Skoda Peaq – can it replace the Ford Galaxy and carry a family of 2+4? No, it can’t; the third row is just a joke [video]

The Skoda Peaq is 4.87 meters long with a wheelbase of 2.97 meters and can be equipped with three rows of seats, making it seem like the ideal car for large families as an electric successor to the minivan series. Bjorn Nyland tested this option and proved that it’s not true that the third row of seats serves mainly a marketing purpose. However, other testers challenged these conclusions — so we decided to check out the car ourselves. We got the chance to do so during the 2026 Paris Motor Show.

Skoda Peaq: The Ideal Car for Families with 2+0 Seats and Bikes?

For many years, some European automotive websites and magazines awarded a million points bonus when a car’s trunk was large enough to hold an entire IKEA furniture set, along with a cat, fish, and dog. Skoda understood this message: for decades it has sold long-wheelbase models with seating arrangements similar to those in Volkswagen’s lineup, featuring lower-quality interiors but massive trunks (compare VW Golf to Skoda Octavia). Some media were fooled by this and classified these cars in a higher segment than they actually were (for example, the Enyaq was described as a D-segment car).

Skoda Peaq on the road (c) Skoda

On paper, the Skoda Peaq was one of the most promising electric family cars. With a length of 4.87 meters (Ford Galaxy: 4.85 m) and a wheelbase of 2.97 meters (Ford Galaxy: 2.85 m), it seemed like the ideal family vehicle. The manufacturer reached a similar conclusion and decided to equip the car with three rows of seats. Yet this decision turned out to be a disaster, at least for buyers with 2+4 family members or those who wanted to carry passengers in the third row:

The driver, who is 1.9 meters tall (like Łukasz Bigo, an editor at Elektrowozu), will have plenty of space. A passenger behind him with the same height can adjust their seat so that their knees touch the back of the seat in front, thereby creating space for people in the third row according to them. But even with such a considerate person in front, there’s simply no room for feet in the third row. If we assume a child is sitting in a seatbelt in the second row, we only gain 5-10 centimeters. This is clearly visible from the layout of the tracks, which reach right up to the bulge—i.e., the area where the feet of the passenger in the back should NOT rest:

The third row is only suitable for very young children with short legs and small feet. To fit 6 people in the Skoda Peaq’s cabin, the children must be small and around the same age. The ideal group is toddlers up to 7 years old — good luck to the mother who gives birth to them ;). I experienced this firsthand: the seat in the third row wouldn’t accommodate me, and the backrest of the second row wouldn’t lock until I lifted my feet (see the opening image). Only after performing that acrobatic feat could someone sit in front of me. In case of an accident, I’d obviously have broken shins and knees — goodbye to a career in ballet!

The Skoda Peaq is not a car for large families. However, it can work well as a vehicle for 2+2 families, as it offers up to 935 liters of trunk space with two rows of seats. For 2+0 families, it seems almost ideal: in its stylish SUV body style, two bicycles can be transported without removing the front wheels. At least that’s what the dimensions suggest—we haven’t tested this option yet because we didn’t have two bicycles on hand.

Editor’s note from Elektrowozu: In the Kia EV9 (5 meters long), the third row is comfortable for adults. The difference in space is enormous, likely due to the architecture used and the bulge from the battery that extends into the cabin. The same is true with the central tunnels, which Volkswagen cannot eliminate on the MEB platform and only hides them with footwells.

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