You want speed. You want seven seats. You usually can’t have both without breaking the bank or settling for boring. The Skoda Kodiaq vRS is the exception that proves the rule.
Today’s offer strips the pretence. Through the Auto Express Buy A Car service via Skyfleet, this petrol-only performance SUV sits at exactly £336 a month. That price assumes you commit to a two-year contract and promise not to drive it anywhere near 5,000 miles a year. The list price hovers around £54,650, so the spread here is actually decent.
Is the Skoda Kodiaq vRS worth £336 per month?
The upfront cash hurts. Slightly.
The standard deposit hits £4,032. It feels like a chunk. Most people will want to lower that entry barrier. Shift the initial payment plan to nine months instead of twelve, and the deposit drops to £3,328, but your monthly bill creeps up to roughly £370. Do the math yourself. It depends on your liquidity right now.
Here’s where the flexibility comes in. Five grand miles annually? You’ll hit that on your daily commute. Probably twice over.
Increase the mileage allowance to 8,00 miles a year on the twelve-month plan, and the cost goes up by just over £10 a month. For the nine-month option, it’s about £11 extra. Why bother with low miles when a few pennies buys you sanity?
“It’s outstanding value… provided you can accept the mileage restrictions or pay a premium to expand them.”
Under the bonnet of the fastest Skoda
Forget hybrid fuss for now. This is petrol. Pure and simple.
Skoda borrowed the engine from the Volkswagen Golf GTi. A 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. It makes 261 brake horsepower. It delivers 400 Nm of torque. It sounds aggressive because Skoda added an acoustic resonator underneath the chassis—a literal speaker to amplify the exhaust note.
The power goes to all four wheels. Zero to sixty-two takes 6.4 seconds. The top speed is limited to 143 mph. It’s brisk. Not hypercar quick, but quicker than anything your in-laws will arrive in.
Brakes match the power. Ventilated discs around the clock. Two-piston calipers upfront bite into them when you decide you’re done having fun.
Does it actually seat seven people comfortably?
Yes and no.
The third row exists. It comes as standard because this is top-spec kit. Adults back there? Cramped. Knee space is tight. Legroom is minimal. Kids? Fine. Short journeys only. If your niece sits there longer than forty minutes, she’ll hate you.
Here’s the wild part. Even with seven adults stuffed inside, the boot doesn’t vanish entirely. You can still fit a weekly grocery run in there. Barely. But you can. It’s a marvel of engineering packing, really.
The interior leans sporty. Aggressively styled bumpers frame the exterior. Twenty-inch black alloy wheels dominate the corners. Inside, high-backed sport seats hold you in place during cornering. They’re heated. They’re electrically adjustable. They’re wrapped in black Alcantara-like microsuede with red stitching cutting through the darkness.
A premium Canton sound system fills the cabin. It’s loud. It’s clear. It pairs well with the fake exhaust notes if you listen carefully.
Which deal makes the most sense for you?
You need to know how far you drive.
If you stay under 5,000 annual miles, stick with the base £336 rate and the higher deposit. It saves you money in the long run.
If you commute regularly, bump that mileage to 8,000. The £10 to £11 monthly increase is cheap insurance against returning fees and excess wear claims.
Change the terms if you don’t like the deposit hit. Shortening the initial payment period lowers the lump sum. It raises the monthly rent slightly. Trade-offs always exist in car leasing.
This isn’t a rental forever. It’s two years. You hand the keys back then. Mileage overages get calculated based on how far you pushed that GTI-engine beast.
The Kodiaq vRS handles the contradiction well. Fast SUVs often ignore practicality. Family haulers usually ignore driving pleasure. This one drags both together. Rough edges? Yes. Third-row comfort isn’t one of its virtues. But for the monthly price? It’s hard to find a vehicle that dares to be this sporty and this spacious at once.
Offers like this rotate quickly. Inventory moves. Terms shift. Check the availability today. Or move on to something softer. Slower. Less red stitching. Your
