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Skoda Kylaq long term review | Intro

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About Kylaq

The Kylaq is Skoda's most important car in India and arguably its most strategic anywhere. Revealed in late 2024, it is a compact SUV under four meters long, a size that unlocks lower taxes in India and therefore dominates the market. It rides on the same locally adapted platform as the Kushaq and Slavia, is built near Pune, and was priced aggressively to bring the Skoda badge to buyers who would never have considered one before. Its name was chosen through a public naming contest, a neat bit of marketing that paid off.

Power comes from a turbocharged three-cylinder gasoline engine with manual and automatic options, and the car earned top marks in India's Bharat NCAP crash tests, a valuable selling point in a class where safety has become a talking point. Reviewers have praised its solid feel, punchy engine and ride quality; critics note that rear-seat space and the cabin's width are tighter than some rivals', which is the compromise of fitting a European-feeling SUV into a short footprint.

The Kylaq competes with the Tata Nexon, the Maruti Brezza, the Hyundai Venue, the Kia Sonet and the Mahindra XUV 3XO, a crowded and price-sensitive segment where small differences in features decide sales. Expect reviews and long-term reports, monthly sales figures, festive-season discounts, price changes and export news here, along with how the Kylaq is shaping Skoda's ambitions in India. It is the car meant to turn the brand from a respected niche player into a mainstream name there, and every monthly sales chart is a progress report on that goal.

Kylaq

Skoda's first sub-four-meter SUV for India, named by public contest and priced to take on the Nexon, Brezza and Venue in the country's hottest segment.

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