Škoda renamed the actual town of Kodiak, Alaska to Kodiaq for a day in 2016, despite never selling the SUV in the US.
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Lead trim: 1.4 TSI 125 (125 PS) · up to 242 hp
Škoda Kodiaq first generationNS7 · 2016–2024
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FactŠkoda renamed the actual town of Kodiak, Alaska to Kodiaq for a day in 2016, despite never selling the SUV in the US.
Škoda's first full-size SUV, on the Volkswagen Group MQB A2 platform shared with the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace and SEAT Tarraco, designed by Jozef Kabaň and Dalibor Pantůček with optional three-row seating. It was previewed as the Vision S concept at the March 2016 Geneva Motor Show (Škoda had registered the name in December 2006), introduced at the Paris Motor Show on 29 September 2016 and delivered from February 2017; in 2016 the town of Kodiak, Alaska was renamed Kodiaq for a day for the campaign, although the SUV is not sold in the US. It was the first Škoda with Area View, Tow Assist, Manoeuvre Assist and Predictive Pedestrian Protection. The Scout (ground clearance up from 187 to 194 mm) and Sportline came at Geneva in March 2017; the RS (vRS in the UK) at the October 2018 Paris show with a 240 PS bi-turbo diesel and 500 N·m, holding the Nürburgring record for a seven-seat SUV and later switching to a 245 PS 2.0 TSI, with British police using vRS models from 2019. A China-only Kodiaq GT coupé arrived in November 2018 and an April 2021 facelift added matrix LED headlights. Top Gear magazine named it "Best Family Car in the World" in November 2016.
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Trims & Figures
10 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 TSI 125 (125 PS) | 2016–2024 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TSI 150 (150 PS) | 2016–2024 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.5 EcoTSI 150 4Motion (150 PS) | 2016–2024 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 EcoTSI 180 4Motion (180 PS) | 2016–2024 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 178 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 EcoTSI 190 4Motion (190 PS) | 2016–2024 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 187 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 EcoTSI 245 4Motion vRS (245 PS) | 2021–2024 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 242 hp | 273 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI 150 SCR 4Drive diesel (150 PS) | 2016–2024 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI 190 SCR 4Motion diesel (190 PS) | 2016–2024 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 187 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI 200 SCR 4Motion diesel (200 PS) | 2020–2024 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 197 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI 240 SCR 4Motion vRS bi-turbo diesel (240 PS) | 2018–2021 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 237 hp | 369 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
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India's Kodiaq skips hybrids entirely and sells only the 2.0 turbo-petrol with a 7-speed DSG, launched 17 April 2025.
Škoda renamed the actual town of Kodiak, Alaska to Kodiaq for a day in 2016, despite never selling the SUV in the US.
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