Skoda Enyaq Interior Layout & Technology
Interior
What is it like on the inside?
All very tasteful. And conventional too. It's less annoying than, say, the inside of an ID.4, chiefly because it has fewer of those infuriating touch sensitive buttons and sliders. For example, the steering wheel has a smattering of normal buttons and a clickwheel for volume: they're far easier to use than the VW's touchpads, and there's significantly less risk of accidentally muting the radio whenever you turn left.
Ahead of the driver is an unusually small 5in screen – a far cry from some of the giant digital clusters we've become used to, it really only displays speed, charge, trip info and the status of the adaptive cruise control. But it's clear and easy to read, and useful info like satnav directions or radio station can be displayed on the head-up display.
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What about the infotainment?
The central screen is a generous 13 inches. It does take a little while to wake up when you switch the car on, which is annoying if you're in a rush. But after that it responds pretty quickly to your inputs and has a sensible UI.
At the top of the screen sits a row of customisable shortcuts (to driver assist settings etc), while quick access to the climate controls/heated seats is via a band that runs across the bottom of the touchscreen – whether you're looking at the map, radio, Apple CarPlay or anything else.
A touch slider directly under the screen does volume and temperature (a little awkwardly – don't rest your hand there to use the screen while you're driving).
Meanwhile a row of proper physical buttons underneath the screens offers access to the driver assist modes (turning off the speed limit and lane keep assist is two presses away), drive modes, climate controls, de-mist functions and so on.
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Will my passengers enjoy the ride?
All the seats are comfortable and there's plenty of room for people and things. The flat floor means it's easy to sit three abreast in the back. Shame the rear bench doesn't slide about like it does in a Kodiaq, but there's decent legroom anyway. Up front the driving position is well judged. Clever Skoda-y touches include an umbrella secreted in the driver's door and an ice scraper hidden in the tailgate.
There's no storage space under the bonnet like you get other EVs, but the big boot is 585 litres with the seats up and 1,710 litres with them all folded flat. That's more than you get in the VW ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron.
Cable storage is under the boot floor with a compartment right by the lip, which means you don't have to empty out your clobber to get at your cables. But if you're fully loaded it still means shoving bits and pieces about. Hmm. Why no storage net under the parcel shelf like you get in the Elroq?
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