Skoda Peaq Arrives: Three-Row EV with 630+ km WLTP Range

Imagine a three-row SUV that looks like it was carved by wind. Sleek panels, a glossy black face instead of a traditional grille, and T-shaped running lights give the new Skoda Peaq a quietly futuristic presence that doesn’t shout for attention but refuses to be ignored.

Roomy thinking, efficient execution

Skoda has stretched the wheelbase to create a genuinely family-friendly cabin. You can choose five or seven seats, and the second and third rows feel unusually generous thanks to a flat floor and a high roofline. In five-seat layout the boot swallows 935 liters, plus a 37-liter front luggage bay and 33 liters of interior storage. With all seven seats in use there are still 299 liters left for luggage. Practicality, done with restraint.

The exterior is tuned for low drag: flush door handles, diagonal air curtain ducts in the bumper, LED Matrix headlights and a pronounced roof spoiler at the rear. It all contributes to one headline figure — an impressively low drag coefficient that helps stretch every kilometer from the battery.

Inside, Skoda leans hard into sustainability without feeling preachy. About 50 kilograms of recycled and eco-friendly materials are used across the cabin. Techtona, a synthetic-leather option, is available in a range of five interior themes. Want to relax on a long run? Opt for the Relax Package: AGR-certified ergonomic seats with footrests and massage, plus a premium Sonos sound system with 16 speakers, two subwoofers and a dedicated A2B amplifier.

The central screen is a tall 13.6-inch unit with Android under the hood and support for third-party apps, but Skoda kept physical knobs and switches for HVAC, volume and hazard lights. An optional augmented reality head-up display joins a standard digital cockpit, and the panoramic electrochromic roof toggles between opaque and clear at a touch. Small but clever: washer nozzles are integrated into the wiper arms for cleaner visibility.

Underneath sits the Volkswagen Group’s rear-biased MEB architecture. Buyers get three powertrain choices and two high-voltage battery sizes. The entry rear-drive setup uses what Skoda calls the 60 pack: a gross 63 kWh battery and a 150 kW motor producing roughly 201 horsepower. That version posts about 440 kilometers WLTP and a limited top speed of 160 kilometers per hour.

• 60 pack: 63 kWh gross, 150 kW, ~440 km WLTP
• 90 and 90x: 91 kWh gross (86 kWh usable), 210 kW or 220 kW, 282 or 295 hp

The 90 models are the headline-grabbers. With the larger battery they claim more than 630 kilometers WLTP on a single charge for the single-motor 90, while the dual-motor 90x is rated around 605 kilometers — both numbers benefiting from a new heat pump and careful aero. The single-motor 90 can fast-charge from 10 to 80 percent in roughly 28 minutes, and sprint times to 100 kilometers per hour fall between 7.1 and 6.7 seconds depending on tune.

Skoda also built in bidirectional energy capabilities: vehicle-to-load, vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid are supported, though you will need a Moon Power wallbox to unlock those functions.

Choices extend to wheels and colors: 19- to 21-inch alloys and ten paint shades at launch. Production returns to Mlada Boleslav, the same town where founders Vaclav Laurin and Vaclav Klement once fixed bicycles. There is a lineage here, but the Peaq points firmly to the future.

Pricing starts at 49,900 euros for the entry rear-drive model. A better-equipped SE L 90 begins at about 61,336 euros in the United Kingdom, a reflection of trim and market positioning rather than value alone.

So what is the Peaq? It’s Skoda’s largest production passenger vehicle to date, a pragmatic family hauler that happens to be electric, efficient and surprisingly polished. It doesn’t scream for attention. It earns it.