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Skoda Vision E Concept and Karoq's Digital Instruments Coming to Frankfurt

Skoda has announced two debuts for the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, neither of them being brand new. For the future of the brand, the Vision E concept is, of course, the most important. But the Karoq is a replacement for a core model, the Yeti.
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Up until last year, Skoda was adamant: its customers weren't rich enough to afford EVs. However, with many European cities planning to ban the internal combustion engine and China looking to do the same, the Czech automaker is now being forced to adapt.

The Vision E was presented as a concept in April at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show. Like its Vision sister cars, it shows clear production intent, which is supposed to materialize in 2020.

While Frankfurt only marks a European debut, we relish the chance to study the first Sports Activity Coupe in Skoda history. But it's worth pointing out that Jozef KabaH left them for BMW and in his place came the guy who made the Up! and Bulli, Oliver Stefani. Yikes!

The specs of the Vision E are as follows: two motors producing 225 kW or 306 HP and a maximum range of 500 km (310 miles). That's very similar to the Scirocco EV we talked about yesterday.

Also coming to the IAA is Skoda's new Karoq crossover, a replacement for the Yeti. In many ways, it's identical to the SEAT Ateca, right down to the fact that it features two wheelbases, for independent rear suspension and the torsion beam version.

The engines include your typical TSI and TDI units, culminating with 190 horsepower versions. It can be equipped with AWD and DSG gearboxes. But unlike the SEAT Ateca, the Karoq is the first Skoda with a "fully customizable digital instrument panel." Four different layouts are available that can be modified as desired: Classic, Digital, Infoprofile, and Reduced. Given that the Peugeot 3008 also has a digital dash, this feature won't blow people away.

Skoda's press conference is scheduled on 12 September 2017 at 12:00 in hall 3.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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