skoda kodiaq

Joining Mandy Turner this week are Mike Stevens and James Wong. In car news, the 2020 Skoda Kodiaq RS will be coming to Australia, the Ford and Volkswagen alliance is expanding to electric and autonomous tech, the Lotus Evija has been unveiled, and the 2019 Ford Everest is getting AEB across the range. Sam Purcell reviews the 2019 Volkswagen Touareg and takes it off-roading. James and Mandy take a ride in the 2019 Lexus LC500h and discuss the choice between the hybrid and V8.

Skoda Australia has issued a recall for the 2018 model-year Kodiaq SUV over concerns the individual rear passenger seat could be missing “several fixing nuts”. The company says “if the nuts are missing, the seat will not be secured and may not provide adequate protection in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant”. A total of 28 units are affected by this recall. The VIN list is available here.

The Skoda Kodiaq RS crossover has been revealed a day before the start of the 2018 Paris motor show. Under the bonnet there's a 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel making 176kW of power at 4000rpm, and 500Nm of torque between 1750 and 2500rpm. All that torque is channelled to the ground via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and an all-wheel drive system.