به روزرسانی 1

در کمی بیش از یک دهه، خودروهای بنزینی خالص منحصر به بازار دست دوم خواهند بود. در واقع، این نقطه حتی زودتر می تواند بیاید.

مدیریت جدید Labour در حال بحث برای بازگرداندن ban اصلی 2030 روی فروش خودروهای internal-combustion-engined جدید (پنج سال توسط Conservatives سال گذشته pushed back شد) و برخی automotive timelines prioritising electrified vehicles توسط time ما وارد 2030s.

این همه means که خودروهایی مثل new Skoda Kamiq ما، با 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine (that's right: no hybrid assistance here)، dying breed هستند. پس ما اینجا برای find out، over coming months، اگر such powertrains missed خواهند بود.

برای introduce شما، Kamiq Skoda's smallest 'big' car است، sitting below Karoq, Kodiaq و electric Enyaq. در 2019 launched و refreshed سال گذشته (it's not conventionally pretty, giving off Star Wars Stormtrooper vibes)، و positioned به عنوان raised و slightly roomier alternative به Scala. target market smaller families shopping در highly populated B-SUV segment است.

Being Skoda, Kamiq priced خیلی competitively، از just £24,040 (که gets شما 94bhp 1.0-litre turbo petrol triple و five-speed manual). That positioning pushed آن به become one از best-sellers برند Czech در UK, matching stalwart Octavia با some 16,000 sales since start سال گذشته.

car ما latest Monte Carlo Kamiq است. Sounds sporty, right? Well, think less Toyota GR Yaris و more Yaris GR Sport: this style over substance. پس while nothing changes underneath, inside squidgy, bucket-like sports seats, panoramic glass roof, dual-zone climate controls و 10.25in digital driver's display still gets.

و rolls along روی smart 18in alloys. در £31,580, که includes optional £660 Moon White paint (I surprised to find this wasn’t standard colour), still bit از bargain. اما don’t expect luxury model: this Kamiq workhorse at heart, given away توسط manually adjustable seats و mostly plastic interior.

حالا که met, let’s talk در مورد first impressions. Kamiq no-frills wonderful. No, ما EV haters نیستیم اینجا در Autocar: far from it, به عنوان becoming more و more brilliant by day.

اما one thing که electric powertrains remove (ignoring interesting transmission work currently being done توسط Toyota/Lexus) need برای conventional gearing و therefore gearbox. و برای car lovers, analogue, hands-on experience که stick-shifter offers really can’t matched.

پس به have six-speed manual transmission در Kamiq real delight: clutch pedal lovely weight و spring به آن دارد و lever pleasing feel offers. اما, gating tad closer از rivals مثل Kia Stonic feels, پس already found myself در third وقتی hunting برای first. That’s something به keep eye روی over coming months.

Kamiq همچنین drives really well. در short time together so far, proved به be both solid motorway hauler و nippy around-town runabout. That’s thanks در part به pedigree آن: may relatively new, اما as sits روی Volkswagen Group’s incredibly versatile MQB platform, shares same underpinnings به عنوان cars ranging از Audi A1 به Volkswagen T-Cross.

deceptively big car, too. در 4241mm long, 1793mm wide و 1562mm tall, no bigger از Nissan Juke اما offers 400 litres seats-up boot space – enough به fit, as I’ve already discovered, lot sports gear و cockapoo. Plus generous rear leg room و practical touches مثل bag hooks, deep storage bins و actual bin get.

That practical approach manifests در usability Kamiq’s, too, با host physical buttons و switches برای key controls مثل cabin temperature. proper volume switch, rather than non-haptic touchpoint روی 9.2in infotainment screen, feels oversight.

اما roller روی steering wheel هست. Additional plus points از wireless Android Auto و Apple CarPlay, که means no more cable faffing.

quirk divisive seating position: compared با similarly sized rivals, low به floor sit, giving آن more hatchback feel روی move. واقعا like that, اما partner من, who drives crossover, isn’t fan. می توانید pump up seat, اما layout doesn’t suit آن.

One positive این است که promotes quite enjoyable driving experience, especially از what I’ve found so far روی back roads. aided توسط light, smooth steering و enhanced توسط short (2651mm) wheelbase آن. added bonus incredibly easy manoeuvrability در tight car parks.

Add در که 148bhp 1.5-litre turbo engine already returning close به 50mpg و this starting به look مثل bona fide bargain.

جالب خواهد بود ببینیم اگر anything begins به grate once honeymoon period fades away و whether practicality Kamiq’s یا economical powerplant آن becomes star show.

Road trips already planned, including cross-continent expedition, و can’t wait.

به روزرسانی 2

Many friends من think I’m little loopy.

“I promise you,” I say, و آنها once again ask اگر I’m feeling all right. This بعد latest attempt به peddle Skoda به those who think BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi و Land Rover only manufacturers whose models ever really want به own.

Yet latest Skoda Kamiq genuinely car که very well end up sitting روی (imaginary) driveway اگر need به buy something family-oriented که able به do all basics brilliantly.

I’ve totted up more از 6000 miles در this sparky little crossover, روی everything از inner-city spurts به long hauls, و struggling به think many gripes.

Yes, 1.5-litre turbo petrol four could more powerful, اما then counters that با fuel economy 52mpg, که makes latest commute از Southampton به Autocar headquarters در Twickenham incredibly cheap.

Yes, interior could bit plusher, considering latest Monte Carlo-badged range-topper, اما still still nicely sculpted seats و full-length sunroof – و چون not meant به be lounge-quality, don’t really mind getting dirt و mud در آن.

و yes, gearbox’s gating needs به be better separated (I’ve put آن into third وقتی looking برای first far too many times) اما, bar that, manual shifter relatively slick unit – و do love manual.

What’s more, features که see would very useful برای those با children. برای example, Monte Carlo phone holder mounted روی front seatbacks به make watching films easier, actual bin (با bin bag) و even umbrella stored در driver’s door. و anybody grateful برای ice scraper found behind fuel filler cap. Skoda really brand مردم است.

حالا combine all this و £29,435 starting price که Czech company asking seems مثل Black Friday deal. Only really Kia Stonic seems as much از bargain در this area market.

و gets even better وقتی realise که Volkswagen T-Cross و Taigo cost £31,825 و £32,830 در equivalent specifications, despite essentially same car underneath (although admittedly both also automatics).

aware elephant در room: Kamiq isn’t exactly looker. اما most wouldn’t say outright ugly either, و perhaps better impression در colour, rather than plain white.

پس, به again fly flag: do you want car که does everything car should do, که don’t mind scuffing little, will drive مثل Volkswagen, will help keep kids entertained, costs less از £30k به buy, cheap به run, cheap به insure و whose sole detracting feature face که only mother could truly love? Well, why don’t you drive Skoda Kamiq then?

به روزرسانی 3: نتیجه گیری

به عنوان child, always told: \"You don't get anything برای free.\"

اما, according به Skoda, that's not true. Apparently, do get some things برای free به عنوان Skoda driver. و always delighted من how many unexpected extras latest Kamiq offered, از built-in umbrellas و ice scrapers به kid-friendly phone holder و even actual bin (complete با bin bag).

در حالی که many such items may never get used توسط typical driver, these little things really endeared من به this Skoda crossover و made من feel much more connected به آن از other cars I’ve driven over same period. This warmth something I’m really going به miss حالا Kamiq left fleet ما.

برای recap, Kamiq Skoda’s smallest SUV و sits below Karoq, Kodiaq و electric Enyaq. aimed در smaller families looking برای bit bargain (starts از £24,040) و those who don’t mind driving something that’s not conventionally pretty – یا big Star Wars fans. (Anyone else getting Stormtrooper vibes?)

car ما top-rung Monte Carlo version بود. ممکن sound sporty اما couldn’t further از rally car. Priced در £31,580, came با lot kit, مثل panoramic glass roof, dual-zone climate control, bucket-like sports seats و 10.25in digital driver’s display.

Those seats fantastic برای long journeys و offered plenty adjustability. physical interior switches که operated climate settings, as well به عنوان rollers و buttons روی steering wheel, also brilliant و made Kamiq such easy car به live with – although needed به use screen به activate dual-zone syncing, که found irritating.

Speaking از screen, this one از main areas که let Kamiq down: slow, didn’t always respond به inputs و felt about 10 years old. اما still wireless Android Auto و Apple CarPlay – و this always on given که built-in maps bit useless بودند.

Still, storage space excellent و deep, 400-litre boot provided enough room برای all sporting goods من و then some.

Being Skoda, load bay also featured array handy extras, مثل hooks و – personal favourite من – luggage net built into parcel shelf.

اما crucial reason برای running Kamiq به assess whether makes case برای petrol-only powerplants در market swelling با arrival new EVs و hybrids. و, yes, does.

1.5-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine که exclusively powers this Kamiq probably one از best assets آن. Not only relatively smooth در running, اما also returned around 52mpg over 7000 miles من با آن, که match برای many hybrids (مثل Honda HR-V) که I’ve driven recently.

همچنین above claimed average Skoda’s 47.8mpg. On top آن, decent-sized fuel tank (53 litres) means که brimming آن will cost around £70 و provide just over 600 miles range.

Finally, come به thing I most love و hate در مورد Kamiq: six-speed manual gearbox آن. به have shifter در new car در 2024 real delight, given so many car makers (sibling Volkswagen one از biggest) ditched آنها در many models روی cost grounds.

در Kamiq, clutch good weight و spring به آن داشت, اما gearbox’s gating always felt tad closer از needed به be – especially compared با rivals مثل Kia Stonic – و found myself pulling away در third instead first too many times به count.

To sum up, Kamiq no-frills wonderful, با minimal gripes به report. does so much well و priced so sensibly, اما often overlooked برای more fetching alternatives.

اگر footy fan, this Michael Carrick world car: does everything really well اما در uncomplicated و unshowy way so never get credit deserves. پس با clever hybrids و futuristic electric cars dominating headlines, don’t forget در مورد plucky Kamiq.

مشخصات اسکودا کامیک 1.5 TSI 150PS Monte Carlo

قیمت ها: List price new £30,680 List price now £30,680 Price as tested £31,580

گزینه ها: Moon White metallic paint £660, towbar preparation £240

مصرف سوخت و برد: Claimed economy 47.8mpg Fuel tank 53 litres Test average 53.6mpg Test best 65.2mpg Test worst 31.9mpg Real-world range 613 miles

Tech highlights: 0-62mph 8.3sec Top speed 133mph Engine 4cyls in line, 1498cc, turbo, petrol Max power 148bhp at 5500rpm Max torque 184lb ft at 2000rpm Transmission 6-spd manual, FWD Boot capacity 400 litres Wheels 18in, alloy Tyres 215/45 R18 Kerb weight 1234kg

Service and running costs: Contract hire rate £265 CO2 130g/km Service costs None Other costs None Fuel costs £889 Running costs inc fuel £889 Cost per mile 13 pence Faults None

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