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There will have to be many families who embark on new car shopping trips to make the purchase in order to get something a little exciting or at least attractive as a compliment for all the hard paintings that fashion society asks us for.
But since the fashionable circle of family needs has an end to pull you in all directions, besides exciting, combined with the fact that there are very few features to tick all those boxes, I think the maximum of those ambitions tinged with pink. End with seven seats, value ‘will’.
Enter the Skoda Kodiaq RS, which aims to rely on all the cool ‘connoisseurs’ of the normal range of the Czech brand, beyond the brightness of the eyes of those who have already joined the RS club to the functionality through providing what appears to be the maximum. of our Christmas lists in one.
The Kodiaq RS recently reached the most sensible of the seven-seatER SUV line, with a list value of $65990 slightly higher than the $44890 132 TSI and $48890 132 TSI Sportline, but also reintroduced a diesel option on the Australian line.
My circle of relatives of two adults and two young children spent a week aboard the Kodiaq RS, and here’s what we found.
Pretty sharp, actually. The RS look is based on the already elegant design of the fundamental Kodiaq and the most competitive Sportline with additional black inserts on the front bumper, exclusive 20-inch wheels and the exclusive rear bumper has the RS brand full-width reflector and a couple of squares. exhaust pipes at the rear. Please note that the right is real, left for decoration.
The Kodiaq RS manages to get its sporty look by adding featured frame elements (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
The optional Race Blue paint ($770), which is exclusive to the RS and familiar to all other RS models noticed so far, is also helping to distinguish our car from checks.
Impressively, the Kodiaq RS manages to achieve its sporty look without adding any jutting bodykit elements, and keeps all its unpainted lower side cladding to preserve fuss-free everyday usability.
Inside, leather, Alcantara and red seams are used for a bold feel reminiscent of some much dear porsche models. Carbon-looking vinyl is also used for some details, which takes the theme a little too far in my opinion, but the overall impression is very and quite luxurious.
Inside, alcantara and red seams are used for a spicy (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
If you use the Kodiaq RS with a “seven-seat SUV” mentality, you’ll probably be surprised the first time you get behind the wheel.
This is because it feels quite small from the driver’s seat, with no other perspectives than the Kodiaq’s younger brother Karoq and no more intimidating than any other medium SUV like a Tiguan, CX-5, RAV4, etc. So it’s also less intimidating. than any of the giant seven-seater SUVs like the Santa Fe, the Sorento or the CX-9 and the key to its sporting character.
If you drive the Kodiaq RS with a “seven-seater SUV” mentality, you may be surprised. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
It’s a little ironic that the sportier Kodiaq is also diesel, but it has a turbo moment to give it maximum strength in the range. And being a diesel, it handles both sides of any argument by being also the maximum effective Kodiaq.
You wouldn’t call it fast, but it’s clearly more spritely than the other versions. Skoda claims it is able to accelerate from 0-100km/h in 7.0 seconds, which is a significant 1.2 second gain over the petrol Kodiaqs.
A seven-speed dual-clutch DSG car is helping to make the most of the engine, but probably places it a little uncomfortable when parked in parallel in the hills.
Its functionality is enhanced by the amplified exhaust noise “Dynamic Sound Boost”, which has the double merit of masking the noise of the diesel engine.
I wouldn’t call it fast, but it’s obviously sharper than the other versions. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
But like other RS models, all this sporty character is a hit to maintain comfort on a foundation.
If you’re ever going to set things up, the RS looks at adaptive surprise absorbers that paint along with driving modes to accompany everything.
Even in the default setting, the RS handles corners very well for an SUV, with excellent stability.
The Kodiaq’s modest width still allows for an impressive cabin width for its size. It will seamlessly carry 4 adults comfortably, and its long wheelbase leaves plenty of room in the first two rows for larger passengers.
This is further facilitated through the slide-up and reclining momentary row seat, which allows you to prioritize the area between the momentary seats or the third row, or allowing more shipping area if necessary.
This also means that there is plenty of room for child seats at the back of the road in the momentary row, which end up taking up a lot of space in the front seat on the midsize SUVs and can relegate larger passengers to the remaining rear seat.
The Kodiaq’s modest width remains an impressive cabin width for its size. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
You shouldn’t have the challenge of installing 3 child seats in the row of times, however, as always, it’s more productive to check to install your own seats to be safe. There are ISOFIX brackets in the outdoor positions and a top strap in the 3 positions in the row at the moment, but there are no fixed child seats for the 3rd row.
The third row is in the smallest look, but it’s for adults only anyway. It will suit young people without worries and is decent, but keep in mind that you’ll want to drag 2/3 from the front seat to enter the third row on the sidewalk look.
However, the moment of the row backwards is divided in 3 ways, which is ideal for keeping the cup holder (and armrest) in the third row if you call narrower and longer pieces in the trunk.
There is no challenge to install 3 child seats in the row at the moment. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
This trunk is very impressive for a car of this size, with at least 270 liters with the third row seats raised, emerging at 630 liters with the third row bent down, and a huge 2005 litres (on the roof) with any of the rows bent.
I controlled driving my mountain bike back with the two wheels just folding the third row and 2/3 of the row of the moment. This left room for a children’s seat, my motorcycle seat and all our belongings for a simple parent and an evening adventure for young children.
This trunk is very suitable for a car of this length (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
Under the floor of the trunk is a set of wise garage openings with configurable spacers that will allow you to prevent it from almost moving there. The sending shutter also fits perfectly into this space. This ingenuity comes at the expense of a spare wheel, with an inflating kit in place.
This is just the beginning of Kodiaq’s brilliant diversity of intelligent practical details, which are a genuine asset compared to virtually every SUV on the market.
Underneath the trunk is a set of ingenious garage holes with configurable spacers. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
On the front, it has two smart glove boxes on the passenger side, the vintage Skoda trash can that can have compatibility in any door pocket, a wireless phone charger large enough to swallow large phones and even an umbrella integrated into the passenger door.
The back door locks for children can also be activated fairly and independently of the driver’s door window panel and also disable the rear windows with a bachelor pressure.
An unexpected disadvantage is the design of the front cup holders. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
There is a third climate zone for the rear seats and seating heaters for both rows, retractable blinds to get more sunlight beyond the rear privacy window, and bright folding doors that will open once opened and neighbors doors. Cars.
An unexpected disadvantage is the design of the front cup holders, which only serve to carry a coffee and a red Bull-style can. If you need to bring two coffees, one of them will have to be a flute.
The rear cup holders accentuate the game with a normal size and a third position for a Red Bull or flute frame. There are also bottle holders on the door, which are covered with felt to clean the annoying rattles.
The regular Kodiaq’s maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating (2017 standards) carries over to the RS.
The airbag hood includes two airbags on the front and on the driver’s knees, airbags for the first two rows and curtain airbags covering all 3 rows.
It also includes an active cruise control, an urban AEB (up to 30 km/h), lane assistance, blind spot detection, front and rear parking sensors, a rear cross-traffic alert, automatic parking as a service and a fatigue driving force. Monitor.
The Kodiaq’s maximum five-star ANCAP safety score is transferred to the RS. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
The Kodiaq RS continues the 9.2-inch multimedia demo with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the Skoda virtual cockpit and Canton audio in 10 speakers. There are also two USB issues and 3 12V power plugs.
With a list value of $65,990, the Kodiaq RS is lately the maximum beloved Kodiaq you can buy. It comes with all the features you’d expect in a circle of familiar cars, maybe a front screen, but for its extra $17,100 compared to a Kodiaq 132 TSI Sportline, the genuine merit of the device is rarely much more than the diesel power plant under the lid.
But is there a seven places that gives so much emotion and practicality? Its nearby brother, the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, costs $13,500 less expensive and departs a faster moment at a hundred km/h in the form of 162 TSI, but lacks the great kodiaq RS, even with the optional R-Line package.
With a list value of $65,990, the Kodiaq RS is lately the maximum beloved Kodiaq you can buy. (image credit: Malcolm Flynn)
Nor can it be adjusted to the official combined fuel intake of 6.2 L/hundred km from the RS (8.1 in the Tiguan, for the whole). We control 8.3 L/hundred km on the RS onboard PC in our mixed weather tests, which is a little further ahead of what we recorded for maximum average-sized gasoline SUVs in an average week.
So it uses less than a petrol five seater, but offers that clear performance edge. This also suggests a real-world 722km between fills of the 60 litre tank, which is pretty handy.
The Kodiaq RS is covered by Skoda’s five-year warranty, unlimited mileage, with maintenance required every 12 months or 15,000 km. You can also pre-purchase your interview, with a three-year delay of $900, or five years with a $1700 fee.
Skoda has controlled creating a relative hacking circle that is an object of preference with the Kodiaq RS. It’s far from cheap, but it meets all the requirements for seven-seater families at most, and I can’t think of anything technical in terms of value with both sports appeal and performance.
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