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Skoda will increase its product lineup in Australia with the introduction of two new sporty EVs – the Elroq RS and up to date Enyaq RS – subsequent yr.
The mid-size Enyaq RS is already offered in Australia as a rakish coupe SUV, however the arrival of a facelifted mannequin may also see the high-performance variant supplied within the extra conventional wagon SUV physique fashion.
As for the smaller Elroq RS, that’ll arrive in Australia for the very first time in the course of the second quarter of 2026. The warmer Elroq will likely be offered alongside the bottom 85 Choose and 130 Version variants, each of which hit showrooms subsequent month.
“We’re engaged on Elroq RS. We may have that in market hopefully round Q2 subsequent yr, we’re simply finalising pricing and manufacturing,” stated Kieran Merrigan, Skoda Australia’s head of product and advertising and marketing, on the native launch of the brand new Elroq.
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Above: Elroq RS (left), Enyaq RS (proper)
“Elroq is admittedly laborious to come up with in the meanwhile globally, it’s doing fairly nicely in Europe… which makes it actually laborious for us to get the availability.
“However we may have this automotive, we do have it confirmed.
“[It will be] carefully adopted by the Enyaq RS… I’m excited to get each physique kinds.”
The Elroq RS and Enyaq RS will be part of the Octavia RS and soon-to-launch second-generation Kodiaq RS in Skoda’s steady of efficiency fashions, with the latter pair that includes petrol engines underneath their bonnets.
Each new RS SUVs are powered by a pair of electrical motors, one for every axle, producing a complete of 250kW. The pair additionally share a claimed 0-100km/h dash of 5.4 seconds, in addition to a high velocity of 180km/h.
The battery has 79kWh of usable capability, and has a WLTP vary of 562km within the Enyaq crossover, 568km within the Coupe, and 572km within the Elroq.
Many different parts are shared throughout the fashions, together with the braking setup – two-piston calipers up entrance and drum stoppers on the rear. Each additionally sport retuned suspension.
Visually, the pair each put on Skoda’s new ‘fashionable stable’ design language.
The Elroq RS additionally has calmly revised bumpers, with the entrance that includes a barely extra aggressive decrease air consumption therapy and a finlet beneath the disguised important headlight unit.
On the again, there’s a full-width reflective strip and a gloss black insert. Gloss black has been liberally utilized to the wing mirror caps, roof rails, window trims, and Skoda lettering.
It’s the same story for the Enyaq RS, which additionally receives the gloss black therapy and revised front-end styling.
Each fashions could be specced with 20- or 21-inch alloy wheels, whereas the Mamba Inexperienced paintwork featured in pictures all through this text is unique to RS variants.
Inside, the Elroq RS and Enyaq RS achieve sport seats trimmed in a combination of fake suede and leather-based, with additional particular touches together with lime inexperienced stitching, fake carbon fibre, and stainless-steel pedal covers.
Full pricing and specs for Australia will likely be confirmed nearer to the launch of every respective mannequin, though the present Enyaq RS retails for $83,990 earlier than on-road prices.
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