How Skoda Vision 7S Concept Teased With Child Seat Built Into Center Console?

In case you've missed the memo, Skoda is working on a new design language that will likely debut on a production model in 2023 with the next-generation Superb flagship. As a taste of things to come, the Vision 7S concept will be unveiled in the coming weeks or months to signal the Czech brand's fresh visual identity. Before it debuts, the electric showcar reveals its six-seat interior, plus a child seat integrated into the centre console.

Skoda says the Vision 7S concept can be set up to offer two distinct interior configurations: driving and relaxing. The driving configuration sets the controls in their most ideal position for easy and safe operation, while the central touchscreen is vertically aligned and displays all relevant driving information. Relax mode, on the other hand, is available when charging or stopping for a rest. It moves the steering wheel and instrument cluster forward and away from the driver, while the first and second row seats move back for a comfortable seating position and maximum space.

Presumably riding on a dedicated electric platform, the Vision 7S must have a completely flat floor to allow Skoda's engineers to fit an extra-long centre console. The 2+2+2 layout is nothing that we haven't seen before, but that built-in child seat is a new example of a Simply Clever idea. Skoda says the safest place inside the vehicle is where the toddler sits, but without going into details about how big of a seat the centre console can accommodate.

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Beyond that seventh seat, the Skoda Vision 7S has a giant glass roof with an Enyaq-like dashboard, since we notice a small digital instrument cluster joined by a tablet-like touchscreen grafted onto the dash. The big screen tilts depending on whether the autonomous driving mode is activated or not, remaining in vertical mode when the car is manually driven and switching to a horizontal layout when the vehicle does all the work.Those body-hugging seats have built-in orange seatbelts, while the backrests of the front ones feature integrated backrests. In addition, Skoda has fitted holders for smartphones and tablets to take care of the rear entertainment system. The big screen hasn't swallowed all the controls, as the console between the front seats incorporates some physical buttons along with rotary dials for the climate settings. Do You Remember These Skoda Vision Concepts?

We're being told the door cards and steering wheel of what the original teaser image showed will be an SUV feature haptic controls. Being a concept car, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Skoda has used sustainable materials to show going green is more than just about pumping out EVs. It's unclear whether the Vision 7S will morph into a production model, but these Vision concepts usually do. By riding on a bespoke electric platform with a long wheelbase and short overhangs, it could be roughly the size of the Karoq while offering Kodiaq levels of interior room.Skoda has already announced that three electric vehicles will be out by the end of the decade, and all of them will be smaller and more affordable than the Enyaq.