The all-electric Skoda Enyaq iV has a lot going for it but customers should be aware that if they ever need to quickly swerve to avoid something, they may be shocked with how the SUV handles.
KM77 recently put the Enyaq iV through its paces in the dreaded moose test and initially tried to complete the test at 77 km/h (47.8 mph). While the car failed the test after hitting multiple cones, the reviewer notes that it felt easy to control and performed predictably.
In subsequent runs, the Enyaq started to struggle, perhaps because the tires had overheated. This meant the highest speed hit for a successful run through the test was 67 km/h (41.6 mph), which is well below the 73 km/h (45.3 mph) best set by the VW ID.4 in the same test. That’s interesting because the ID.4 and Enyaq iV share VW’s MEB electric platform and feature many of the same components.
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The 67 km/h run recorded in the Skoda shows that it is prone to oversteer, making it difficult to control on the limit. It appears as though the ESC system can be overactive and would brake the right rear wheel harder than necessary.
A number of different powertrain options are available for the Enyaq iV. For example, it can be equipped with a 55 kWh battery pack, a 62 kWh pack, or a larger 82 kWh pack. Rear-wheel drive and all-wheel-drive models are also available with horsepower ranging from 146 hp in the base model up to 302 hp in the flagship all-wheel-drive variant.