First and foremost, can I thank you all for your insightful advice in helping us to choose our next vehicle.
It has been quite stressful, but your advice has certainly brought many issues that we did not even think or notice to the forefront. Perhaps you are someone who is in the same boat as us, and might be interested in our thoughts regarding the Tayron v Kodiaq v Peugeot E-5008 v Skoda Enyaq. So I have been hopping around between our local dealerships lugging around the two wheelchairs in the back which I could use to get a real world impression of boot space taking our requirements into account. The figures quoted by the manufacturers regarding boot size in litres, much like they quote WLTP figures, are somewhat meaningless.
Currently, we have a 2021 Peugeot 5008 1.5 BlueHDI pretty much picked up after Covid. The car no longer suits our needs as the vast majority of our driving (>80%) is local. Therefore it makes sense to get an electric vehicle in our opinion.
The Skoda Enyaq 85x Sportline – having looked at it today I managed to get both wheelchairs in at a squeeze. However, my youngest may get a bigger wheelchair within the next 2 years so it may not be wise to choose this. The AP for the Sportline 85x is incredible at £1799 (with £500 off).
The Skoda Kodiaq PHEV 1.5Tsi eHybrid – lovely car , incredibly comfort seats, and great dashboard. However, the top of the range sportline (AP £4699) model still has lots of kit (Area View etc) missing and are optional extras. The boot in the PHEV was fantastic and by far the best. Managed to get both wheelchairs stacked one above the other with plenty of space around for shopping bags and medical equipment. Boot size quoted at 705 litres which is alarming – considering ours in the 5008 is 850 litres – yet this boot in the Kodiaq seemed bigger and better with a depth of 115cm compared to 105 cm in out current 5008. But not getting the bang for the buck.
The Peugeot E-5008 GT is incredible value with the current £1000 discount offer – at at an effective AP of £1999 its a brilliant car for the money – however I found the boot in this smaller than our current 2021 5008 – even though the on paper it was supposed to be slightly bigger at (910 litres compared to 850 litres). Loved the the updated dashboard and interior led lighting. Also missing “Auto-Hold” – surely this is something that can be programmed in!
VW Tayron 1.5TSi eHybrid Elegance – Finally, back to square by the sounds of it. Tayron Elegance it is then. Not R-Line you might ask? The elegance has more kit at a lower AP. The R-Line does have the fancy bumper, and all the other exterior kit – more cosmetic than functional in our opinion. The Elegance has the bells and whistles though – which include Area View and Electric Tail Gate – which is a must for a car of this I think. Perhaps another win on this is the Adaptive Suspension (DCC Pro) which comes as standard on all PHEV models.
I must add that I never got to see the actual boot on the Tiguan PHEV as there are hardly around at any dealerships close to us – thus the assumption that it should be the same as the Kodiaq being built on the same platform and whatnot.
So, the order has been placed for white Tayron Elegance at our local JCT600. We’ve specced the Winter Pack too at £425, but I guess that I will be having this removed tomorrow after the advice received on this forum!
Thank you all!
PS I can’t believe that I’ve written all this!
