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Skoda’s second electric vehicle for Australia is months away with a price closer to the popular Tesla Model Y than its Enyaq sibling.
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The 2025 Skoda Elroq electric SUV is set to start from less than $60,000 before on-road costs when it arrives in local showrooms from July.
Unlike its larger sibling, the Elroq is taking far less time to reach Australia – due a few months after the first European arrivals – and will carry a more competitive price tag.
A single '85 Special Edition' variant is set to be available initially, which new Skoda Australia director Lucie Kuhn told Drive “should be” priced below $60,000 before on-road costs.
It would make it considerably cheaper than the Enyaq – which starts from $69,990 – yet better equipped, with features such as a 360-degree camera and premium audio standard on the Elroq but optional on the Enyaq.
Although it is poised to be more expensive Chinese and Korean rivals – the BYD Atto 3 tops out at $44,990 plus on-roads, and the cheapest Kia EV3 starts from $48,990 drive-away – it will represent a new entry point into the Czech brand’s growing EV range.
Kuhn told Drive that a broader spread of model variants – at lower and potentially higher prices, based on equipment – is planned.
“For this product, we must offer a wider range,” she said.
“The car has a very good potential to be a good company car, which means … fleet, but it also has the potential to be really a fancy, dynamic, smaller electric product that we can direct to retail.
“So that's why we need to be more spread in terms of equipment levels.”
Select and Sportline variants of the Elroq have already appeared on Australian government databases, with the same ‘85’ drivetrain as the launch edition.
The Elroq is, for the most part, an Enyaq with different bumpers and a shorter rear overhang – for 210mm less bodywork nose to tail – with a common wheelbase, near-identical width, and panels such as the doors and bonnet that also appear to be shared.
These synergies have allowed Skoda Australia to homologate the Elroq for local sale under the paperwork of its larger sibling, likely accelerating its showroom arrival.
It involves a single 210kW/545Nm electric motor on the rear axle fed by an 82kWh battery pack, for a WLTP driving range rating of 540km, and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 6.6 seconds.
Overseas, a wide range of motor and battery options – including flagship all-wheel-drive versions – are available.
An early right-hand-drive example of the Elroq was shown at the Everything Electric show in Sydney earlier this month.
Standard features in the Elroq 85 Special Edition include matrix LED headlights, 21-inch wheels, tri-zone climate control, a 13-inch touchscreen, premium audio, and a full suite of advanced safety features.
It is better equipped than the Enyaq, which requires a $6000 Ultimate Pack to add a 360-degree camera, heated outboard rear seats, a head-up display, a Canton stereo, and more items standard on the launch Elroq.
Items such as a head-up display, tri-zone climate control, heated rear seats and other items are not offered on any BYD Atto 3, plus a 30 per cent longer range.
The 2025 Skoda Elroq is due in Australian showrooms in the third quarter of this year (July to September).
2025 Skoda Elroq 85 Special Edition standard features:
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Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family. Highly Commended - Young Writer of the Year 2024 (Under 30) Rising Star Journalist, 2024 Winner Scoop of The Year - 2024 Winner
