Skoda Kamiq

Skoda Kamiq: Which Version Should You Buy?

The Skoda Kamiq is a front-wheel-drive SUV 5-doors offered in one generation, with the original range starting in 2019 and a restyling starting in 2023. The best choice depends on priorities: the restyled 1.0 MT with 115 hp combines 5.5 L/100 km with 0–100 km/h in 9.7 seconds, while the 1.5 MT with 150 hp is the performance leader at 8.3 seconds and 213 km/h.

The Skoda Kamiq is a front-wheel-drive SUV 5-doors offered in one generation, with the original range starting in 2019 and a restyling starting in 2023. The best choice depends on priorities: the restyled 1.0 MT with 115 hp combines 5.5 L/100 km with 0–100 km/h in 9.7 seconds, while the 1.5 MT with 150 hp is the performance leader at 8.3 seconds and 213 km/h. For an automatic-style transmission, the restyled 1.0 DSG uses 5.7 L/100 km, whereas the 1.5 DSG is faster at 8.4 seconds but uses 5.1 L/100 km in the available measurement. Prices, interior details, trunk space and boot space are not measured, so the comparison must be based on the supplied specifications rather than cost or practicality claims.

Skoda Kamiq generations and version changes

The first Skoda Kamiq generation began in 2019 as an SUV 5-doors. Its original catalogue contains 10 versions: three 1.0 MT entries rated at 95 hp, 115 hp and 110 hp; 1.5 MT; 1.6 MT; 1.6 DSG; 1.0 G-TEC MT; 1.0L TSI; 1.5L TSI; and 1.0 AT. The range includes Gasoline, Diesel and LPG engines, with Manual or Robotic gearboxes. Every listed version is FWD.

The restyling began in 2023 and remains part of the first generation. It reduces the catalogue to five versions: 1.0 MT with 95 hp, 1.5 MT with 150 hp, 1.0 MT with 115 hp, 1.5 DSG and 1.0 DSG. All five are Gasoline, Turbo and FWD. Compared with the earlier catalogue, the restyled range no longer lists the Diesel 1.6 MT and 1.6 DSG or the LPG 1.0 G-TEC MT. It also gives buyers a clearer choice between 95 hp and 115 hp 1.0 engines or a 150 hp 1.5 engine.

The 95 hp 1.0 MT changes little in the supplied figures: both iterations have 999 cc, 175 Nm, a 5-speed Manual gearbox, 11.1-second acceleration, a 181 km/h maximum speed, 1,214 kg kerb weight and 143 g/km CO₂. The restyled 115 hp 1.0 MT is more notable. Against the earlier 115 hp 1.0 MT, it has the same 999 cc displacement but 84 kW rather than 85 kW, reaches 100 km/h 0.2 seconds sooner, raises maximum speed by 2 km/h and records 5.5 L/100 km combined consumption.

Skoda Kamiq engine specs

Power per litre helps distinguish engines that otherwise look close. The 95 hp 1.0 MT produces about 95.1 hp per litre, while the 115 hp 1.0 variants produce about 115.1 hp per litre. The 150 hp engines produce about 100.1 hp per litre. The higher-output 1.0 therefore has the greatest specific output, but the 1.5 versions provide 35 hp more total power and up to 54 Nm more torque than the restyled 115 hp 1.0 versions.

Performance and economy: acceleration, top speed and mpg data

For maximum performance, choose 1.5 MT. Both its original and restyled specifications show 0–100 km/h in 8.3 seconds and a 213 km/h maximum speed. The 1.5 DSG is only 0.1 seconds slower and 1 km/h lower, making it the closest Robotic alternative.

Among the restyled 1.0 versions, the 115 hp 1.0 MT is 1.4 seconds quicker to 100 km/h and 15 km/h faster than the 95 hp 1.0 MT. The 1.0 DSG has the same 115 hp and 200 Nm as the corresponding restyled 1.0 MT, but it is 0.5 seconds slower, 1 km/h lower in maximum speed and uses 0.2 L/100 km more in the combined measurement.

The original 1.0L TSI has the lowest measured combined consumption at 5.0 L/100 km, only 0.1 L/100 km below the 1.5L TSI and restyled 1.5 DSG. MPG is not supplied directly; the catalogue data reports consumption in L/100 km. Any missing city, highway or combined result is not measured.

Skoda Kamiq dimensions, weight and capacities

Exterior dimensions, interior measurements, trunk space, boot space and wheel sizes are not measured in the supplied data. Every version has 188 mm of ground clearance and a 50 L tank.

The original and restyled 1.5 MT have the strongest measured power-to-weight result, carrying about 8.4 kg per horsepower. The 1.5 DSG follows at about 8.5 kg per horsepower. By comparison, the 95 hp 1.0 MT carries about 12.8 kg per horsepower, which helps explain its slower acceleration.

Which Skoda Kamiq version should you buy?

Choose the restyled 1.0 MT with 115 hp for the most balanced set of supplied figures. Its 9.7-second acceleration is 1.4 seconds better than the 95 hp version, its 196 km/h maximum speed is 15 km/h higher, and its measured combined consumption is 5.5 L/100 km. It also records 124 g/km CO₂, 19 g/km below the restyled 95 hp 1.0 MT.

Choose 1.5 MT when acceleration matters most. It gains 35 hp and 54 Nm over the restyled 1.0 MT with 115 hp, cuts the acceleration time by 1.4 seconds and raises maximum speed by 17 km/h. Its consumption and CO₂ figures are not measured, so it cannot be declared more or less economical from this dataset.

Choose the restyled 1.0 DSG if a 7-speed Robotic gearbox is a priority and moderate measured consumption matters. It returns 5.7 L/100 km combined and 128 g/km CO₂. Choose 1.5 DSG instead when performance is more important: it has 35 hp and 54 Nm more, reaches 100 km/h 1.8 seconds sooner, and its measured combined consumption is 0.6 L/100 km lower. Those figures favor the 1.5 DSG on paper, although price is not measured and therefore cannot be used to judge value for money.

Among earlier cars, the original 1.0L TSI offers the lowest measured combined consumption, while the original 1.5L TSI offers substantially stronger performance for only 0.1 L/100 km more. The 1.6 MT and 1.6 DSG are the Diesel choices, each producing 115 hp and 250 Nm. The Manual is 0.2 seconds quicker, 1 km/h faster and 28 kg lighter than the Robotic version. The 1.0 G-TEC MT is the sole LPG version, but acceleration, maximum speed, consumption and weight are not measured, limiting meaningful comparison.

No recommendation can be made on price, spec levels, interior, boot capacity, engine-oil capacity, reliability or problems because those facts are not measured in the supplied catalogue data. On specifications alone, the restyled 1.0 MT with 115 hp is the balanced choice, 1.5 MT is the quickest choice, and 1.5 DSG is the strongest Robotic choice.