CO2 /tax
116-150g/km
£180
Running costs
42-48mpg (1.0 TSI 115)
£78 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
9.9 seconds/120mph
IT took Skoda more than a century to introduce its first SUV, but now it offers a whole range of them. Smallest of the lot is the Kamiq, and it’s also the brand’s newest crossover, following on from the arrival of the Kodiaq in 2016 and the Karoq a year later.
The Czech manufacturer’s first SUV, though, was the Yeti, which was launched in 2009. It went on to scoop our Car of the Year crown in 2010 and it also took top spot in our Driver Power new-car survey three times in a row (2012-2014).
While the Kamiq hasn’t been able to replicate the Yeti’s award-winning feats, you’re on safe ground if you buy one because it’s everything that you would expect of a Skoda: smartly styled, cleverly packaged and intuitively designed.
History
THE Kamiq hit UK showrooms in November 2019,
