Skoda’s future Vision - company to debut first electric-study concept

Škoda will debut its first electric-study ‘Vision’ concept - which has capability for autonomous driving — at the Shanghai Motor Show 2017 next month.

With the Vision E study, the company provides its first brand-specific outlook on the future of individual mobility. The emotionally designed five-door SUV coupé can travel up to 500 kilometers on purely electric power and meets the level 3 requirements for autonomous driving.

Škoda says is intensively perusing the electrification of its model range, and will be offering five purely electric models in various segments by 2025.

Indeed the company says tomorrow’s mobility planning and development is in full swing in the R and D department. The first purely electrically driven and autonomous driving concept car in the company’s history embodies the brand’s interpretation of electric vehicles.

At 4,645 mm long, 1,917 mm wide and 1,550 mm tall, the Škoda Vision E will be just 25 mm shorter, 103 mm narrower and 89 mm higher than the new Octavia.

Thanks to the long wheelbase of 2,850 mm, as well as the short overhangs at the front and rear, the designers have created an extremely spacious interior.

In the future-oriented vehicle concept, the elevated seating position typical of SUV models and the generous space combine with a dynamic silhouette and gently sloping roof line in the style of a coupé.

Thanks to the system output of 300 bhp (20 bhp greater than the fastest Superb 2.0TSI 280 bhp model currently offered in Ireland), the Vision E accelerates instantaneously and dynamically.

Top speed is 180 kp and the lithium-ion batteries and optimal recuperation allow a range of up to 500 kilometers.

Thanks to intelligent management, the two electric engines cooperate with maximum efficiency and drive all four wheels.