Test: Skoda Citigoe IV - electric car that changes the Czech market<

Naše první dojmy z elektromobilu Škoda CitigoE iV už jste si mohli přečíst před pár dny. Jaké jsou zkušenosti po týdnu a 1100 najetých kilometrů?

January statistics of sales of new cars in the Czech Republic with 254 Škoda Citigoe IV (+ 174 plug-in Škoda Superb IV hybrids) clearly show that this is a groundbreaking model for the Czech market.

Skoda has confirmed that it has recorded a lot of over 1000 client orders."This year we plan to sell up to 2,500 Škoda Citigoe IV cars on the domestic market," said Pavel Jena, PR manager of ŠKODA AUTO.

We would not be surprised if the car was even more interested.Skoda Citigoe IV is a practical car for everyday commuting.And so while gasoline Citigo ends, its successor in the form of a clean electric car is starting into the world.

We drove 1100 km with the test journalist, of which about a third on the highways.The resulting average consumption of 16.4 kWh/100 km is slightly higher than we would have imagined with such a mini.

On the other hand, it was a test in winter operation, without trying to make a car to save separately. Oficiální kombinovaná WLTP hodnota spotřeby je 14,8 kWh/100 km a dojezd by měl být 253 km.The damage to the high aerodynamic resistance coefficient 0.325, which is also to blame.

In our test is a comfortable real range in winter on a quiet ride without a highway around 200 km.But once you go on the highway, or start a little more gas on the car, consumption can suddenly fly to 22 kWh/100 km and a real range of 150 km.

But this is what we think today for a car with a purchase price of around 450 000 CZK incl..VAT excellent value.The price is the most fundamental parameter in the Citigoe IV electric car when deciding to buy.

Skoda Citigoe IV finally brings electromobility to the common consumer, and even the fact that it is the Czech brand ŠKODA.Unlike the older generation of the Renault Zoe electric car, Citigoe still offers the great "electric" feeling of dynamic driving and acceleration.

It has a boring value of 0-100 km/h in 12.3 seconds, but in reality the ride in Citigoe IV eventually even fun.Flexible acceleration from 60 to 100 km/h is 7.6 s

Skoda Auto itself promotes the electric car Citigoe IV as a city car, and the city environment is undoubtedly the most suitable for it.But you definitely don't have to be afraid to take him to the lanes, or eventually the highway.

They can handle everywhere, although on the highway over 130 km/h will not let go.But why too when it's max.speed you can legally go there.At this point, it would be interesting to think about whether all the efforts for greater safety and lower consumption would not be partially solved even by the fact that all cars had a limiter at 130 km/h?

The ŠKODA CITIGOE IV electric car is nicely held by the road even at 130 km/h and can surprisingly dampen the aerodynamic noise and the chassis noise.The engineers in Volkswagen really did this.

All the more we were surprised by the audio system, which certainly does not reach the premium to notify it in the Audi e-tron, but at the same time it is not even the earsal scalp.

Surprisingly spacious

The Škoda Citigoe IV electric car has a "dwarf" dimensions of 3597 mm in length, 1481 mm height and 1645 mm width.The wheelbase is 2417 mm.Yet the spaciousness of the car deserves praise.

When we practiced on the e-Salon in the forthcoming Volkswagen ID.3, a feeling of cramping came immediately.In the good old Škoda Citigo or.its electrical variant, there is nothing like that.

Tax for this is, of course, a miniature suitcase.In the basic arrangement of the luggage space, it offers a volume of 250 liters.After folding the rear seat backrests you get a storage space of 923 liters.

What we were pleased about the electric car Škoda Citigoe IV is the standard equipment, which includes, among other things: heated front seats, electrically heated windshield, rear parking sensors, cruise control, lane assistant (although almost unusable), daytime running lights.

Connectivity and safety

Skoda Citigoe IV does not spare even with regard to safety.Large -volume airbags of the driver and passenger are activated in conjunction with front seat belt attractions that will attract you properly.

Standard equipment of the car is also special side airbags Head-Torax, which can protect the head and fuselage of passengers in the front seats.And of course an integrated data SIM card.

K elektromobilu CitigoE iV jsou k dispozici dvě doprovodné aplikace: Škoda Connect a Move&Fun. Move&Fun, která supluje funkce infotainmentu, nebyla v době našeho testu na Google Play k dispozici.

We downloaded a decent -looking Škoda Connect application, but unfortunately it was not possible to pair the borrowed test car with the application.We could not try for example.Controlling air conditioning online (car preheating), charging control, or departure planning that the application offers and which seem to work without reservations.

How much does it cost?

The basic free -of -car color is the yellow Sunflower.For white candy, red Tornado or green kiwi you pay 6300 CZK, for metallic colors 10 900 CZK (black, blue, silver).

The Škoda Citigoe IV electric car warranty is standard two -year.Warranty 8 years/160 000 km, depending earlier, however, applies to batteries.For 2000 CZK it is possible to pay extra for an extended warranty for 5 years and 100,000 km per car.

The standard price list price of the Škoda Citigoe IV is 479 900 CZK.However, as part of the Ekobonus event, customers can get a wallbox including a package of services installation and control of home network readiness free.

Alternatively, they can choose a financial advantage of up to CZK 30,000 and the car will then cost CZK 449,900.At such a price, Škoda Citigoe IV is well equipped, comfortable and in a way a practical car with minimal operating and service costs.

When will it come back?

Price comparison with gasoline is now possible only retroactively, because in the Škoda Auto configurator already classic Citigo is missing.Ceases to produce and only sells stock supplies.Its place will only take the electric version.

The gross calculation could look like this: the price difference could be done, after counting the optional equipment, generalizing at +/- 200 000 CZK.The Citigo gasoline runs for 5 l/100 km, ie the fuel load of about 1.7/km.Against this electric citigoe IV runs at 15 kWh/100 km and a favorable tariff with an average final electricity price of 3 CZK/kWh for MAX.CZK 0.45/km (electricity prices may vary significantly, can certainly be given lower and higher).

For a year of 25,000 km for fuel, you will pay only CZK 11,250 instead of CZK 42,500, which is the difference of CZK 31,250.With such a car will "earn" for six and a half years.

Of course, it is a very rough calculation that does not take into account lower service costs (wear brake pads, absence of oils, filters, etc..) Neither additional costs such as a vignette (they do not need electric vehicles since this year).