[Venkatesh]

New Skoda Kodiaq revealed in SPORTLINE, L&K and RS variants

The Kodiaq entry-level will be offered with 1.5-litre TSI petrol engines developing 147bhp and 188bhp with front-wheel drive and manual transmission.







Skoda Kodiaq SPORTLINE







Skoda Kodiaq RS

The 2.0-litre petrol unit will only be offered on the vRS model



Skoda Kodiaq L&K













Launch event

https://youtu.be/dPlZYqZOqy8

Kodiaq family

https://youtu.be/iefvN9OV5IM

[pratyaksh]

Skoda has really upped their game with the new design elements. The new platform, great engine and updated DSG make their cars all the more desirable.
Just hope the ASS get better at offering long term peace of mind, and very soon we might just see more of these beauties on the road than the Kias / Hyundais of the world.

[Vid6639]

Major features added based on the short and sweet 9 min press conference.. I have never seen such a short and straight to the point press conference of a new launch!

Exterior:
- New slimmer lights
- Larger grill
- Redesigned bumper and new hood
- rear tail lights are sharper and slimmer
- new spoiler

Interior:
- Same dashboard but with stitching on top for more premium looks
- New 2 spoke steering
- New seats with adjustable under thigh and ventilation and massage function!
- Upgraded audio system with 2 additional speakers in the front door
- New texture and patterns on dash

[pk1972]

Going by earlier trim levels, the base will be feature loaded in terms of safety, gizmos etc. I think features like ventilated seats, 360 camera might be in L&K. Not sure how much of the radar based assistive features will come to India.

[RahulNagaraj]

The 2021 Skoda Kodiaq facelift has been unveiled. The SUV now comes with updates to the exterior as well as some feature additions.



Changes to the exterior include a larger front grille, tweaked LED headlamps and LED tail lights which are now slimmer than before, redesigned front and rear bumpers, a rear spoiler at the back with winglets on the sides of the rear windows and restyled alloy wheels in varying sizes.



The interiors of the 2021 Skoda Kodiaq have also been updated and get additional features and equipment. These include newly designed leather-wrapped seats which offer electronic adjustability, ventilation and massage functions. The car also comes with a 10.25-inch virtual cockpit, a 9.2-inch touchscreen infotainment head-unit with connected car technology, LED ambient lighting and a multifunction two-spoke steering wheel among other features. The 2021 Kodiaq also comes with 2 additional speakers position on the front doors. The dashboard on the facelift SUV though has been carried forward from the previous model. However, it does comes with contrast stitching, along with new textures and patterns giving it a more premium appeal.



The refreshed Kodiaq is offered in Style, Ambition, Sportline, L&K and RS variants. All variants are powered by a set of petrol and diesel engine options in varying states-of-tune. These include a 1.5-litre TSI unit producing 148 BHP and mated to a 6-speed manual transmission with front-wheel drive, a 2.0-litre TDI unit in two states-of-tune – 148 BHP or 198 BHP. This engine is mated to a seven-speed DSG automatic with power sent to all four wheels.



The third engine on offer is a 2.0-litre TSI petrol unit that produces 188 BHP or 243 BHP and is mated to the same 7-speed DSG automatic gearbox and all-wheel drive configuration. The 243 BHP version is exclusive to the range-topping RS variant.

Link to Team-BHP news

[SourPai]

Car surely looks solid, but these are not major changes. Only few minor changes that correspond to the usual mid life facelifts. Also it will be in Petrol only awatar and not with more expensive diesel variant.

In that case, should we assume the pricing to be more or less same or in-fact lower than earlier model sold in India?

[Oggy]

I genuinely can't tell whether or not I like this facelift over the old version. Whilst I always thought the Kodiaq was marginally better looking than the Tiguan AllSpace, with the new facelifts for both the vehicles, I'm torn between which model looks better. The new face-lift isn't offensive for sure, The slight tweaks however do not make much change imo, although it is very conflicting as I both like and dislike aspects of the new look. One thing is for certain though, the new 2 spoke S-Class replica steering wheel is completely out of place in a Kodiaq, whilst it would make some sense in a Superb or Octavia being borderline luxury sedans, I feel it dampens the appeal of the Kodiaq ever so slightly.

Nonetheless, attaching photos of the Tiguan Allspace facelift side by side along with the pre-facelift kodiaq. Will be interesting to see what other BHPians reckon.

[pk1972]

Looks are personal opinions but I like Kodiaq hands-down over Tiguan especially the rear and the interiors. I think the Kodiaq interiors are much more premium and better looking than Tiguan.

I did not like the two spoke steering wheel (looks like missing an tooth) until I saw it in person on Superb. It does not look bad or out of place at all.

Skoda worldwide has updated their website with the new Kodiaq. The kit and safety features are very impressive -

https://www.skoda-auto.com/models/range/kodiaq

[motorhead5]

Front (especially the grill) will take some time to get used to. But, in comparison, I certainly like the rear. I never liked the rear view of the old kodiaq. Overall, I felt it's a step forward

Hope they will get all color options and will price it well. With only petrol in offer, I hope the price will be less than before even if it's not by a large margin

[TRANSAM]

That blue RS 243bhp, looks wicked, would they even considering this version for India, if the Octavia RS was 40 plus ex showroom, this one would surely breach the 65 mark in my opinion.

[hondafanboy]

I like the old kodiaq more than the face lifted one. that said, new version is also nice. Especially , the matrix headlights which also means its going to be costlier than the old one. There was nothing more to do with design in my opinion. They just had to do something with it since its been 4-5 years it was launched first.

[motorhead5]

Originally Posted by TRANSAM

That blue RS 243bhp, looks wicked, would they even considering this version for India, if the Octavia RS was 40 plus ex showroom, this one would surely breach the 65 mark in my opinion.

With stories of Octavia RS not selling as expected leading to discounts etc, I don't think they would even think of bringing kodiaq RS

[JoshMachine]

Originally Posted by Oggy

I genuinely can't tell whether or not I like this facelift over the old version. Whilst I always thought the Kodiaq was marginally better looking than the Tiguan AllSpace, with the new facelifts for both the vehicles, I'm torn between which model looks better.

Agree with you there, a bit.
However, for me, the new Kodiaq is more assertive mature in terms of styling. The most prominent change seems to the redesign of the grill to align it with the rest of the Skoda line-up.
Whereas for Tiguan, the facelift's neither here nor there.

One thing is for certain though, the new 2 spoke S-Class replica steering wheel is completely out of place in a Kodiaq, whilst it would make some sense in a Superb or Octavia being borderline luxury sedans, I feel it dampens the appeal of the Kodiaq ever so slightly.

Completely agree. The 2 spoke is more of an executive/sedanesque design, I thought.
Plonking it in Kodiaq somehow gives a disconnected feeling.

[Hayek]

Must say the new Kodiaq looks really good. In general, Skodas are better looking than their VW equivalents - and in this case, at least based on pictures, even the interiors seem to be better than the Allspace. The only question that arises in my mind is whom does VW want to target with the Skoda brand? The number of customers who would buy only VW and not Skoda is probably falling by the day - and the ability to VW to command a premium price would therefore reduce. Perhaps all of this is by design - to get the German workforce agree to lower wages - or to shift a larger proportion of group sales to their Czech factories without moving VW products to an EM plant.

[Vid6639]

I'm in 2 minds on the styling changes. The older car looked a lot cleaner with simpler lines but the newer one does look a little more upright.

In the old car the grill and bumper were raked giving it a sleeker look whereas in the newer car the grill slats and front end has been straightened up to give it a more butch stance.

The lights is where I am mixed about. The extra kink added to make them narrower near the grill I am not liking. I preferred the chunkier lights of the older car.

Tail lights are again very minor with a kink added to make them slimmer.

Overall it's a decent upgrade but sadly India will miss out on the 2.0 TDI and with the 2L TSI it will not attract as many buyers as it did before.