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The Škoda Elroq vRS is a sporty version of the compact electric SUV, with 340PS of power and all-wheel drive, but it’s also comfortable and has a 339-mile range.
The Škoda Elroq sits in the popular compact electric SUV class, and now there’s a sporty vRS model; so is it worth opting for this variant?
The Škoda Elroq is based on the same MEB (Modular Electric Drive Matrix) platform as other electric vehicles in the Volkswagen Group, including the Škoda Enyaq, Cupra Born, Volkswagen ID.4 and Audi Q4 e-tron.
Apart from a vRS badge on each front wing near the door mirrors, there’s not a great amount to help the average person differentiate the vRS from the standard Elroq. The wheels are bigger, but they don’t look particularly sporty, and in black, they merge into the overall matt greyness of the test car (the matt grey paint is a £1,600 option – ouch!). Inside there are some lime green details on the seats, steering wheel and dashboard which help to lift the greyness.
The Elroq is a compact SUV (4,488mm in length), so it’s practical; in the cabin there’s a floating centre console with some storage space underneath it, and you get a 470-litre boot which can increase in size to 1,580 litres with the rear seats folded. The boot comes with a double-sided boot floor mat and a boot net, as well as storage compartments either side (and there’s a removable storage box in the centre of the rear footwell). There’s also space under the boot for charging cables, although it’s a bit tight getting the cables in due all the packaging material in there.
The Elroq vRS has an 84 kWh (79 kWh net) battery, and electric motors delivering 340PS of power and all-wheel drive; it has a 1,200 kg towing weight.
The standard Škoda Elroq is easy to drive, with comfortable ride quality, some agility (despite its weight of around two tonnes), and neutral handling. The Elroq vRS adds more power (340PS), helping to deliver a 0-62 mph time of 5.4 seconds, and all-wheel drive (rather than the standard rear-wheel drive). But despite the more sporty focus, the vRS model still shares the comfortable ride quality and neutral handing.
However one thing that the vRS gains as standard is Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) adaptive suspension, featuring shock absorbers with electromagnetic valves, and the ability to configure up to 15 settings in Individual mode. The suspension also has stiffer anti-roll bars as standard, and a more progressive steering set-up. Driving modes also include a Traction setting (to maximise grip) in addition to Eco, Comfort, Normal, Sport and Individual.
So the Elroq vRS has more performance and more grip, but it remains easy to drive rather than being dynamically sharp – even in Sport mode.
The gear selector – a small button between the seats – offers the options of R, N, D and B (for increased brake regeneration), and steering wheel-mounted paddles allow more control of the brake regen settings. As with other electric Skodas, strangely, there’s no ‘Park’ setting on the gear selector, instead you have to pull up a separate electronic handbrake.
A by-product of the large 20-inch wheels and tyres is some road noise, which is particularly prominent at motorway speeds on certain surfaces.
A good feature about the Elroq is that some physical controls are back – a row of dark buttons under the 13-inch touchscreen includes shortcuts for climate, drive modes and ‘Assist’, to switch off ADAS settings such as the lane departure warning system.
However there’s still a plastic slider bar on the dashboard for the volume control, as per the Volkswagen ID models, which isn’t the most user-friendly solution.
The Škoda Elroq vRS has an official WLTP combined electric driving range of 339 miles. After a week on test the real-world range averaged 300 miles, with the range being predictable at motorway speeds. The Elroq vRS has a consumption figure of 3.8 miles/kWh.
A maximum rapid charging rate of 185 kW should give a 10% to 80% DC charge in around 26 minutes.
The Škoda Elroq vRS is priced at £46,560. Our test car had options of Matt Grey Paint (£1,600) (we’re not sure why you would want to pay £1,600 for matt grey paint) and the Maxx Package (including electric front passenger seat) (£1,100), taking the total price to £49,260.
The Škoda Elroq is available with three other powertrain variants: 50, 60 and 85, all with rear-wheel drive and power outputs ranging from 170 PS to 286 PS. The entry-level Elroq SE 50 has a battery capacity of 55 kWh (52 kWh net), the Elroq 60 has a battery capacity of 63 kWh (59 kWh net), and the Elroq 85 has a battery capacity of 82 kWh (77 kWh net). There are also four trim levels: SE, SE L, Edition, and SportLine.
Prices range from £31,500 for the entry-level SE model up to £41,600 for the SportLine model. The Elroq delivers price parity with the internal combustion-engined Karoq SUV.
The Škoda Elroq vRS has more power, faster acceleration and more grip thanks to all-wheel drive compared to the standard Elroq models. The standard Elroq is a competent all-rounder, and the vRS variant builds on this by offering something a bit more sporty, which is welcome. But it’s still easy to drive, with comfortable ride quality and neutral handling, rather than being dynamically sharp. As a compact SUV, it does a good job of balancing agility with a spacious interior. And unlike some sporty models, it still has a decent 339-mile official electric driving range. So the Škoda Elroq vRS isn’t shockingly innovative, but it does most things well and is awarded a Green Car Guide rating of 8 out of 10.
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