The Skoda Kodiaq is a very unusual car because, as well as the usual five-seater version, it can be specified as a compact seven-seat people carrier, and this is the one that Skoda was kind enough to allow me to try out. In a very overcrowded market segment, having the seven seats marks the Kodiaq as a bit of a different choice. I found that entry to the rear pair of seats is pretty easy, at least for adults on the short side and kids. It’s perfectly comfortable in the back, provided you’re below average height. I’m not sure how big the market for such an unusual design is, though.
By the way, according to the Office for National Statistics, there are only 162,900 households in the UK numbering seven or more, representing 0.6 per cent of the total. Proportionally, they’re most common in the West Midlands (1.1 per cent), and least popular, if that’s the right word, in the northeast. Skoda marketeers take note. Most, I imagine, of those multi-child families will be familiar with Groucho Marx’s quip when he was hosting a quiz show. He asked the guest how many children she said and she said something like “eight”. The audience laughed, Groucho rolled his eyes and the poor woman said, “I love my husband very much”, to which Groucho replied, “I love my cigar but I take it out of mt mouth every now and again.”
