Skoda’s flagship seven-seat EV is due next year

The production version of the Skoda Vision 7S seven-seater will arrive in 2026. It will be the Czech firm’s new electric flagship. The suits from Skoda say it will play a key role in strengthening the image of the brand.

The new EV sits above the other three small, compact and medium electric SUV offerings (Epiq, Elroq, Enyaq). There’s no name for it as yet but you can bet it will start with an ‘E’ and end in a ‘q’.

The concept version of the Vision 7S introduced Skoda’s new ‘Modern Solid’ design language, which has since been applied to models like Epiq. It also featured in the Vision O show car, previewing a future Octavia estate.

The production version of the Vision 7S will use the same platform as Enyaq, Volkswagen Group’s MEB architecture. And styling is unlikely to veer far from the original Vision 7S.

Skoda sales chief, Martin Jahn, commented: “There are not too many seven-seaters in the BEV arena, so we believe it will be a really important car: beautiful from the outside, very practical from the inside.

“It’s also an extension of the brand. We put a lot of effort into strengthening the brand, and this car will also help us to do that.”

Jahn added that it will likely push Skoda into an entirely new price bracket. 

But he added: “Skoda is always based on value for money. We are not the cheapest car in the segment but when you buy our cars you get better value for money than when you buy a car for the same money from another brand. Value for money is important for us, but [with this car it will be on] a different level than before.”