Skoda has confirmed the electric Enyaq lineup will soon get a second, more practical body style in Australia.
The more conventionally styled Enyaq SUV will join the sleeker Enyaq Coupe, which arrived here in pre-facelift guise in November.
Skoda has also confirmed there’s potential for a wider range of Enyaq trim levels Down Under.
During the Skoda Brand Day media conference in Sydney, product manager Glenn Reid confirmed the updated Enyaq will arrive in Australian showrooms around August.
The Czech brand’s local team admitted part of the reason for the limited range of variants at the Enyaq’s launch last year was the fact the updated model was less than 12 months away.
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The introduction of the Enyaq SUV body style will at least double the local variant count should it replicate the Sportline and RS grades offered by the Enyaq Coupe, though Skoda’s local boss of product and marketing – Kieran Merrigan – indicated the lineup could expand beyond the existing Sportline and RS grades.
“Absolutely [considering more variants]. We’re currently going through that negotiation to work out where they will sit. We’ll assess what the market is asking for and what we can deliver based on the options available,” he said.
Prior to the launch of the facelift, Skoda Australia had previously communicated it would look into the SUV body style in addition to more trim levels – like the more luxury-leaning L&K variant offered in Europe – to further bolster its electric SUV range.
Given the brand’s focus on value and its general habit of offering a more attainable Select model under the popular Sportline in its other model lineups, it seems plausible Skoda may look to lower the entry point into the Enyaq range – particularly given Australia’s new emissions regulations.
Currently, the Enyaq Sportline Coupe starts from $69,990 before on-road costs in Australia. We’d expect the standard SUV body to be subject to a circa-$2000 discount, with a less feature-filled Select trim level potentially able to bring the starting price below the $65,000 mark.
Skoda also offers a smaller 59kWh battery pack with a less powerful electric motor in the Enyaq overseas, which in the UK retails for around £4000 (A$7930) less than the equivalent 77kWh model. Only the larger battery is offered in Australia currently.
The facelifted 2026 Skoda Enyaq was revealed in January, sporting a new face inspired by the smaller Elroq (due here around July), incorporating a much slimmer dark chrome grille, four LED headlight graphics at each corner (Matrix LEDs for higher grades), and a revised lower apron treatment.
Gone too is the brand’s arrow logo, with bold S-K-O-D-A lettering in its place on the bonnet. More subtle changes have been made at the rear, where redesigned five-segment tail-lights sit on either side of a dark chrome Skoda badge.
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While no upgrades have been made under the skin, the new face improves the drag coefficient from 0.264Cd to 0.245Cd for the Enyaq, and from 0.234Cd to 0.225Cd for the Enyaq Coupe, in turn bringing greater driving range.
The Australian-delivered Enyaq Coupe is sold exclusively with a 77kWh battery, and has a claimed driving range of 561km on the WLTP test cycle in Sportline guise. An equivalent version of the facelifted Enyaq will now be able to travel up to 597km on a single charge, an improvement of 6.4 per cent.
Further changes have been made in the cabin, with overseas examples of the Enyaq being available with six interior combinations.
Australian examples have only been available in Sportline and RS guise, with the former retaining its black faux leather and Suedia upholstery with grey stitching.
A number of features which have been available to Australian buyers – such as a heated steering wheel and front seats – are now standard-fit globally. Read more here.
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