► First look at new Skoda Epiq electric car
► Small EV from Skoda will use MEB Small
► Production version launches in 2025
Skoda has given us our first glimpse at its next electric car: a small crossover which will be named the Epiq. This first look is described as a ‘design study’ that previews the upcoming production model that will officially launch in 2025.
The new Epiq will be the first car to use quite a considerable amount of the brand’s new ‘Modern Solid’ design language, which kicked off with the Vision 7S concept which we’ve even driven. Head of Skoda design, Oliver Stefani, says the Epiq design study ‘perfectly embodies all the key attributes of the new design language.’
Details from the Vision 7S include T-shape DRLs front and rear, as well as thick grey cladding trimming the lower valance of the car. Flecks of orange can be seen in the wheels and bumpers,
Inside, Skoda says the Epiq will be full of recycled materials and, naturally, some of its Simply Clever touches. An evolution of the brand’s current two-spoke steering wheel will feature, and the infotainment will likely be a version of Skoda’s MIB4 technology.
Skoda says the Epiq is 4.1 metres long, making it around the same length as the brand’s Fabia supermini, and claims that the boot will be a comparatively large 490 litres. When the production model version arrives, Skoda says it will benefit from an electric range of over 248 miles.
The result of this is due to using MEB Small – the same battery-electric architecture being used by VW for its ID.2 supermini and the Cupra Raval. Both the VW and Cupra are also scheduled for 2025.