Skoda Kodiaq crossover is out
to bridge the gap to its more upscale counterpart with a new top-of-the-line
model.
The L&K edition borrows its name from the
company’s founders Laurin and Klement, and upgrades the midsize SUV with a host
of upscale enhancements inside and out.
Those include a chrome grille, full LED headlights,
a unique set of 19-inch wheels, and a modified rear bumper. Inside buyers will
find leather upholstery, piano-black trim, Canton sound system, aluminum
pedals, and more. And of course there are special badges inside and out to designate
this as the top-end model.
Along with the luxed-up edition, Skoda is also
launching new engines for the Kodiaq. There’s a 1.5-liter engine rated at 150
horsepower, a 2.0 at 180 or 190, and a 2.0-liter diesel with either 150 hp or
190. A new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission also features.
The enhanced Kodiaq range will mark its debut at the
Geneva Motor Show next month, where Skoda will also present the facelifted
Fabia and the new Vision X concept.
Václav Laurin and Václav Klement founded the company
in 1895 as a bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav, then situated in the
Kingdom of Bohemia that was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and now in the
independent Czech Republic. The company initially bore their surnames, which
are now used on the most luxurious versions of the vehicles made by their
company over a century later.
