Skoda Enyaq vs Tesla Model Y

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Skoda Enyaq
Skoda Enyaq

2026 price

Tesla Model Y
Tesla Model Y

$55,900 - $89,400

2025 price

Summary

2026 Skoda Enyaq
2025 Tesla Model Y
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Not Applicable, 0.0L
Fuel Type
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Electric
Fuel Efficiency
-

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
0

5
Dislikes
  • No spare tyre, just a repair kit
  • Some tyre noise intrusion
  • Ride on 20” wheels can be a bit firm

  • Drive mode selector is silly
  • Warranty below average
  • Feels very heavy when pushed
2026 Skoda Enyaq Summary

Something important has shifted.

This is the Skoda Enyaq facelift. Yes, it’s been barely a year since the original finally launched in Australia, after endless delays, in September 2024. And they’ve already gone and changed it.

Yet there’s more going on here than merely updating an ageing mid-sized SUV electric vehicle (EV), because Volkswagen’s Czechian brand is rediscovering its roots. The era of the $40K supermini seems to be passing.

And that’s terrific news for buyers and likely terrifying news for rivals like the BYD Sealion 7, Kia EV5 and Tesla Model Y.

Welcome, then, to the 2026 Enyaq Series II. Does sharper pricing stand for ‘Extra Value’ in this family-focused EV? Let’s find out.

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2025 Tesla Model Y Summary

I don’t think I’m overselling it to say that this is the car that could make or break Tesla in Australia and around the world. 

Crazy, right? That seemed impossible not so long ago, back when the brand appeared untouchable. But new competition, largely from China, plus the giant Musk-shaped elefant (it is German for elephant…) in the room, has seen sales and profit plummet.

Just last month, for example, the Tesla Model Y lost its best-seller crown in Australia to BYD, admittedly in the weeks before the new 'Juniper' version arrived.

The point is, a new version of its biggest seller is a Very Big Deal. But have they changed enough, and changed it well enough, to cut through the noise?

We put the cheapest variant, the Tesla Model Y RWD, to the test to find out.

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