Skoda Kamiq gains more rugged look, priced from £24,030

The Skoda Kamiq crossover has been updated with a mid-life refresh and the Czech marque has present confirmed it will beryllium priced from £24,030 successful the UK.

Available to order from 3 October, the caller Skoda Kamiq arrives alongside a freshly updated, smaller Skoda Scala hatchback but gains a much rugged appearance, upgrades to modular information instrumentality and caller optional extras. 

Like its hatchback counterpart, the Skoda Kamiq is offered with 3 specification levels: SE, SE L and Monte Carlo. 

In its basal SE spec, the Kamiq is fitted with 17in wheels and a 8.25in infotainment display. It besides receives an 8.0in instrumentality display, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, rear parking sensors, LED headlights and dual-zone clime control. 

Moving up to SE L brings a enactment of interior upgrades, specified arsenic ambient lighting, a bigger, 9.2in infotainment system, and a 10.25in integer cockpit. As for exterior changes, SE L cars are present fitted with 18in wheels, chrome exterior styling and privateness glass. Prices for the Kamiq successful SE L spec commencement from £27,175. 

Prices for the range-topping Monte Carlo trim commencement from £29,275. This spec includes further exterior plan changes, including 18in achromatic alloy wheels and a achromatic taxable for the doorway mirrors,  beforehand grille and badging.

Monte Carlo cars besides travel with a panoramic sunroof, a reversing camera, dynamic indicators, much almighty LED matrix headlights and sports chassis control. 

The Kamiq shares the aforesaid motor line-up arsenic the Scala, starting with a 1.0-litre TSI petrol portion with 95bhp, paired with a five-speed manual transmission. A mid-range 1.0-litre TSI offers 115bhp and is available with either a six-speed manual oregon a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic (DSG).

A 150bhp 1.5-litre four-cylinder TSI motor is besides paired with a prime of six-speed manual oregon seven-speed DSG. 

The Kamiq archetypal went connected merchantability successful 2019, based connected the aforesaid level arsenic the Seat Arona and Volkswagen T-Cross. As portion of its mid-life update, it gains a larger beforehand grille with caller beforehand and rear aprons, positive larger aerial intakes and what Skoda describes arsenic a “three-dimensional mesh” to emphasise its width. 

Larger aerial curtains are incorporated wrong the rear lights, portion a metallic rear diffuser is added for bolstered underbody protection.

The Kamiq’s headlights, meanwhile, are slimmer and illuminated afloat by LEDs arsenic standard, portion the Skoda sanction is spelled retired connected the rear of the car for the archetypal time.

Inside, the Kamiq gains further sustainable materials throughout, with the rooflining and overmuch of the model’s doorway trim made of earthy works fibres. Its wheel-arch linings and windscreen h2o reservoir are present some made of recycled plastics, portion the upholstery, flooring and level mats are from recycled fabric.