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After reunification, Škoda was able to establish itself as a car brand from Eastern Europe among the big names. Dacia has also managed to do this with some reservations, but a Škoda looks better in the garage than a Romanian Renault. The clever Czechs from Mlada Boleslav assert themselves confidently in the group clique of VW, today they perfectly play the Volks-Wagen-role, which got under the wheels with the constant upgrading of Golf and Co. in Wolfsburg. After the recent price increase, a VW Golf starts at almost 30,000 euros, so it is no wonder that the customer who has always driven a VW thinks outside the box.

Boris Schmidt

Editor in the “Technology and Engine” department.

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He quickly ends up with the Karoq, a compact SUV that shares its platform with the VW T-Roc and the Seat Ateca and, with a length of 4.39 meters, offers more space than a 4.28 meter long Golf, and that too Entry-level prices, which are around 3000 euros below the golf level. In addition, the Golf is not an SUV, i.e. not a long-legged car with a higher body and thus a better overview as well as an increased sense of space and more space. Since the Karoq scores as if by itself. In fact, it is a car for all occasions, four people can be accommodated well, with five it gets tight, but that’s the case in almost every car. It qualifies as a family car for mother, father and two children.

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