2022 Skoda Kodiaq Style Review

When a car company calls a model, “Style”, I worry. ŠKODA Kodiaq Style has a couple of partners in crime, the Sportline, and RS in an all-petrol line-up, and all are, funnily enough, quite stylish.

Outside,

not much has changed since the 2017 release, but lights front and rear, Bumpers, and grille, have had a touch up. It looks schmick, and you can lock and unlock all the doors from the key, or by touching the door handle (or rubber button on the hatch)

As good as the new LED headlights look, you don’t get Matrix LED unless you move up to the next model, or buy yourself a pack. Packs are the scourge of buyers, but there it is. They say it means buyers can customise to their’ s wallet’s limits.

Nonetheless, for a base model, Style looks classy inside and out.

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Inside,

the comfy cabin is similarly tasteful. A host of extras can be added to make life even better. Seating has Power adjustment with memory, heating and a leather / leather-look covering. The steering wheel could use more reach settings, but hey ho.

Despite being smaller than its opposition, there is more room in the second row, and the 3rd row has curtain airbags.

The driver gets a digital dash but no HUD. There is wireless Apple carplay, but no DAB. VW Group cheaps out on things base model Kias have for free.

Driving Skoda Kodiaq is bliss, as long as you don’t expect a hot hatch-like 0-100. The 132kw/320Nm turbo 4-pot puts power to the 4X4 system through a 7-speed DSG.

You’re not going far off-road, but the is an off-road mode if you fancy a quick bash. Other drive modes make the old girl feel quite perky, and the is adaptive suspension so you can dial up you level of discomfort.

“Sport” is great for corners, but “comfort” is blissful otherwise.

We did a couple of city chores, and a bit of highway work, and by-jove Skoda Kodiaq is great out of town. It has all the latest VW Group assets for safety and driver aids too. Is it just my imagination, or does the auto steering feel a little less bossy than in a Golf 8?

It gets itself cranky if it thinks your hands aren’t on the wheel, and the system also warns you if you don’t drive in the middle of the lane. I’ll choose where I drive thanks!

We managed 8.8L/100k, but were fairly easy on the juice, this was about crossing the country in comfort, not in record time.

Handling is remarkably Golf-like, and noise even at 110kph is minimal. In fact, Comfort mode feels rather limo-esque.

There are a couple of little misses here and there, but the one thing I really disliked was the nasty trim on the dash facia. What on earth were they thinking?

Conclusion:

We’re reviewing the Skoda Kodiaq RS in a little while, so we’ll save the full commentary and video for then.

KODIAQ Style 4×4

$52,990 driveaway