The Skoda Kodiak: A Practical Family-Friendly SUV?

This is the new Skoda Kodiak and it's a great family-friendly SUV but just how practical is it? Well, I'm going to find out by packing it full of stuff. The Kodiak's boot is absolutely massive, with five seats, you have 720 litres with the seats up and 2065 litres with them folded down. Go for a seven-seater model like this car, and you do lose a bit of space to make room for the third row chairs, with 630 litres with the rear seats folded increasing to 2005 with both row three and two folded.

But these numbers are still big enough for most families' needs when both rows are up. However, there is just 270 liters of space in a seven-seater model which is about the same capacity as a Volkswagen Polo Sloot. This really isn't too bad, though, so you shouldn't be disappointed. The Kodiak's boot has lots of useful features - there's sufficient tethering hooks, a boot light that doubles as a torch, and some underfloor storage with room for the load cover.

The middle row of seats fold three-way, so you can carry longer items but still take two passengers either side. This makes it easy to get in and out of the car, even when they're folded down. And, because there's no boot lid, you don't have to worry about having to climb over it to get to the back seats. Instead, you've got a fairly flat floor that makes loading heavy items a breeze.

So, how much stuff can you cram into the Kodiak? In 72 mode, there's room for a couple of small suitcases and soft bags, so it's more than ideal for shopping. However, if you want to carry some golf clubs, you'll need to fold down the rear seats. But that head unit can still hold pretty much all you could possibly need for a family of five on holiday - or even more! You can fit too large and too small suitcases easily, there's space for two large boxes, three medium boxes, and two small boxes too.

There's also just enough room for a cup of small bags. So it's almost like the Kodiak is saying that you can pack as much as you want in it without worrying about running out of space. When it comes to in-car storage, the use of glovebox is generous enough, but there is a second space above it that's also available for use.

In the front of the car, there's space ahead of the gear lever big enough for a small cubby, and there's also a bin underneath the steering wheel. Behind that, you'll find two little cup holders on either side, as well as a little slot to hold your key in. And if you look in the back doors, you'll find some extra cubbies - these are great places to stash items like toys or other bits and bobs.

The seats themselves in the middle row offer plenty of legroom, with acres of space to stretch out. However, because the center seat isn't raised as high as the others, it's not quite as comfy for the person sitting in that seat when traveling three across. That's a small price to pay, though, especially when you're considering how practical the Kodiak is overall.

The back row of seats are only suitable for children if you slide the middle bench forward a little, which makes knee room okay but headroom always tight for anyone over five days old. If you need to carry seven people regularly, though, there's another option available: a Volkswagen Touran. This one might be slightly more boring looking than the Kodiak, but it's a better choice if you're going to have to transport lots of people.

The good news is that fitting a child seat in the Kodiak is simple - just because they're huge doesn't mean that you can't get them into a car seat. The base of the gap and the ISOFIX mountings are easy to reach behind, so you shouldn't have any trouble getting everything sorted out.

So overall, then, the Skoda Kodiak is a very practical family car. It's got lots of useful features like a big boot and plenty of space for passengers, as well as loads of storage compartments around the cabin. The only minor issue might be that the rear most seat can get a bit cramped when everyone is trying to get out at once - but that's just about it.

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there's sufficient tethering hooks a boot light which doubles as a torch and some underfloor storage with room for the load cover the middle row of seats fold three-way so you can carry longer items but still take two passengers either side and the lack of a boot lid and fairly flat floor with all the seats folded makes it easy to load heavy items in and out but how much stuff can you cram into the Kodiak well in 72 mode there's room for a couple of small suitcases and soft bags so it's more than ideal for shopping however you'll need to fold the rear seats down if you want to carry some golf clubs but the head you can carry pretty much all you could possibly need for a family of five holiday or more in other words too large and too small suitcases will fit easily or there space for too large to medium and too small boxes fold all the rear most seats down and you can fit a bike in with no problem at all the Kodiak will also hold a TV box two large boxes three medium boxes two small boxes too large and too small suitcases and still have just enough space for a cup of small bags in short it's almost that like when it comes to in-car storage the use of glovebox is generous enough but it comes with a second space above it the door bin sematic - offering more than enough room for a bottle or two also in the front there's space ahead of the gear lever big enough for fo a small cubby to the right of the steering wheel a big bin underneath the RSM even a couple of cup holders behind the gear leaver beside a little slot to hold the key there's decent bins in the back doors - in addition to some extra cubbies even people in the third row work door left with space for a small bottle on one side as for the seats themselves in the middle road the Kodak offers loads of green for tooth with acres of legroom and generous Headroom but the center seat isn't a bit raised so it's not quite as comfy for the person in the middle when traveling three have breasts in the middle row meanwhile the seats in the back row are only suitable for children if you slide the middle bench forward a little knee room is okay but Headroom is always tight for anyone over five four days so if you really need to carry seven people regularly a Volkswagen Touran is a better if slightly more boring looking option fitting a child's late in the Kodak is simple though they're huge doors open wide so it's notable fitting the base of the gap and the icivics mountings are easy to reach behind some removable covers the only problem is there's only anchor points on the two Altima seats of the middle row a Volkswagen Touran has them on all the rear seats still the Codex raised right height means that you don't need to stoop that much to get everything in place overall then the Skoda kodiak is a very practical family car the only minor issue is at the rear most seat on 70 diversions are a little bit cramped if you're considering buying a Skoda kodiak you should definitely click up there on that link it will take you to Carl okay okay there you'll be able to configure your ideal Kodiak and then you'll get offers back the best prices from dealers and then you'll be able to compare prices and by a surprise you're confident in and obviously your details will be kept confidential now if you want some information on this card entertainment system click there for my detailed review of it down there for my 360 degree pastures ride in this car and down there for the full in-depth video review of the Kodiak\n"