Introduction to the 2025 Skoda Vision O
At the Munich IAA show in autumn, Skoda revealed the Vision O concept car, a sneak peek at the next generation of its products, and most likely a clear indication of an all-electric replacement for the Octavia, or at the least a companion EV to sit alongside the next edition of the Czech firm's long-serving model.
Now we've had an up-close-and-personal look at the Vision O, as well as a short drive in this priceless concept vehicle. Here are our findings on this highly important Skoda one-off.
Exterior & design of the 2025 Skoda Vision O
• 'Modern Solid' design language
• Front-end feature called 'Tech-Loop'
• Concept sits on 21-inch aero wheels
As futuristic and other-worldly as the Skoda Vision O looks when parked on a Spanish dockside among the sort of everyday traffic and street furniture you'd expect to see in the mid-2020s, there's nevertheless a strong link between Skoda's current product portfolio and this outlandish concept car. That's because the Vision O wears an evolution of the 'Modern Solid' design language, an ethos which already informs all present-day Skodas.
So despite the rear-hinged back doors and the fancy door handles controlling motorised opening of them, and the super-sleek light signatures at both ends of the car, there's something comfortingly familiar about the Vision O's overall form.
It's an estate, or Combi in Skoda-speak, which we like, so it's a long car. The dimensions have been confirmed as being 4.8 metres from tip to tail, with width and height set at exactly 1.9 and 1.5 metres respectively; no word on the wheelbase, but as the Vision O uses an adapted Skoda Superb platform then we'd guess the distance between the axles is the same 2,841mm as on that vehicle.
For maximum effect, the Vision O sits on whopping great 21-inch alloy wheels which are aerodynamically optimised, and we'd draw your eye to the B-pillar treatment, which is something we might see on production Skodas soon.
The focus is then drawn to the illumination. The Skoda lettering fore and aft lights up, while the nose of the Vision O is dominated by the 'Tech-Loop' face mask aesthetic.
This incorporates what is known as 'Skoda Cyber Lights', a feature repeated at the back of the concept car with its T-shaped clusters and a swooping black detail around the frame of the tailgate.
Perhaps it's an obvious observation to make about a car designed to draw attention at a busy motor show, but the Vision O is a deeply good-looking thing.
Expect any production version to be toned down from some of the visual excesses of this machine.
Dimensions of the 2025 Skoda Vision O
Length: 4,850mm
Width: 1,900mm (mirrors folded)
Height: 1,500mm
Wheelbase: 2,841mm (est.)
The Skoda Vision O's paint
There is but one confirmed for the Vision O, which is the colour it is finished in for the concept car. It's a mica pearlescent mellow white that has a transitional colour-shifting effect, so that Skoda says it looks "warm and cool" at the same time, managing to reflect blues to sand beige, depending on how the light falls on it. The Skoda Vision O then has lots of black detailing to offset the chameleonic white bodywork, including a contrast roof panel.
Interior, practicality, tech & comfort of the 2025 Skoda Vision O
• Ecologically conscious cabin
• Big boot as you'd hope
• Massive 1.2-metre wide 'Horizon Display'
The Skoda Vision O is a concept car and so the overall interior ambience is not hugely representative of what any production model might look like four or five years down the line.
However, take note of the huge, full-width display strip up top on the dashboard, and the use of sustainable and recycled materials in its construction - two features which should make the final version. Also, as with any self-respecting Skoda Combi, the Vision O has a whopping boot.
Getting comfortable in the driver's seat
Accepting that the fixed-shell seat doesn't move a lot and the steering wheel/column is more of a placeholder than anything, it probably isn't important to note that the driving position in the Vision O is quite high-set and unnatural in feel.
What's of a more noteworthy nature is how light and airy the interior is, giving the impression that visibility out of the Skoda Vision O is excellent - and that's because it is.
A big glasshouse and Skoda's typically sensible approach to minimising blind spots makes the Vision O feel like one of the more usable concept cars in the world, before you've so much as tentatively turned a wheel in the thing.
Infotainment and technology
The centrepiece of the Skoda Vision O is the Horizon Display, a more than 1.2-metre-wide screen which forms the main presentation of information.
The implication is that we could see the Horizon Display in a production Skoda before whatever the finalised version of the Vision O is makes it a showroom, so watch this space.
We didn't get much chance to interact with the Horizon Display, controlled as it is through a portrait-oriented touchscreen down on the Skoda's centre console. To help with all of this technological hardware, the Skoda virtual assistant - Laura - features enhanced AI so that 'she' is a bigger part of proceedings in driving the car day-to-day.
A Vision O-dedicated app, with various controls and features, was also previewed at this event.
Practicality around the cabin
This is not a fully fledged production Skoda Combi, so the Vision O doesn't have all the kinds of helpful cubbies and 'Simply Clever' touches that you'd expect.
It doesn't even have door pockets, really. However, there are a few practicality flourishes inside, such as a portable Bluetooth speaker, a small fridge and clever magnetic wireless smartphone charging pads.
These are in the expected place, lying flat, on the central tunnel up front, but for rear-seat passengers they're mounted on the backs of the front seats' head restraints.
There are also four umbrellas in the Vision O, rather than just the solitary item in the driver's door that is a Skoda hallmark.
Rear-seat passenger space
Like any big Skoda, rear passenger room is generous in the Vision O. The seats are covered in a fabric made of 100 per cent recycled polyester and are complemented by Ultrasuede NU, a material which is composed of 65 per cent plant-based sources.
On the floor of the interior is Nabore, a material made from upcycled leather waste, and with a completely flat area in the rear there's enough legroom in the back of the Vision O for even taller passengers to sit comfortably. There are also three belt points back there, so the concept is a full five-seater.
Boot space in the Skoda Vision O
Despite the fact we know next to nothing else concrete about the Vision O's make-up, the Czechian company has happily revealed the boot space of its Combi concept as the main hardpoint of data.
Should the eventual production model mirror this, the Vision O has 650 litres of space with all seats in use, and 1,700 litres with the rear bench folded down. There's also useful underfloor storage back there for the car's electric charging cables.
Performance of the 2025 Skoda Vision O
• Vision O concept is a pure EV
• But production versions might not be
• Fragile like a concept, yet curiously familiar
All we know at this stage is that the Skoda Vision O is a pure electric vehicle (EV) - but that might not be the case in 2030, which is the earliest possible date we'll see any potential production version of the same car.
Skoda is still waiting to see "what happens with the legislation" to determine whether the showroom version of the Vision O vehicle would be only sold as an EV, or as a range-extended hybrid.
Hence we have no indication of the car's battery size, charging speeds, power, torque, performance or anything like that - this is a concept car, remember.
Driving the Vision O Concept Car
It's always a strange exercise when driving such a priceless and fragile thing as the Skoda Vision O - like all concepts, it's not really engineered to be driven at anything other than walking pace, while things like weatherproofing and functional interior controls are also overlooked in favour of the styling, interior and cabin tech.
For what it's worth and our brief drive in the Vision O, it felt marginally more sorted than some other concepts we've tried over the years. Using a Superb floor pan gives it a link to the company's current road cars, so there's a kind of comforting underlying feel to the Vision O.
That said, while we can say the brakes and throttle responded OK, and it felt like the electric motor had enough grunt to move the Vision O's form easily, we can't add much more to the experience than that.
The ride on a paving-block car park was a little firm-edged and noisy, mainly to do with the 21-inch wheels and the lightweight structure of the concept, while its steering was very light for easy manoeuvrability.
Even so, it's not hard to imagine the Vision O polished up into a production car, and maybe even an electric Octavia.
Verdict - should you be intrigued by the 2025 Skoda Vision O?
It's a difficult thing to extrapolate what a production version of a concept car will feel like four years down the line, but there's enough shown by this Vision O demonstration that we're very much looking forward to following the O's story as it develops towards a showroom reality.
With those looks, a smart yet spacious interior, the new Horizon Display interface, and a decent chunk of range, the Vision O could one day be an electric sales star.
FAQs about the 2025 Skoda Vision O
Where was the Skoda Vision O Concept Car first seen?
The Skoda Vision O concept was the company's star attraction at the IAA Mobility motor show in Munich, which was held in early to mid-September in 2025.
Is the Vision O definitely going to replace the Skoda Octavia?
Not necessarily, no. The inference many are making is that this is what the next-gen Octavia will be based upon, but Skoda's representatives seemed to hint that it might be an electric-only companion model to the Octavia - so maybe that car will continue with combustion and hybrid powertrains, and the Vision O's successor will be the all-electric counterpart, in much the same way the Volkswagen Golf and ID.3 are currently two different lines.
There was also a suggestion that the Vision O's eventual production version, whatever name it is going under, could be a range-extender EV - which would mean it still had an internal-combustion engine of some kind.
Is the Skoda Vision O available in any other body styles?
No, for now the concept car is only rendered as an estate. If it is going to replace the Octavia, though, or at least imitate it, there should be a regular hatchback model to go with any expected Combi variant.
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