New 2026 Skoda Kodiaq Edition X: High spec anniversary SUV costs less than SE L

  • Tenth anniversary edition of Skoda's flagship SUV
  • Based on SE L trim but costs less
  • Matrix LED headlights and 19-inch wheels as standard
  • Priced from £40,590

Skoda is celebrating ten years of its big SUV, the Kodiaq, with a special-edition model called the Kodiaq Edition X.

Now in its second generation, the Kodiaq is a fine large family SUV with a choice of five or seven seats. The new seven-seat Edition X model is based on the mid-spec SE L trim but adds more standard features to boost it into the more swanky end of the range.

2026 Skoda Kodiaq Edition X interior

Priced from just over £40,000, the Kodiaq Edition X rides on 19-inch anthracite-coloured alloy wheels, includes metallic paint and matrid LED headlights as standard and has additional exterior styling elements, including a black D pillar, a dark chrome front grille and chrome roof rails. There's rear tinted glass as standard, the front grille has a horizontal light strip, and there's a red decorative strip betweem the rear lights.

Inside, you'll find perforated black leather and artificial leather upholstery with a grey dashboard. The driver gets an electrically adjustable seat with memory function.

Power comes from a mild-hybrid 1.5-litre TSI e-Tec petrol lengine with 150PS, and a seven-speed automatic transmission.

2025 Skoda Kodiaq Edition X price and release date

2026 Skoda Kodiaq Edition X

You can order the Skoda Kodiaq X from 16 April, with the first deliveries expected in the late spring. The price is £40,590, which is less than £700 over the standard SE model and less than the SE L, which costs from £42,660. It's a limited edition, although Skoda hasn't said exactly how limited it is.

Ask HJ

Which reliable automatic with three full size seats on the second row would you recommend?

Which reliable automatic with three full size seats on the second row would you recommend? Looking at used for around £20k.
The Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento (which are closely related) offer a good amount of space in their second rows of seats and each brand has a good reliability record. On your budget, it should be possible to get hold of the previous-generation version of the Santa Fe, and the current, fourth-generation version of the Sorento. You can find our pick of the best family SUVs here: https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/guides/suv/best-family-suvs/ For ultimate second-row space, van-based MPVs are hard to beat, but there are compromises in terms of on-road refinement and style to consider before you go down that route.
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