SKODA is pushing ahead with bringing its VRS performance sub-brand into its expanding range of electric vehicles and that could well mean a hot version of the first addition to the line-up, the Elroq.
Designed as an electric alternative to the Karog the name is a portmanteau of Electric and Karoq the Elroq is a 4.5-metre-long family SUV. It will lead Skoda’s EV expansion in UK showrooms in the second half of 2024, with a range of battery sizes and a choice of single and dual-motor variants.
Skoda has not detailed plans for any further performance models since the arrival last year of its first all-electric vRS vehicles, the Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé. But speaking exclusively to Auto Express, Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer said that reaction to those cars has "legitimised” the idea of faster zero-emissions technology carrying a badge and brand built on hot hatchbacks.
This story is from the May 03, 2023 edition of Auto Express.
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