No, the Chinese are not always to be envied, just because a vehicle of the VW Group is presented exclusively in their market. The car would hardly be granted enough acceptance in Europe, maybe only because of its low price. But, of course, it is difficult to compare Chinese with European prices, but it will cost significantly less than half of the € 26,500 of a Škoda Karoq with the same displacement.

However, the comparison is somewhat unfair, because the Karoq has a good 7 cm longer wheelbase, is 9 cm longer, 6 cm wider and 1 cm higher than the Kamiq. Nevertheless, it is said to have a pleasant large interior. But its engine means a significant step backwards. It probably lost not only 11 kW (20 hp) because of the lack of direct injection and others, but also 100 Nm of torque. Outside, it looks like a facelift of the Karoq

It is a cleverly launched vehicle, quickly conceived for the SUV market, which has doubled in China in recent years. As a niche, the manufacturer has discovered the city and praises it as a city SUV inter alia for a large number of 35 percent first time buyers. If it really comes on the market with dual-clutch transmission for 90,000 yuan (approximately 11,700 euros), it should even be a mighty competitor for the competitor Hyundai iX 25. So because of the prices, the Chinese are then to be envied, anyway.

There will probably only be with conventional display behind the steering wheel, but the focus is clearly on the infotainment connected with 8-inch display and high resolution. The voice control comes from iFLYTEK, a leader in artificial intelligence speech recognition in Asia. Apple CarPlay, Baidu Carlife and MirrorLink provide the connection to the smartphone. 05/18