Skoda previews future design language with Vision 7S concept sketches

UPDATE, August 24: Skoda Vision 7S concept sketches detail modern and bold design language

The forthcoming concept SUV from Skoda has been previewed, shedding light on the stylish Czech brand’s future design language.

The Volkswagen Group-owned brand has released sketches of its Vision 7S concept car, bearing a striking heavy duty-looking aluminium front fascia (mirrored with its seven vents at the rear) and thin headlights pushed outboard featuring a four-light eye cluster. The grille is wider and flatter.

It’s a chunky bottom-heavy design with clear side surfacing, a sloping roofline and gargantuan wheels, which Skoda says are aerodynamically optimised.

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A daytime running light strip sits atop each new headlight cluster, forming a 'T' at each corner, leading a contoured bonnet with the signature Skoda valley.

Skoda says its new design language imbues its brand values, giving an air of "robustness, functionality and authenticity".

As mentioned in the initial interior story, below, it's likely that this bold and modern three-row SUV will, at least partially, preview the future second-generation Skoda Kodiaq, expected after 2024 when the new Skoda Superb is due.

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July 19: Skoda Visin 7S interior teased

Skoda has teased the interior of its upcoming Vision 7S, an all-electric concept car with room for seven occupants – plus a unique child seat.

The concept will showcase the Czech marque’s fresh design language, expected to debut in production form with the all-new 2024 Skoda Superb flagship.

It will be followed by a second-generation Kodiaq large SUV, likely previewed by the three-row concept featured here.

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Skoda has only revealed a single bird's-eye interior sketch of the Vision 7S thus far, with further details expected in the lead-up to its unveiling in the coming weeks or months.

Incorporating features true to the brand’s ‘Simply Clever’ tagline, the concept vehicle's interior includes an integrated child seat on the centre console that, according to Skoda, is “the safest place in a vehicle”.

Underpinned by a dedicated electric platform, the Vision 7S has a completely flat floor to allow for the supersized centre console and a “symmetrical wrap-around design” for greater space.

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Kodiaq

Other highlights include tablet holders and removable backpacks on the front seatbacks, haptic and visual elements on the door panels, haptic controls for the steering wheel, a rotating infotainment system, and air-conditioning controls placed closer to the driver.

Skoda has developed two seating configurations for the Vision 7S

The first is for driving, with controls in an optimal location for the driver, while the second is for charging and resting.

When the vehicle is in charge or rest mode, the display will rotate into a landscape view, the steering wheel and infotainment system move forward, and the second-row seats will slide backwards for greater comfort.

The interior is produced from sustainable materials, with a focus on reducing clutter to enhance “the sense of space”.

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Enyaq Coupe

Skoda previewed its latest corporate look, titled ‘Modern Solid’, at its annual conference in March 2022.

The blurred exterior of a concept vehicle, presumably the Vision 7S, was shown at the time wearing the new design language.

Stay tuned to Wheels for more information on the Skoda Vision 7S Concept and the brand’s future products.