Measured Approach
autoX|October 2016

Skoda has finally revealed what its flagship SUV will look like. Well, here’s our first driving impression as we get behind the wheel of a camouflaged preproduction version.

Fabio Sciarra
Measured Approach

In the history of every brand, there comes a time when it must make a clean break from the past. It’s at this moment that a new starting line is defined, and this is where Skoda stands today. At one time, Skoda may have been the butt of all jokes – but the company that sets out to produce the Kodiaq can do so full of confidence and secure in the knowledge that it now makes vehicles of the absolute finest quality.

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