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By Jonathan Crouch

Skoda's fastest and most aggressive Enyaq is this vRS model. Jonathan Crouch considers it in its standard SUV form.

Ten Second Reviewword count: 70

In top vRS form, Skoda's Enyaq mid-sized EV is at its sportiest. There's a choice of two body shapes, an SUV Coupe version, or the standard SUV model we look at here. This car didn't attract much attention in its original form but in this updated guise, the premium asking figure for this 340PS vRS AWD performance flagship model might seem a little easier to justify. Let's take a look.

Backgroundword count: 158

British buyers have always liked Skoda's vRS performance badge. The Czech maker even calls this 'a love affair'. Well that affection has been tested by this car, the Enyaq vRS. At its original launch back in 2023, first in this conventional SUV form and later followed by a sleeker SUV-Coupe version, it was by far the priciest Skoda the brand had ever brought to sale, taking the fast EV mechanicals we'd already seen in top versions of Volkswagen Group mid-sized Crossover coupe electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.5 and the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron. This Skoda though, delivered them with more of a performance vibe. Fast forward to Spring 2025 and we got the updated Enyaq vRS model we're going to look at here, again available in the same two body styles. The front end look's a little different and the battery powertrain's slightly tweaked but essentially, everything's still much as it was. Let's take a closer look.

Driving Experienceword count: 319

This Enyaq vRS gets the largest available battery that can be fitted to Volkswagen Group mid-sized EV models of this sort - 84kWh in size, slightly larger than the 82kWh battery pack usually fitted to longer-ranging Enyaqs. That energy source is matched with an uprated version of the dual motor AWD powertrain that also features in slightly less powerful form in the Enyaq 85x. In this case though, instead of the 286PS output of that car, you get 340PS (up from 299PS with the original version of this model) and a whole heap of torque - 545Nm from the main motor at the rear and a further 134PS from the added motor at the front. As a result, this vRS takes only 5.2 seconds to sprint to 62mph (1.1s quicker than the pre-facelift model), on the way to a limited top speed of 111mph. Driving range is 344 miles (actually 26 miles more than the earlier car). What you don't get from this vRS are really engaging drive dynamics, this model suffering mainly (like many similar EVs) from heavy weight and anaesthetised steering. Still, like its lesser siblings, this SUV is superbly manoeuvrable for its size, jinking through traffic hold-ups and darting into spaces. As with other electric vehicles, this one's town travel is characterised by its need to constantly emit a strange 'e-sound', intended to warn pedestrians of its impending approach. You wonder though, why it's necessary for this feature to sound so other-worldly; other brands use film composers to create more pleasant melodies. Beyond the city limits, traction is impressive but there's a little more body roll through the turns than you'd get with the alternative Volkswagen and Audi versions of this VW Group design. The pay-off for that though, is a much better standard of ride, with suppleness over poor surfaces and speed humps that's un-bettered in this class and is far superior to most rivals.

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