"The 7-seater market is an awfully competitive one, but between its decent value, build quality, and unique diesel option, the new Kodiaq has what it takes to get even more punters through Skoda’s proverbial front doors."

"Perhaps unsurprisingly, the new Kodiaq is very much like the previous model on the road. This, by the way, is an extremely good thing, as the last Kodiaq was, well, an extremely good thing on the road."

"That’s the word that best describes Kodiaq, a refined player. The diesel is pretty hushed and gets into its torque fairly quickly. The seven-speed twin-clutch is slick too. The steering is light but consistent while the suspension is a good soak, and quiet about it too."

"DriveLife has been a huge fan of the Škoda Kodiaq since its launch in 2017; a 7 seat, medium-large SUV that drove brilliantly, looked good, and started at under $40K? What a recipe for a sales success. And succeed it did. We gave the Kodiaq our Best Value Car of the Year Award in 2017, and in the same year, the model took out NZ Car Of The Year."

"The new RS is still the fleet flagship and so packs all possible fineries, plus it dresses more extrovertly than any other Kodiaq, though not outlandishly."

"The Škoda lineup is starting to go down the same road Audi and VW have, with more and more top-spec performance variants being available on almost every model."

"...the Kodiaq RS kept all that ensured it won numerous local and international awards – and built it into the new and much improved 2022 model. The Škoda Kodiaq for 2022 is an RS kicker of a performance SUV and its better than ever."