Skoda Peaq review

Urban only? The 60 might be applicable if you don’t need or want the convenience of range. Regular wintery adventures or looking to tow? The 90x with all-wheel drive will offer a bigger measure of security, especially on a decent set of winter or all-season tyres.

But the Goldilocks Peaq looks like the straight 90 with rear-drive; best range, a bit cheaper. And that saving could be re-invested into a couple of the nice packages of convenience items.

In terms of what you get for what, the Peaq breaks down into: SE L (from £51,980 OTR), which gets that 13.6-inch vertical infotainment display, Android navigation, Virtual Cockpit, Qi2 wireless charging up to 25W, 19-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, an electric tailgate with kicky-thing operation, heated front and rear seats, a heated windscreen and a mobile digital key.

The ‘Edition’ (from £55,130 OTR) adds a Suite design pack with artificial leather, matrix LED headlights, the horizontal light band, Area View camera, Remote Park Assist and Trained Parking.

And then there’s the top-line (ahem) SportLine (from £58,280 OTR) which will throw in 20-inch alloys, gloss black exterior detailing, interior Design spec with sports seats, a three-spoke heated steering wheel and Dynamic Chassis Control. At which point you start with the packs.

Tell me more about the packs please.

Deep breath for the breakdown and a lot of random capitalisation.

The Relax Package you’ve read about already on the Overview, with its relaxation seats, massage function, legrests, pillows and 16-speaker Sonos sound system.

Then there’s Convenience. So that’s electrically adjustable front seats with memory and lumbar support, illuminated Qi2 wireless charging for two phones, a USB-C port near the rear-view mirror which is always useful for dashcam installs, a digital key, two aluminium cargo things, and a 230 V socket in the boot. If you’ve got the seven-seat option, this pack also chucks in more USBs in the back row.

The Tech pack throws in LED matrix headlights, the illuminated front Light Band, and the Top Area View 360° camera system, while Assist gets Travel Assist 3.0, an augmented-reality head-up display, Intelligent Park Assist including Reversing Assist and Trained Parking. For those who struggle.

Winter-type activities? Then you’ll need the Winter Package which adds heated rear seats and a heated windscreen, and that’s useful: the Peaq gets the washers in the wipers, so the toasty ‘screen will defrost all the important bits.

The last one is probably the most familiar to Skoda owners – Simply Clever. The one that has all the little details that make Skoda owners crow. So that gets a charging cable cleaner, a tablet holder, an umbrella in the front passenger door, and a waste bin. After that there’s the usual individual options like the panoramic roof, third row seats (which are an option), a heat pump (wish this were standard), tow bar and stuff like Dynamic Chassis Control. You can spec a Peaq up hard if you get committed to the configurator.

For spot-on pricing across the derivatives, it’s best to play with the Skoda configurator, but a quick scan suggests £400 VED and a likely lease price around the £590 mark.