SKODA KAROQ

Compact crossover receives an update as it squares up to the Nissan Qashqai

ILLYA VERPRAET

The Volkswagen Group brands have a habit of offering strangely powerful non-hybridised petrol engines in cars with relatively little sporting intent. So while most examples of the Skoda Karoq, the Czech manufacturer’s small crossover, will be fitted with a 148bhp 1.5 TSI, you can also get one with a 187bhp 2.0 TSI engine and four-wheel drive. That version, in top-spec Sportline trim, is what we have here. We’re in a Karoq again because it has just been facelifted. You would be forgiven for having missed that news, because the changes are pretty minor. On the outside, the bumpers have been given the usual nip and tuck, there’s a longer spoiler and two new paint colours, and the headlights are slimmer than before, with the option of LED matrix units. Inside, there are…

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Autocar (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 3, 2022

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