One big, seven seats Electric SUV in the process of Skodaand these newly released sketches give us the best look at Kia EV9 competitor. Set to debut later this month as a concept car dubbed the “Vision 7S,” the new model will lead the company’s reworked design language into the electric age.
At the heart of the new look are the integrated “T-bar” headlights with a thinner grille than the current Skodas, which sit above a series of longitudinal cuts in the front bumper. The center vent is finished in contrasting colors, hinting at a potential personalization option for the final vehicle.
Plastic body panels and silver skid plates are also expected to be present, along with Skoda’s trademark clamshell bonnet. The rear profile is mostly uncluttered, with a shallow greenhouse and a sharp shoulder contour. At the rear, the T-bar theme continues with the taillights and there are another series of vertical vents that adopt the same color scheme as the front end.
Drawings have been released to preview the interior of the Vision 7S, and you can expect the seven-seater to hit the market with a giant, standalone portrait-style infotainment screen. The steering wheel also has a new look with four spokes and looks like touch controls.
Below the vertical infotainment screen you’ll find three large, tactile rotary controls, with more buttons underneath. They will likely be used to control the car’s ventilation system. A large center console provides space to store and charge smartphones and other devices.
Because most of the vehicle’s functions will be controlled via the central touchscreen and digital dashboard display, conventional buttons will be missing to give the cabin a minimalistic design. , with a wraparound theme emphasizing width.
Expect Vision 7S to make the most of it EV The powertrain features a lounge-cabin with flat floors and a floating center console that makes the car feel lighter and brighter than conventional alternatives.
A top-down sketch shows a practical concept in a 6+1 layout, with two adult seats in each of the three rows and then a novel center-mounted child seat, which will place a baby right in the middle of traffic. This could be a car display element, with the space in the middle of the car eventually being used for three seats, to provide a full seven-seater.
Other elements of note include what appears to be a light bar in the middle of the top of the dashboard – likely a reference to Skoda’s Bohemian glass culture – and, in a sign of burgeoning confidence development of the brand, a Skoda text symbol on the outside of the C-pillar.
Skoda says that the Vision 7S will change the dashboard configuration when the driver wants to relax – while recharging, for example. The steering wheel and instrument cluster will slide forward, while the large central touchscreen will switch from portrait to landscape to better suit entertainment viewing.
This is confirmed by the ‘Drive / Relax’ switch in the center console, which illustrates the rotating screen and video preview image, which shows a landscape screen with shortcuts to media sources such as YouTube and Netflix. .
Skoda also says the car will have a backpack integrated into the back of the second row of seats and a phone mount on the back of the front seats to allow passengers in the middle row to entertain on the go.
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