I went into the Skoda dealership today and there wasn’t an Enyaq in sight or on site, lol. In fact the only Enyaq I saw was the dealership manager’s rather dirty white Coupe VRS parked around the side.
The manager quoted six months build and delivery time for the Sportline Plus 85x, although he did say that he hoped Skoda might be able to cut a month or so off that time, but don’t hold your breath. I’ve been to this dealer three times and still not been able to sit in a Sportline Plus, SUV or Coupe, and of course I haven’t been able to test drive one.
It’s a well specced car and has good reviews, but Skoda have still not got their act together imo.
I then went a few miles up the road to the Hyundai dealership, where I was able to see and sit in an Ioniq 6 Ultimate in nocturne grey metallic, with black leather seats. There were also 2 premium 6’s stood outside the showroom, one was white and the other light silver.
I asked for the keys so that I could play with the software and listen carefully to the Bose audio. I also fully reclined the driving seat and it actually does feel like a bed on full recline. I tried many seat and steering wheel adjustments and found that I could get a comfortable movement from accelerator to brake and back, in fact it took less effort and discomfort than my current Peugeot 3008. Getting in and out was straight forward because the battery pack raises the floor and seat height.
When I sat in the back, I was surprised at how spacious it was, but the amazing thing for me was that I was able to slide over from the right hand seat to the left hand seat. I haven’t been able to do that for two or three decades. The leather seats and totally flat and roomy floor made this possible. I got in the right hand door and exited by the left hand door with a huge self satisfied grin on my face.
I had convinced myself that black was best at showing off the silver insets at the bottom of the car, but the dark and sparkly nocturne grey has given me something to think about.
The showroom car had the digital mirror cameras, and I must admit that they add a bit of aircraft cockpit ‘pizzazz’ to each end of the dash, and they also look very “sexy” outside the vehicle, but I would worry that for that reason they would be a ‘vandal magnet’!
I think I’ve definitely made my mind up between the Enyaq and the Ioniq 6. I’m not prepared to order a new model and spec of car that I haven’t test driven or even seen (to check out the software upgrades), and pay a lot for optional extras (advance pack) for things that are ‘must have’ for me.
For those of you who have decided on the Enyaq don’t let me put you off as it’s a very good car, but my preference is for the Ioniq 6 Ultimate. I was told by Hyundai that my car hand over date of March 12th 2024 would be easily met.
I have an appointment on next Tuesday 12th December at 11 am (exactly three months before my new vehicle date) to place my order, so the only thing left to decide on is the colour. Suggestions anyone?