro has a place for one of the mini spare tires under the rear floor. The spare for other Kias fits so it is not difficult to carry a useful spare tire when traveling. There have been too many times when I have destroyed a tire by hitting something on the road and the air pump and sealer are useless.
I'd still go for the E-niro, looks better and is pretty much the same size as my focus. I find driving big cars stressful in city environments, London roads getting smaller and smaller each year.
@@stevecampbell7589 In my area, they're purposely making the roads narrower, putting more speed humps amongst other things to make driving a big car more stressful.
@@stevecampbell7589 I do know how to drive, I just find it more stressful each time I see a new narrower road or a small parking spot in a shopping park. Bigger cars just taking up more space in the bay on either sides. The amount of times I've had to reverse half way down a narrow road to let someone pass by is crazy. No spots to dip into cos everyone's already parked up.
Batteries of both cars have the similar warranty, but for the rest of the vehicle Kia offers 7 years and Skoda 2 years, at least in Nordics. That is a major difference to me.
Having owned around 10 vehicles from the VAG and the first 8 being brilliant, the two I purchased last year (Cupra Formentor & Seat Ibiza for my Wife) are garbage. The Formentor got rejected at 4,000 miles as the touch screen is nothing short of hideous, its got issues throughout, and who in there right mind thinks heater controls through a touch screen is progress. I often had issues where I would want to control the heating and ventilation and the screen said this function is unavailable! What!! Couldn't turn off the air con, adjust the fan speed or the temp. Got two faults on the Ibiza at the moment too (9 months old). 3 weeks ago I returned the Formentor after a painful 5 week battle and took delivery of a BMW. Idrive works great and I have manual heater controls (praise the lord!) I would like to get shot of the Ibiza but cant afford 4 new cars in 9 months! Stay away! E Niro has manual heater controls, might be a little more "sensible" in its styling but I bet it works it better knowing Kia/Hyundai. VW group have tried to save money in the last 2-3 years and its back fired. The last car I had Skoda Superb was exceptional, but sorry to say you have lost Two very good customers.
The exceptionally nice thing about an eNiro is that it is "ordinary" enough in it's appearance to not attract the morons who like to wantonly damage cars. It doesn't look exceptional and doesn't attract attention and yet it quietly and effectively does a class leading job. Great qualities if you ask me.
I call mine the RonSeal mobile - it does exactly what it says on the tin, it does it all very well (not class leading, just consistently very well) and it doesn't ask for anything in return. When i was shopping around the same spec Enyaq wasn't even comparable price-wise, nor on the warranty.
Everything is extra in an Enyaq, even down to tinted windows and active cruise control. For this reason I chose an E-Niro 2 Long Range, much better value for money in my opinion!
In case anyone sees this, I have the 64 eNiro and get a real world range of 320 miles in good weather. It's down to 290 now in late autumn... and the range is always accurate.
I rented the enero yesterday and had a long ride. It is a very nice car indeed. Infotainment is fast and intuitive. Hoewever the navigation was not as clear as I would like. After setting the destination there is no way to see what adres you are going. I ended up gong to the wrond end of the country, didnt notice because the city i was going to wasnt listed. Also passing your destination adress the navigation thinks its finished and shuts off. Not so nice if you missed the exit, you need to stop and restart the address. I didn't understand the roudsigns at exits. Which one to take?? One should have been grayed out. Ended up using my phones navigation. Safety stuff like lane assist can be set on the steering wheel, very nice! On the Enyaq you need to dive into the screen.
Any car where I have to adjust the AC by a bloody touchscreen, is gone, done, outta here, not-a-hope-in-hell am I going to go anywhere near it. Utterly insane to implement a ridiculous, needless and less efficient answer to a question nobody asked - for no other reason but for the sake of it. All VAG cars have fallen in to this trap, and they'll all pay when punters head elsewhere.
A great back-to-back comparison review, Doug - thank you. Like other's have already said, though - pretty much everything you ACTUALLY want on the Enyaq is a cost option and you have less than £1,000 in options value before it disqualifies itself for the Government's PiCG.
The extras don't count towards the cost of the car to qualify for the government grant. I ordered one in June (iv60), and the total cost was just under £40k, but still got the grant as it comes off the base price, hopefully get my car next week as there have been hold ups due to chip shortage
The Enyaq actually charges at 50kW. If you want it to charge at 100 or 125kW you have to get this as an optional extra fitted in the factory. I know a number of people who got the Enyaq and didn't realise the speedier charger was an option. The standard Enyaq is terrible. You need £2-6000 of options to be a decent car. Used Enyaqs are going to be difficult to purchase as no one will want one that charges at 50kW when everything else charges wy faster and all the chargers have been upgraded.
Thanks for this comparison. I’ve seen enough reviews now of the VW stable infotainment problems to steer clear until they sort it out. We want to move away from petrol to an electric car in 2022.
As always Skoda (being part of VAG) virtually force you to by extras and different 'packjs' to bring it up to a level that you require that adds on several thousand pounds...
There are some interesting points made about both cars. But I still think Enyaq is better value for what you get plus looks better... so much more space too 😍
@@b4804514 VW and SKODA are in the same group but they have their own designers and development teams. I respect your opinion but to me, there is nothing unreliable about this safe, great looking and comfortable family EV. :) What particularly do you think is badly designed or unreliable about the Enyaq?
I watch out for any VW group, not my cup of Coffee. I bought recently e Niro 2019 with low mileage and top spec Executive line. I owned a Hyundai Classic Ioniq for 1,5 and the software never been crushed or something strange like VW group.... You can't eat from a pretty table....
3:50 Love it. Shows video of Enyaq infotainment screen with exasperation at the blank climate screen... ... The climate control was off, all you had to do was turn it on, that’s the point!
Surely the point is that a totally blank screen is utterly stupid and potentially dangerous when driving. If CC is off why not put a message asking if you want to turn CC on actually on the screen? Imagine if you opened Google maps on your phone and location services was off but maps didn't ask you if you wanted to turn it on. Would be more than stupid imo.
Kia Niro is just smaller. Niro has better battery and is more reliable. Its faster and more powerful. Has much better entertainment and info system. Has more included extras. Has 7 years warranty and cheaper parts. Interior feeling is subjective. Skoda has bigger boot and drives like a bigger car. That's it. I am surprised that the additional packages were not fully mentioned. Just 2 of them. Extra payment for heat pump, private glasses, lights, cruise control and many others. You need to pay additional 5k for a Good upgrade. Kia is the winner for me. 😉
Not a good comparison. simply on size alone, if nothing else. Also Enyaq is EV platform, e-Niro is petrol/hybrid adaption. Any lgitches in Enyaq software will be updated via patch.
They already have. Mine glitched a couple of times in the first month, but not once in the last 4 months since the first over-the-air update. And the climate controls are very simple and intuitive, with physical buttons for demister and rear screen heater and a master switch to go straight to the climate screen.
... and, buttons please. Working your way through screens when driving, especially with glitchy software can only be considered as both frustrating and potentially dangerous. I wish manufacturers would get the message and tone down the quickly outdated tech. In ten years time some of these cars will have systems that you cannot use because the tech is out of date or too expensive to repair. Stick to switches to avoid disappointment.
... then the Enyaq is bigger, thirstier, ... We're not a family but a couple looking for a practical ev to suit our lifestyle. The Skoda is too big and bloated. Why are people obsessed by "big" cars?
It's not nearly double though is it? The Enyaq is the same size as the Skoda Kodiaq and that starts at £26000. The EV is more expensive but maintenance, VED and fuel will all be cheaper.
@@TL-xw6fh Only 25% of uk car buyers buy new. according to the AA. Therefore only top 2.5% are buying electric. Do those "buyers" you quote include company car purchases? How many people, with a national average wage of £23000, afford to drop £35, 000 on a new car? ...lol.
I would love to buy a new electric car but they are just far to expensive. The Chinese manufacturer BYD (Build Your Dreams) is starting shortly to break into the European Market with a greatly reduced price EV so I’m waiting for this company’s affordable EV. BYD are already here in the U.K. building electric only buses for the U.K. market and Europe. So if your in London or any other major city in the U.K. or Europe then if you see or ride on an electric only bus it will be a Chinese made bus by BYD.
Any car which relies as heavily on it's computer systems as these cars do cannot be excused if their computer systems are not up to the task, everyone should boycott these vehicles until they are improved!!! for this sort of money there is no excuse.
Skoda cars are of course better built against this korean Kia but the new 2022 refresh new E-Niro is coming out soon. Worth a check. Skoda, VW and Audi are better built against the Kia. The better higher end Genesis GV60 would be a better car against the Germans, European cars.
Always had Škodas but the options list, the fact that it is *so* big and that glitchy infotainment system with the hidden climate controls really put me off. I'd fancied the Kia e-Niro from before the Enyaq came out and now, having seen them both it's top of my list. It'll have to be used though and not for a couple of years, sadly.
I have just ordered an IV80 which will be our 5th EV and I can assure you that the time has arrived. If you don't move soon your ICE will suffer horrendous depreciation!
@@joe80ss changing battery?? The battery will outlast the car. 300 mile range is pretty decent, bigger than my bladder. You only need to charge at home, assuming you don't live in a flat etc, unless you are travelling a long journey, and then it isn't an issue. Price...well I agree here, but that is dropping and over time they'll be far more used cars on the market which will help to push the whole thing forward. The horse and cart ruled the world once and then a funny little thing like the internal combustion engine came along, they said that would never work.
There are already quite a few 7-seater EV options on sale - mostly from the Stellantis Group brands, Vauxhall, Citroen and Peugeot. Value-for-money wise, something like the Citroen e-Berlingo LWB 7 seater uses the Group's 50kWh underpinnings from the eC4 with 100kW charging capability.
@@jonathantaylor1998 what? a few cars is not a lot and apart from TeslaX they are all vans! Who buys vans and minivans nowadays? (except if you're doing it for living). EQB is coming soon hopefully, but apart from that .. nothing. Its astonishing.
Not sure on the quality .... Kia gives a 7 year warranty as standard. However, if you like a much larger car, then the Enyaq will have much more luggage space (and less door space in a car park) - so suits a family with lots of luggage.
@@PD-fh4wj ive been driving for more than fifty years and have owned many cars. Three years ago i purchased a Skoda karoq and was shocked by the quality and comfort of the car during the test drive. This is a car that is a pleasure to own. Ive had no problems. Running costs are low and servicing charges are cheaper than the qashqai i had before it.
My friend cannot operate modern car controls due to (currently) mild parkinsons. Needs easy to use buttons and large rotary controls, normal handbrake and be family size. There is nothing out there. Thought we tried to help the disabled! 'Progress' seems to be deliberatley excluding certain members of society, and that is an absolute disgrace. And it is getting worse.
That's bull. Many modern cars feature voice control. Even easier than buttons or screens. Also: define normal handbrake. Most EV's automatically apply the handbrake when at a complete standstill. No user intervention needed anymore.
@@jeremylister89 but he is correct you can set temp by voice and on Enyaq there is a actual button to shortcut to temp screen so not that hard And most modern cars ev or not no longer have a hand break just a switch, and that’s if you disable auto hand break
@@Dreador. All I can say is that my friend to date cannot find a suitable vehicle, and budget is a limiting factor. I will relay what you have said. In the near future he will be penalised unless he finds a suitable EV and he is concerned.
@@jeremylister89 Just tired of people with all these edge cases instantly playing the "I'm deliberately being excluded" card. No you're not. But we can't ever please everyone.
Its interesting watching 'What Car' trying so hard to award the company with the largest advertising budget the best review. These reviews are untrustworthy.
Enyaq volume button on steering wheel, clima button under touch screen. Yes you have to prod the option you want on the screen but the screen ‘button” is bigger than a physical button.
skoda is a junk, most EU cars including high emd ones are just playing the catch-up game. Tesla, korean car makers are now in 4-5th generation of EV cars. Much more stable software, batteries etc. The only reason to buy EU cars would be as a fashion statement. Price to features korean cars are way better.
It is like UK government grants for What Car to keep up this ignescent number of electric car reviews. Every new model that is released you choose the E version. Most electric cars are poor quality cabins for any make & are unaffordable to the masses, expensive & totally impractical for many. Any thing decent is £40.000 upwards & then not eligible for the Government grant. I keep saying 2/3 of the worlds electric is still produced by coal fired power stations & the UK needs billions to put the infra-structure in place. The UK makes up two percent of the worlds emissions. Many people live miles from a motorway so the charging times a biased. How long do they take on a 13 amp socket. I think the Kia is about 32 hours. Completely unrealistic review. I notice Toyota & Nissan-Renault alliance did not sign at COP26. What does that tell you? We have 135,000 population in our council area & FIVE 50 kw charging stations over 24 SQ miles. I drive a self charging Hybrid so I am not against saving the planet, but we are light years from extinguishing all fossil fuelled cars.
Get a smart home charger. Ideally paired with pv and battery storage takes the strain off the grid. Not that I could afford that but that is the general idea in the long term.
I own a Kia e-Niro and before that a Hyundai Kona. The quality of Hyundai Motor Group vehicles is superb, easily as good as anything from Deutschland. They even have more confidence in their build quality than VW by offering 7 year warranty compared to only 3 for VW.
It still staggers me how Hyundai/Kia knocked it out the park with the Kona/Soul/e-Niro, given they’re not even riding on a dedicated EV platform and they’re still pretty much top of the class. The efficiency they are capable of is still amazing, and I don’t think has been bettered by any legacy manufacturer.
Moving from a PHEV to a BEV my final shortlist was Enyaq, eNiro and Volvo XC40. I opted for the eNiro based on reputation, price , warranty and customer interface plus I prefer the option of standard buttons rather than pure touchscreen.
Volvo was way to expensive and on test drive I had compatibility problems with my home charge unit. Kia were very responsive to my request for a test drive and enabled a half day option. I am still waiting for a response from Skoda for rest drive of the Enyaq and that request was made in July. Thumbs down on customer support and communication.
A very strange comparison as the Skoda is massively more expensive at almost 50% higher price for similar trim level compared to the e-Niro.
Thats cuz an actual comparison wuld be with the EV6 instead of the Niro
Hi Lennart I think it depends on the country because in the UK the Skoda out ranks the E-Niro every day
Fun fact about the e-Niro: there is a 'hack' to increase the boot space by a fair amount by taking out the foam inserts from the underfloor compartment. There's also an aftermarket little frunk available.
Little frunk??
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What's interesting is how huge the ID.4 / Enyaq is compared to the e-Niro. Going to a typical multi-story car park, means you have to hold the door carefully on the e-Niro to get out - and looking at the Enyaq it just fills the whole of a car parking space from side to side with hardly any space to get out. It means that the Enyaq and e-Niro are actually different beasts. For city living, the e-Niro is highly efficient, nippy, and can zip into different spaces - so it's more of a golf equivalent with more flexibility. The Enyaq is better as a family car filled with luggage - more of a Prius Estate equivalent. They are the right car for different scenarios. The eNiro is simple in its 4 specifications. The Enyaq requires complex configuration (£400 here, £500 there) before you've tailored it to you exact needs - so it's easy for the base Enyaq to become quite expensive, when you start putting all the additions that the eNiro has in it's 3 or 4+ specifications. However for both of them - adaptive cruise control and lane control just makes stop start traffic simpler and more relaxing (particularly if you see a petrol car burn its clutch out, or overheat). So the key is to know what size and use you want from your car and the eNiro OR the Enyaq will be better for different purposes.
I've bought an e-Niro, so my opinion is biased, but I would have bought an ID.3 were it not for the silly and dangerous lack of physical controls, and the unfinished software. The Skoda suffers from a similar pointless design, and to get a similar specification to the 4+ spec e-Niro requires spending many thousands more. My Kia is both hi-tech and familiar at the same time, does really well on range, and isn't enormous.
Agree 100%. I made the exact same choice for much the same reasons (plus the e-Niro is a little larger than the ID3). Of course, if size is that important maybe the Enyaq: but every extra comes at a price.
What’s the benefit of 4+
@@pikeoblisco1623 Size is important. My Golf is about as big as I would want to go for ease of parking etc. I have seen the Enyaq and it dwarfed everything else in the Skoda showroom.
The Enyaq is an SUV and the E-Niro is a crossover that is classed as an estate on official paperwork.
The Kona which is ever so slightly smaller than the eNiro can be had for £32500 in 64KWh premium edition.
Personally, I think the comparison is skewed here.
Love the kona electric but that silver interior , why 😰😰
Not having physical volume/tuning and climate control dials/buttons is a safety hazard.
I'm planning to get an EV for my next car and I've been looking at reviews and comparison videos like this for a while now. I am planning, up to now, to go for E-Niro. It still out does most other EV's in its class. I like the look of it too. Too many EV's have an overly designed look to them, which is just unnecessary. The E-Niro looks familiar and isn't some scary looking (come and steal me) expensive car design. The interior again isn't scary, it's familiar but still has some nice high-tech systems (which have been proven and are stable!). It's battery range and efficiency is second to none really and something all other cars in this class seem to be way behind on. Also most other companies are still doing the old 'added extra charges' for things that come standard on the Niro. As for the mention of the Frunk... the Niro has been around long enough that you can get an easy to fit cheap 3rd party Frunk for it too. If that's what you want. It's very small, but it works. lol. That's the thing it might have been around a while, but that also means there is a fair few 3rd party extra's that can be bought relatively cheaply now to bump up the quality of Kia E-Niro too.
It's a great size for parking - not too big. The Enyaq is huge in comparison.
The sound when you were inside the car was a little sketchy.
One thing to remember is almost everything on the Enyak is at an additional cost, which really bumps up the price.
Indeed.... the 4+ E-Niro, has tons of spec, the only option is metallic paint and can be purchased for around £37-£38. A top spec Enyaq will be almost £50k.
If you don't need the space, the Kia is the most sensible buy. Tried & tested, easy to drive, familiar control layout with knobs & controls=simplicity. Easier to park & manoeuvre, more efficient, despite whats said in the review regularly achieves 300 mile+ range if driven sensibly, so cheaper per/mile running costs, faster acceleration, and to top it all off a 7 year warranty. It has won many many awards and best EV awards for a reason.
The only reason to buy the Enyaq is for the extra space, which you will pay dearly for, and even more £sss, sss to similiarly spec it to the Kia.
The e-Niro really is a no-brainer.
@@David-bl1bt totally agree David. Felt the review was a little one sided and during the compares eg charging speed it wasn't mentioned that everything on the Skoda is an optional extra. Be interesting to spec the Skoda up like for like and then compare the prices
My advice is test drive both, then decide. If you drive the top notch version of eniro and hear the sound from 7.1 JBL, then compare to Enyaq, you'll hear huge difference in sound quality. Besides the reason some eniro may sound louder than enyaq is the stupid Michelin tyres. Once you change them to Hankook Ventus Prime tyres the difference will be enormous. Also kia is much more sporty, responsive drive. It annoys me that all reviews give eniro a lot lower range than it actually does. In the sommer my eniro does 570 km (350 miles), so all these reviewers dont know how to use the regen.
Every thing considered, whilst the enyac is brilliant for my needs the 7 year warranty plus the value of the equipment levels has me going down the Kia road, especially as i will be buying a second hand one
Any car that is launched with a system that has major glitches and frequently stops working (crashes) suggests serious under development, which would make me worry about the rest of the car! Kia for me thanks.
One thing you didn't mention is that the E-Niro has a place for one of the mini spare tires under the rear floor. The spare for other Kias fits so it is not difficult to carry a useful spare tire when traveling. There have been too many times when I have destroyed a tire by hitting something on the road and the air pump and sealer are useless.
I'd still go for the E-niro, looks better and is pretty much the same size as my focus. I find driving big cars stressful in city environments, London roads getting smaller and smaller each year.
roads aint getting smaller and skoda much better looking
@@stevecampbell7589 In my area, they're purposely making the roads narrower, putting more speed humps amongst other things to make driving a big car more stressful.
@@ragingsilver just learn to drive. Bet you don't think how your new washing machine is going to arrive down your new narrow road.
@@ragingsilver I wouldn't have either of these cars as they no good without a real engine
@@stevecampbell7589 I do know how to drive, I just find it more stressful each time I see a new narrower road or a small parking spot in a shopping park. Bigger cars just taking up more space in the bay on either sides. The amount of times I've had to reverse half way down a narrow road to let someone pass by is crazy. No spots to dip into cos everyone's already parked up.
Batteries of both cars have the similar warranty, but for the rest of the vehicle Kia offers 7 years and Skoda 2 years, at least in Nordics. That is a major difference to me.
Skoda Enyaq iV60 next year 🥳
Having owned around 10 vehicles from the VAG and the first 8 being brilliant, the two I purchased last year (Cupra Formentor & Seat Ibiza for my Wife) are garbage. The Formentor got rejected at 4,000 miles as the touch screen is nothing short of hideous, its got issues throughout, and who in there right mind thinks heater controls through a touch screen is progress. I often had issues where I would want to control the heating and ventilation and the screen said this function is unavailable! What!! Couldn't turn off the air con, adjust the fan speed or the temp. Got two faults on the Ibiza at the moment too (9 months old). 3 weeks ago I returned the Formentor after a painful 5 week battle and took delivery of a BMW. Idrive works great and I have manual heater controls (praise the lord!) I would like to get shot of the Ibiza but cant afford 4 new cars in 9 months!
Stay away! E Niro has manual heater controls, might be a little more "sensible" in its styling but I bet it works it better knowing Kia/Hyundai. VW group have tried to save money in the last 2-3 years and its back fired. The last car I had Skoda Superb was exceptional, but sorry to say you have lost Two very good customers.
The exceptionally nice thing about an eNiro is that it is "ordinary" enough in it's appearance to not attract the morons who like to wantonly damage cars. It doesn't look exceptional and doesn't attract attention and yet it quietly and effectively does a class leading job.
Great qualities if you ask me.
I call mine the RonSeal mobile - it does exactly what it says on the tin, it does it all very well (not class leading, just consistently very well) and it doesn't ask for anything in return. When i was shopping around the same spec Enyaq wasn't even comparable price-wise, nor on the warranty.
Everything is extra in an Enyaq, even down to tinted windows and active cruise control. For this reason I chose an E-Niro 2 Long Range, much better value for money in my opinion!
Big difference in towing capacity.
I am going with e-niro after seeing this review/comparison.
In case anyone sees this, I have the 64 eNiro and get a real world range of 320 miles in good weather. It's down to 290 now in late autumn... and the range is always accurate.
I rented the enero yesterday and had a long ride. It is a very nice car indeed. Infotainment is fast and intuitive. Hoewever the navigation was not as clear as I would like. After setting the destination there is no way to see what adres you are going. I ended up gong to the wrond end of the country, didnt notice because the city i was going to wasnt listed. Also passing your destination adress the navigation thinks its finished and shuts off. Not so nice if you missed the exit, you need to stop and restart the address. I didn't understand the roudsigns at exits. Which one to take?? One should have been grayed out. Ended up using my phones navigation. Safety stuff like lane assist can be set on the steering wheel, very nice! On the Enyaq you need to dive into the screen.
Any car where I have to adjust the AC by a bloody touchscreen, is gone, done, outta here, not-a-hope-in-hell am I going to go anywhere near it. Utterly insane to implement a ridiculous, needless and less efficient answer to a question nobody asked - for no other reason but for the sake of it. All VAG cars have fallen in to this trap, and they'll all pay when punters head elsewhere.
Please pressent in km and litres as well. I bet you have some non-UK audience
A great back-to-back comparison review, Doug - thank you.
Like other's have already said, though - pretty much everything you ACTUALLY want on the Enyaq is a cost option and you have less than £1,000 in options value before it disqualifies itself for the Government's PiCG.
The extras don't count towards the cost of the car to qualify for the government grant.
I ordered one in June (iv60), and the total cost was just under £40k, but still got the grant as it comes off the base price, hopefully get my car next week as there have been hold ups due to chip shortage
The Enyaq actually charges at 50kW. If you want it to charge at 100 or 125kW you have to get this as an optional extra fitted in the factory. I know a number of people who got the Enyaq and didn't realise the speedier charger was an option. The standard Enyaq is terrible. You need £2-6000 of options to be a decent car. Used Enyaqs are going to be difficult to purchase as no one will want one that charges at 50kW when everything else charges wy faster and all the chargers have been upgraded.
The 125kw charging is now standard on the Enyaq.
Agreed mate! It’s new EV purchasers who will be unluckily enough to fall for this. Boo to 50Kw charging when 100 + is available
Thanks for this comparison. I’ve seen enough reviews now of the VW stable infotainment problems to steer clear until they sort it out. We want to move away from petrol to an electric car in 2022.
I am glad you pointed out a laggy screen. Laggy screen is dangerous
Something worth mentioning is the 8 month waiting list on orders for the Enyaq....
Kia E-Niro 👍
As always Skoda (being part of VAG) virtually force you to by extras and different 'packjs' to bring it up to a level that you require that adds on several thousand pounds...
the second generation Kia Niro was launched in Korea... so, in 6 months to 1 year, it will arrive in Europe...
e-Niro all the way. Kia has proven very reliable
I’ve driven the new Skoda presented here… it’s a very great car to drive !! 👍💪
I'd say the Enyaq is the better version compared to the VW ID.4
There are some interesting points made about both cars. But I still think Enyaq is better value for what you get plus looks better... so much more space too 😍
Nope the VW name on it makes it unreliable and badly designed under the hood
@@b4804514 VW and SKODA are in the same group but they have their own designers and development teams. I respect your opinion but to me, there is nothing unreliable about this safe, great looking and comfortable family EV. :) What particularly do you think is badly designed or unreliable about the Enyaq?
I watch out for any VW group, not my cup of Coffee. I bought recently e Niro 2019 with low mileage and top spec Executive line. I owned a Hyundai Classic Ioniq for 1,5 and the software never been crushed or something strange like VW group....
You can't eat from a pretty table....
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Love it. Shows video of Enyaq infotainment screen with exasperation at the blank climate screen...
... The climate control was off, all you had to do was turn it on, that’s the point!
Surely the point is that a totally blank screen is utterly stupid and potentially dangerous when driving. If CC is off why not put a message asking if you want to turn CC on actually on the screen? Imagine if you opened Google maps on your phone and location services was off but maps didn't ask you if you wanted to turn it on. Would be more than stupid imo.
Skoda Kodiaq for now and Enyaq after 3 years.
You should also mention how much it is to fast charge those cars !!! 🤔
Look at that disply in skoda. Looks like a tablet glued to the dashboard...
Skoda Enyaq ❤️
Anyone not buying the e-Nero is cheating themselves. Best electric 4-seater ever made.
Kia Niro is just smaller. Niro has better battery and is more reliable. Its faster and more powerful. Has much better entertainment and info system. Has more included extras. Has 7 years warranty and cheaper parts. Interior feeling is subjective.
Skoda has bigger boot and drives like a bigger car. That's it. I am surprised that the additional packages were not fully mentioned. Just 2 of them. Extra payment for heat pump, private glasses, lights, cruise control and many others. You need to pay additional 5k for a Good upgrade. Kia is the winner for me. 😉
E Niro has a lot of kit as standard whereas in the Enyaq a lot of the same kit are extra options.
Not a good comparison. simply on size alone, if nothing else. Also Enyaq is EV platform, e-Niro is petrol/hybrid adaption. Any lgitches in Enyaq software will be updated via patch.
They already have. Mine glitched a couple of times in the first month, but not once in the last 4 months since the first over-the-air update. And the climate controls are very simple and intuitive, with physical buttons for demister and rear screen heater and a master switch to go straight to the climate screen.
VW Audi need to wake up and bin the "in-tablet" buttons and touch controls. It's horrid to use and unsafe to keep taking your eyes off the road.
agree...................bring back buttons asap........................
The Tesla fan boys will not like you, but I agree.
Great review. But skoda is costly.
Best option second hand Nero.
Fisker Ocean !!! It's already out there !!! :)
With the just announced prices increase of 15% on the enyac the Kia wins on all fronts.
Skoda Enyaq for me.
eNiro ♥️
How things have changed in a year. The cheaper Skoda is apparently no longer available and there is a new Niro.
Overall, niro is better than skoda and id4... and more competitive..
... and, buttons please. Working your way through screens when driving, especially with glitchy software can only be considered as both frustrating and potentially dangerous.
I wish manufacturers would get the message and tone down the quickly outdated tech. In ten years time some of these cars will have systems that you cannot use because the tech is out of date or too expensive to repair. Stick to switches to avoid disappointment.
I think the e-niro and I'm looking to buy one soon.
I would buy the Enyaq if it didnt have a crap info system. What is wrong with the VW group?
The ZS can’t be bet for hacking about
Great comparison. The Niro looks very dated now. even the new model.
... then the Enyaq is bigger, thirstier, ...
We're not a family but a couple looking for a practical ev to suit our lifestyle. The Skoda is too big and bloated. Why are people obsessed by "big" cars?
You already answered your own question. "We're not a family" most people has family and they need spacious car it's so simple.
I love What car?🤗 have nice day
My favorite Skoda Enyaq man.
The kona is a great car
So nearly double the price of a similar ICE car. No thanks, EV's are still for the 1%.
Over 10% of buyers chose a BEV in the UK now, lol.
Or if you live in or commute to any city which has, or will soon have expensive, awkward restrictions on ICE vehicles?
It's not nearly double though is it? The Enyaq is the same size as the Skoda Kodiaq and that starts at £26000. The EV is more expensive but maintenance, VED and fuel will all be cheaper.
@@TL-xw6fh Only 25% of uk car buyers buy new. according to the AA. Therefore only top 2.5% are buying electric. Do those "buyers" you quote include company car purchases? How many people, with a national average wage of £23000, afford to drop £35, 000 on a new car? ...lol.
Total cost of ownership of the E-Niro is actually lower than of the ICE Niro.
I like Skoda
I would love to buy a new electric car but they are just far to expensive. The Chinese manufacturer BYD (Build Your Dreams) is starting shortly to break into the European Market with a greatly reduced price EV so I’m waiting for this company’s affordable EV. BYD are already here in the U.K. building electric only buses for the U.K. market and Europe. So if your in London or any other major city in the U.K. or Europe then if you see or ride on an electric only bus it will be a Chinese made bus by BYD.
I vote KIA
Now put the Skoda against the actual Korean competitors being the Kia EV6 and the Hyundai Ioniq5. It will be a much closer comparison.
Any car which relies as heavily on it's computer systems as these cars do cannot be excused if their computer systems are not up to the task, everyone should boycott these vehicles until they are improved!!! for this sort of money there is no excuse.
Skoda cars are of course better built against this korean Kia but the new 2022 refresh new E-Niro is coming out soon. Worth a check. Skoda, VW and Audi are better built against the Kia. The better higher end Genesis GV60 would be a better car against the Germans, European cars.
Always had Škodas but the options list, the fact that it is *so* big and that glitchy infotainment system with the hidden climate controls really put me off. I'd fancied the Kia e-Niro from before the Enyaq came out and now, having seen them both it's top of my list. It'll have to be used though and not for a couple of years, sadly.
Kia Nido is the best
Hmmm not sure if electric cars are quite there yet. 🤔
I have just ordered an IV80 which will be our 5th EV and I can assure you that the time has arrived. If you don't move soon your ICE will suffer horrendous depreciation!
I’ve a Passat and an id4, and the Passat is heading for the auction. Electric is very much “there” already.
@@DaraM73 changing battery ridiculous price, not enough range, still to expensive and not enough charging networks.
@@joe80ss changing battery?? The battery will outlast the car.
300 mile range is pretty decent, bigger than my bladder.
You only need to charge at home, assuming you don't live in a flat etc, unless you are travelling a long journey, and then it isn't an issue.
Price...well I agree here, but that is dropping and over time they'll be far more used cars on the market which will help to push the whole thing forward.
The horse and cart ruled the world once and then a funny little thing like the internal combustion engine came along, they said that would never work.
then wait ... :)
Still waiting for a big one, a 7seater 🙄
Go through vw id6 7-seaters
There are already quite a few 7-seater EV options on sale - mostly from the Stellantis Group brands, Vauxhall, Citroen and Peugeot.
Value-for-money wise, something like the Citroen e-Berlingo LWB 7 seater uses the Group's 50kWh underpinnings from the eC4 with 100kW charging capability.
@@jonathantaylor1998 what? a few cars is not a lot and apart from TeslaX they are all vans! Who buys vans and minivans nowadays? (except if you're doing it for living). EQB is coming soon hopefully, but apart from that .. nothing. Its astonishing.
Since it is front boot so it should be "Froot"
Both cars sound great and whilst the Skoda is tempting the clichy electronics put me off so I wiould go for the tried and tested Kia
Why bother with the Skoda when you can get an Ioniq 5 . Poor comparison tbh
If you like car that looks Alfa Romeo 153 then go for it.
Niro every time, no contest.
Watching jealousy from the central United States, where we can’t get any of these cool electrics.
The Skoda looks a class above in terms of quality and practibility.
Not sure on the quality .... Kia gives a 7 year warranty as standard. However, if you like a much larger car, then the Enyaq will have much more luggage space (and less door space in a car park) - so suits a family with lots of luggage.
Hope so. Ordered one!
@@PD-fh4wj ive been driving for more than fifty years and have owned many cars. Three years ago i purchased a Skoda karoq and was shocked by the quality and comfort of the car during the test drive. This is a car that is a pleasure to own. Ive had no problems. Running costs are low and servicing charges are cheaper than the qashqai i had before it.
My friend cannot operate modern car controls due to (currently) mild parkinsons. Needs easy to use buttons and large rotary controls, normal handbrake and be family size.
There is nothing out there.
Thought we tried to help the disabled!
'Progress' seems to be deliberatley excluding certain members of society, and that is an absolute disgrace.
And it is getting worse.
That's bull. Many modern cars feature voice control. Even easier than buttons or screens. Also: define normal handbrake. Most EV's automatically apply the handbrake when at a complete standstill. No user intervention needed anymore.
@@Jeroenneman Rather dimisive.
@@jeremylister89
but he is correct
you can set temp by voice and on Enyaq there is a actual button to shortcut to temp screen so not that hard
And most modern cars ev or not no longer have a hand break just a switch, and that’s if you disable auto hand break
@@Dreador. All I can say is that my friend to date cannot find a suitable vehicle, and budget is a limiting factor. I will relay what you have said. In the near future he will be penalised unless he finds a suitable EV and he is concerned.
@@jeremylister89 Just tired of people with all these edge cases instantly playing the "I'm deliberately being excluded" card. No you're not. But we can't ever please everyone.
Its interesting watching 'What Car' trying so hard to award the company with the largest advertising budget the best review. These reviews are untrustworthy.
To
Enyaq the bloody name puts me off could have come up with something miles better than that 👎
E-niro sounds better?🤣
batteries are just too polluting
Sophie please explain why you think batteries are polluting
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Touchscreen climate or volume? Immediate fail in my book. I will never buy such a car.
Enyaq volume button on steering wheel, clima button under touch screen. Yes you have to prod the option you want on the screen but the screen ‘button” is bigger than a physical button.
Skoda too big
skoda is a junk, most EU cars including high emd ones are just playing the catch-up game. Tesla, korean car makers are now in 4-5th generation of EV cars. Much more stable software, batteries etc. The only reason to buy EU cars would be as a fashion statement. Price to features korean cars are way better.
Skoda looks better
It is like UK government grants for What Car to keep up this ignescent number of electric car reviews. Every new model that is released you choose the E version. Most electric cars are poor quality cabins for any make & are unaffordable to the masses, expensive & totally impractical for many. Any thing decent is £40.000 upwards & then not eligible for the Government grant. I keep saying 2/3 of the worlds electric is still produced by coal fired power stations & the UK needs billions to put the infra-structure in place. The UK makes up two percent of the worlds emissions. Many people live miles from a motorway so the charging times a biased. How long do they take on a 13 amp socket. I think the Kia is about 32 hours. Completely unrealistic review. I notice Toyota & Nissan-Renault alliance did not sign at COP26. What does that tell you? We have 135,000 population in our council area & FIVE 50 kw charging stations over 24 SQ miles. I drive a self charging Hybrid so I am not against saving the planet, but we are light years from extinguishing all fossil fuelled cars.
Get a smart home charger. Ideally paired with pv and battery storage takes the strain off the grid. Not that I could afford that but that is the general idea in the long term.
Both look equally cr*p and are as boring as any other electric car. Can never get excited about an electric car 🙄
The Skoda is so bloody boring.
The Enyaq is the better car without a question. The e-Nero looks like a blancmange.
You really Must have given up on live to drive one of these
KIA has serious quality problems, so Skoda probably..
Do you own a KIA?
Wrong, the quality is top notch.
I own a Kia e-Niro and before that a Hyundai Kona. The quality of Hyundai Motor Group vehicles is superb, easily as good as anything from Deutschland. They even have more confidence in their build quality than VW by offering 7 year warranty compared to only 3 for VW.