Here is the new Skoda Kodiaq Scout. Scout is what Skoda calls its
beefing-up program, similar to sister-brand VW's Alltrack, Audi's Allroad, and
Seat's X-Perience lines. The Czech brand has already applied the treatment to
successive versions of the Octavia, Roomster, and Fabia, but now it's
extending the same (with apologies to the Yeti) to its first proper SUV.
The Kodiaq
Scout is distinguished by features including specific 19-inch wheels, tinted
glass, and silver-colored underbody protection, roof rails, window frames, and
door mirrors.
Skoda
apparently didn't need to beef up the wheel arches any further, but you'll
naturally find some special badges both inside and out. It also comes with the
Off-Road Assist and Rough-Road options, as well as all-wheel drive.
The Scout model will be available with four options, two burning gasoline and two diesel, ranging up to 190 horsepower.
Look for the ruggedized version of Skoda's most rugged model to date to debut
at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
