Skoda doubling its electric SUV lineup in Australia

Skoda Australia has mapped out its launch calendar for the next two years, and that includes a pair of brand-new electric SUVs at both ends of the size spectrum.

The small Epiq and seven-seat Vision 7S will both arrive in 2027, bookending the Elroq and Enyaq and rounding out Skoda’s range of electric SUVs.

“2027 is the year of the Vision 7S for Skoda,” said Kieran Merrigan, Skoda Australia’s head of product and marketing, at the local launch of the Elroq.

“We’ll have the compact Epiq that will come into our market in 2027, which will sit in that small SUV segment, under the medium Elroq and the Vision 7S.

“We’re building a electric vehicle range from small to medium, large, and upper large. We will have a whole range.”

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Above: Vision 7S concept

Also known as the Skoda Space, the Vision 7S was first teased back in 2022. At the time, the seven-seat family hauler previewed Skoda’s new ‘modern solid’ design language that’s now being rolled out across the model lineup.

The 4.9m-long SUV was spied testing in Europe back in January, with production expected to kick off next year. However, Australia won’t get the Vision 7S until 2027.

The Vision 7S concept wears the brand’s ‘Tech-Deck Face’, thin exterior lights, sharp body lines and a new-age interior featuring a 14.6-inch touchscreen, 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, an augmented-reality head-up display, rectangular two-spoke steering wheel, as well as an integrated child seat on the second-row centre console.

Though Skoda has yet to detail technical details for the Vision 7S, it’s expected to share the same Volkswagen Group MEB platform underpinnings as the Enyaq, the Volkswagen ID.4 and Cupra Born, among others.

Above: Epiq concept

The Epiq, on the other hand, will represent a more affordable entry point into Skoda’s electric SUV range. Priced below $50,000, the Epiq will sit under the Elroq and compete with smaller SUVs such as the BYD Atto 3 and Kia EV3.

Details around the Epiq remain scarce, but Skoda has confirmed it will be 4.1 metres long, have 490L of luggage space, and have a range of up to 400km on a full charge. The Epiq will be based on the new MEB Entry architecture.

Previewed back in 2024, the Epiq concept presented with a production-ready take on the ‘modern solid’ design language.

Inside, key features include a 5.3-inch digital instrument cluster positioned in front of a two-spoke steering wheel. In the centre of the dashboard is a large 13.0-inch touchscreen.

In addition to beefing up its portfolio of electric SUVs, Skoda is also planning to launch a battery-powered version of the Octavia, as well as an electric small car. These have yet to be confirmed for a local launch.

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