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The Škoda Enyaq SportLine 85x offers an appealing all-round package including a spacious interior, a 332-mile range, 175 kW ultra-rapid charging, all-wheel drive, and updated styling.
We’ve already reviewed the updated Enyaq in Coupe form, now it’s the turn of the Enyaq with the SUV body style, which aims to provide more estate-like space – so if you’re looking for an electric car and you’ve got dogs, read on…
The first-generation Enyaq had a large front grille, which made it look like a petrol car; this has been slimmed down as part of the mid-life refresh.
Under the skin of our SportLine 85x test car was an 82kWh (77kWh net) battery powering two electric motors, delivering all-wheel drive.
The SUV body style has generous rear legroom and a boot with 585 litres of space, which is only 15 litres more than the Coupe, but the luggage compartment has more height. There’s a small storage area under the boot floor.
The new frontal styling, new wheel designs, revised air curtains and improved radiator and bumper integration deliver an improvement in aerodynamic performance, with the drag coefficient now just 0.245 Cd for the Enyaq SUV, down from 0.264, and the Coupe achieves a figure of 0.229 Cd, making it the most aerodynamic model in Škoda’s line-up.
The Škoda Enyaq is available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive (as tested). The all-wheel drive model has two electric motors delivering 286 PS of power, and 545 Nm of torque – the same as the rear-wheel drive model – but with 545Nm of torque at the front and 134Nm at the rear, the all-wheel drive model is very front-wheel drive-biased. However the result in real-world driving is a car that has lots of grip, which is particularly reassuring on wet roads.
The Enyaq SportLine 85x is fitted with sports suspension as standard; the result is handling that’s very capable, but which can’t be described as agile. A kerb weight of 2,155 kg is a factor in this, there’s not much adjustability in the chassis, and no way to switch off the ESC traction control system. Despite the sports suspension, the Enyaq basically has comfortable ride quality, but the large 21-inch wheels and low profile tyres mean that potholes are best avoided.
With a 0-62 mph time of 6.6 seconds, performance is perfectly sufficient, but the Enyaq’s braking feel could be improved. If you want more performance, you can always opt for the vRS model.
The Enyaq has a small gear selector ‘button’ on the centre console between the front seats, with the options of R, N, D and B, and there are also steering wheel-mounted paddles to adjust the level of brake regeneration. Unusually, there’s no Park option on the gear selector; instead you have to pull up a separate electronic handbrake to select Park.
The user-friendliness of the infotainment system has improved since the first-generation Enyaq, primarily due to more shortcut buttons being added on the large 13-inch central touchscreen, and you can now customise new ‘quick access buttons’ at the top of the touchscreen for various vehicle settings, including Lane Assist.
There’s also a small driver’s display and a head up display. Underneath the touchscreen is a row of physical buttons. The left button is for assistance systems, and if you press this, you can switch off the lane departure warning system, which you’ll need to do unless you want the car corrupting the steering.
The next button is for drive modes – the default is Normal, and if you press the button twice, you’ll select Sport. There’s also an Eco setting (and Individual). Another button is for climate, which brings up the climate menu on the touchscreen – which is the only way to adjust the fan speed.
If you get out of the car for just one second it will switch itself off and you’ll have to reset all your driving preferences.
The Škoda Enyaq SportLine 85x has an official WLTP combined electric driving range of 332 miles (compared to 365 miles for the rear-wheel drive model). After a week on test the real-world range averaged 288 miles. The Enyaq SportLine 85x has an electrical consumption of 3.9 miles/kWh and a maximum rapid DC charging rate of 175 kW (compared to 135 kW for the rear-wheel drive model). All Enyaq variants support three-phase AC charging at up to 11kW, primarily found at workplaces in the UK.
The Škoda Enyaq SportLine 85x is priced at £48,615. Our test car had the options of Race Blue metallic paint (£680) and 21-inch Supernova black alloy wheels (£620), taking the total price to £49,915. Standard equipment includes an umbrella (under the armrest in the driver’s door).
The Škoda Enyaq is available as an SUV (as tested) or as a Coupe, with three trims levels – SE L, Edition and SportLine – as well as two battery sizes, and rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. There’s also the high performance Enyaq vRS. So there’s an Enyaq to suit a wide range of needs.
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The 2025 Škoda Enyaq SportLine 85x offers updated frontal styling, a spacious interior and a large boot, a 300-mile+ official driving range, ultra-rapid charging, and the reassurance of all-wheel drive. The driving experience is perfectly fine, and there’s not much to fault with the entire car. If you want a more sporty-looking Enyaq, then you can opt for the Coupe body style. If you want maximum range, you could go for the rear-wheel drive model. And if you want a more affordable option, you can go for the entry-level model, with a smaller battery. The Škoda Enyaq SportLine 85x gains a Green Car Guide rating of 9 out of 10.
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