Skoda will be rolling out a new large SUV in the second half of 2016 (market launch early 2017) and it will be called Kodiaq. The name refers to the Kodiak bear that lives on the remote Kodiak Island off the southern coast of Alaska.
Standing up to three metres tall and weighing around 400 kg, Kodiak males are one of the largest and strongest bear species. In contrast to some other bears, they live peacefully and are social animals. Kodiaks form social bonds, share experiences and play together, and some will even share their best locations for catching salmon, Skoda says.
Big, strong but friendly could be values that are shared with the car. At 4.70 metres long, Skoda’s new SUV can “comfortably seat seven people and offers remarkable performance both on and off the beaten track.” The VW-owned brand adds that “the hidden power of the Kodiaq can also be seen in its design – distinctive, muscular lines representing a dynamic, robust and strong appearance.”
At this year’s Geneva show, Skoda unveiled the VisionS concept car with an identical 4.7m length. Coupled with a width of 1.91m, the showcar has a slightly larger footprint than the BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC. It sits on the VW Group’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) platform and has six seats in three rows (middle row will be changed to a three-seat bench). Boot volume is 460 litres.
GALLERY: Skoda VisionS
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The name suits well in Kedah.
when I look the name, I thought it was kodiang..
Kodiang, Kedah…
What?? Kodiang??
Wait a minute. Wasnt there a Kodiak truck which Obamas Beast was based on? Will Skoda get sued for this plagiarism? Or maybe cuz they oso gweilo, so no harm no foul?
It is, that is called as Chevrolet Kodiak that have been discontinued since 2009; probably the reason they choose to named it Kodiaq instead of Kodiak.
kodir in kedah
Kodiaqq bakhianggg….lololol
Skodiang?
orang kedah/penang bernama Kadir boleh sangat beli kereta ni, tak perlu beli no plate untuk bagi jadi nama anda..
Skoda is now a top seller. 10 years ago, it had a shit name. It was a disgrace to won a Skoda. But the company and its management decided to bertaubat and change. The strived hard to better their name and give people top quality cars at cheap prices.
Proton pulak, say bertaubat, but still doing their monkey business of getting low quality parts from crony vendors. So, nama still busuk. Still cannot change. Try to fool Malaysians they are changing and ask Malaysians to give them chances but they are still using crony parts from crony vendors that 30 years have shown, falls apart.
I cannot disagree much with your statement….
A proton perdana is longer than this. At 5 metres long. Of course, can only seat 5 ppl.
Come and teach SDAC a lesson on pricing with regard to Everest.
The name of this car sounded like woman’s sanitary pad….