It was Skoda's first ever
full-electric car, powered by two electric motors with a combined output of 306
PS, and a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery, with a range of 500 km.
For Frankfurt, the Vision E also dove into the topic
of Level 3 autonomous driving, where Level 3 means tasks such as accelerating,
braking, finding available parking spaces and even memorizing preferred parking
locations, can be done automatically.
While we could talk again about its features
and clever gizmos (gesture control, voice control, eye tracking tech), we have
yet to really touch on this concept's design and what it would mean for an
established, yet non-premium brand such as Skoda to build such an advanced
crossover in the not so distant future.
To be fair to then, seen as how the Vision E is
supposed to be not just autonomous, but also entirely electric and luxurious,
we really shouldn't expect Skoda to come out and build it in the next few
years. Realistically speaking, the automotive industry tends to progress a lot
slower than concepts and new technologies would have you believe.
The
MY2017 car simply looks a bit sharper and by no means futuristic (often defined
by an aggressive yet minimalist look). It will also brake and steer itself in
certain conditions, and has way better connectivity features - it
"only" took 10 years to get there.
It's also possible, if not probable, that Skoda
might never actually build a car that looks like this, unless the entire
automotive landscape shifts considerably to where current premium brands take
an even bigger step forward in their pursuit of perfection.
