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Skoda Kodiaq 7-Seat SUV Has Finally Arrived

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The Skoda Kodiak high-end SUV has been long-rumored, teased and previewed in different renderings, but now the most-expected seven-seat SUV was officially unveiled in pictures at a private event in Berlin, Germany.

The all-new Skoda Kodiaq SUV was designed to meet the demands from the market, battling against other high-end models from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and so forth. This means that it has to come with high-end features in-and-out.

At the exterior, the model is available with a five-seat configuration or with the seven seats, meaning that it is bigger, measuring 4.8 meters long, and coming with plenty of space inside to accommodate all passengers and their luggage.

The Kodiak benefits of a cargo capacity of impressive 2,065 liters, way too much from the standard 720 liters in the five-seat configuration. Also, the seven-seater SUV makes has plenty of space for the plethora of engines.

Other features inside refer to the latest high-tech gizmos available, like three infotainment systems with 6.5-inch Bolero (with SmartLink, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay); 8-inch Amundsen adding navigation, as well as the 10-inch Columbus with optional LTE module with WLAN hotspot and more.

In the engine department, customers can chose between a wide array of engines, like the base 1.4-liter TSI engine with 125 horsepower and 200 Nm of torque, or the more sophisticated 2.0-liter TSI, developing 180 horsepower and 320 Nm of torque.

You can also opt for the 2.0-liter TDI with 150 horsepower and 320 Nm of torque, or the same one but with higher output of 190 horsepower and 400 Nm of torque. All engines come with front and wheel-drive layout, hooked to a six-speed manual or six- and seven-speed DSG.

Eduard Huma
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Eduard is one of Automotorblog's oldest car journalists. He works at a high school in Romania as an English teacher, and in his free time he likes to test cars and share the information with the readers of the automotive publication Automotorblog.

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