The drip-feed of information about Skoda's new crossover, due to be unveiled at next month's Geneva Motor Show, continues, with the Czech brand today revealing its newest model's name; the Kamiq.
The name is taken from the language of the Inuit people of Canada and Greenland, and it translates to a description of something that "fits as perfectly as a second skin in every situation", and is actually a nameplate already used in China.
It also fits within Skoda's existing naming conventions, given all of its SUV nameplates start with a K and end with a Q.
Skoda is keeping the other details of the new model, built on VW’s MQB A0 platform, tightly under wraps for now, but is promising it will offer “state-of-the-art assistance systems, fresh design and many Simply Clever features”.
Reports suggest the new model won’t stray too far from the brand’s Vision X concept. Those reports suggest the new crossover will deliver a 2645mm wheelbase, meaning more interior space than its VW stablemate, the T-Roc.
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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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