2025 SKODA ENYAQ

The Calm, Composed Czech That Packs a Silent Punch

- RAMESH SOMANI

Let’s get one thing straight: the Enyaq is not here to start a riot on the tarmac. It doesn’t wear its performance on its sleeve, nor does it need to shout to be heard. This is Skoda’s EV equivalent of a confident gentleman who doesn’t cut lines at parties—because the velvet rope opens up on its own.

I drove the 2025 Enyaq through the cobbled charm of Prague and down its futuristic highways, and let me tell you this: it might just be one of the most well-rounded electric crossovers you'll drive this year. You know an EV’s doing something right when it doesn’t just turn heads but flips sales charts too. In 2023 alone, Škoda sold 81,700 units of the Enyaq iV—a whopping 52.1% jump over 2022. Fast forward to 2024, and it’s already crossed 79,500 units, proving this Czech electric SUV isn’t just a one-album global wonder.

Ranked as Europe’s fourth best-selling EV series in 2023, the Enyaq didn’t just survive the EV war—it took home medals. It’s the top-selling EV in Slovakia and Estonia, and nabbed second place in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Lithuania. That's like winning Eurovision and topping Spotify charts in the same week.

And Škoda’s not slowing down—its MEB battery production line now rolls out 1,500 units a day. That’s some serious electron hustle.

Under the hood or lets stay frunk, the Enyaq iV sits on VW Group’s MEB platform, shared with its cooler cousins: the Audi Q4 e-tron and VW ID.4. But it wears its badge of sensibility with pride—smart, stylish, and spacious, like a Czech Bond in a wind tunnel. The “iV” in Enyaq iV stands for “intelligent Vehicle”—Škoda’s way of branding their electric and plug-in hybrid lineup. It’s kind of like saying, “Hey, I’m smarter and greener than your average gas guzzler.”