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Škoda Auto India announces value pricing across the Kylaq range; bookings open today

Surprising limited offer: First 33,333 customers get acomplimentary 3-year Standard Maintenance Package (SMP)

Great Response: 160,000+ expressions of interest across Kylaq hand-raisers and Kylaq Club members

  • The Kylaq is powered by thehigh-performance, efficient and reliable1.0 TSI engine with a choice of a six-speed manual or automatic transmission, four variants and seven colour options
  • The Modern, Bold and MuscularKylaq will truly democratise European technology on Indian roads
  • Ensures best cabin safety with over 25 standard safety features in all variants of the Kylaq, including six airbags and several active and passive safety features 
  • Bookings open today at 4pm with deliveries to begin on January 27, 2025
  • Ensuresthe lowest maintenance cost of Rs 0.24/km for 5 years for the first 33,333 customers
  • Thoroughly tested: Undergone testing of over 800,000 kms which is more than the distance to the moon and back

Ahmedabad 03rd December 2024: Škoda Auto India’s first-ever foray into the sub-4m SUV segment, the Kylaq, is now out with its entire range of variants and pricing. The Kylaq will come in four variant options – Classic, Signature, Signature+ and Prestige. The SUV has a starting price of INR 7.89* lakh for the Kylaq Classic trim. The top-of-the-line Kylaq Prestige AT will be on sale at INR14,40,000 lakh. Moreover, the first 33,333 customers will get a complimentary 3-year Standard Maintenance Package (SMP). Bookings for the Kylaq open today at 4pm with deliveries to begin on January 27, 2025. Kylaq has seen a great response already, with over 160,000 expressions of interest across Kylaq hand-raisers, Kylaq Club members and dealer enquiries.

Petr Janeba, Brand Director, Škoda Auto India said, “The all-new Kylaq marks the advent of a New Era for the Škoda brand in India. Škoda Kylaq will be a gamechanger not just for us, but for the segment, and will democratiseEuropean technology on Indian roads, alongside redefining the customer experience. We have announced the best-in-segment ownership experience for the first 33,333 customers.Kylaqhas generated tremendous excitement and buzz through 2024, which reached its peak at the world premiere in November. This SUVcomes with global design cues, unmatched driving dynamics, uncompromising safety, a host of features, a spacious and functional interior which is matched by value pricing across the range. We are confident thatKylaq will further our goal of entering newer markets, bringing new customers into the Škoda family and strengthening our brand presence in India.”

Options galore

The Kylaq is available with a choice of two transmissions, four variants and seven colours at launch. It is powered by the high-performance, efficient and reliable 1.0 TSI engine, producing 85kW of power and 178Nm of torque,with the option of a six-speed manual or a six-speed torque converter automatic. Customers can choose between four variants – Classic, Signature, Signature+ and the top-of-the-line Prestige. There are seven colours on offer – Tornado Red, Brilliant Silver, Candy White, Carbon Steel, Lava Blue, Deep Black and the Kylaq exclusive Olive Gold.

Classic value

Even with the Classic variant, which constitutes the entry point into the Kylaq and the Škoda family, customers get six airbags and over 25 active and passive safety features as standard. Safety like Anti-lock Braking System, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, Electronic Stability Control, six airbags, tilt and reach adjustment for the steering wheel, head restraints and three-point seat belts for all five seats, electric mirrors, rear Park Distance Control, driver’s dead pedal, automatic speed sensitive central locking, and full LED lighting arestandard among other features.

Signature in detail

While the Classic is heavily equipped with safety and convenience, the Kylaq’s Signature variant adds features like tyre pressure monitoring, Cruise Control, R16 Alloys, wired Android Auto and Apple Carplay, cooled glovebox, USB-C sockets, a 17.7cm (7-inch) Škoda Touch Infotainment System, Multifunctional Steering Wheel, adjustable rear AC vents and more.

Signature+ furthers value

The Signature+ offers nearly everything you’d expect from a top-of-the-line variant while offering the value of a mid-variant.  The much sought after Wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay is available in this variant, as is the 25.6cm (10.1-inch) Škoda Touch Infotainment System. This trim also offers the 20.32cm (8-inch) Virtual Cockpit for the driver. Also available are a rear-view camera, Climatronic climate control system, Automatic headlamps, Hill-Hold Control, a sustainable Bamboo-fibre infused dashboard pad, electrically folding exterior mirror with car-lock among others.

Prestige at the top

The top-of-the-line Prestige is the Kylaq for customers who want every feature in their SUV. This top-drawer variant of the Kylaq is equipped with an electric sunroof with anti-pinch technology, R17 dual tone alloy wheels, auto headlamps and wipers, LED foglamps with cornering function, Škoda Crystalline LED Projector Headlamps, Ambient Interior lighting in addition to other features. Like the first-in-segment six-way electrically adjustable front seats with seat ventilation. Also, while all variants from the Signature and up have the option of a six-speed torque converter automatic, the Prestige offers steering-mounted paddle-shifters for spontaneous manual gearshifts.

Segment-best ownership

In addition to this wide array of variants offering a balance of value and technology with no compromise on safety, the first 33,333 customers who book the Kylaq will receive a complimentary 3-year Standard Maintenance Package. This package effectively brings the maintenance cost of the Kylaq down to Rs 0.24 per kilometre making it the vehicle with the lowest maintenance cost in its segment.

In addition, the Kylaq also offers a 3-year/100,000kms whichever earlier, standard warranty. Along with this, Kylaq also offers six-year anti-corrosion warranty as standard across the range.This SUV, like the Kushaq and Slavia, is based on the MQB-A0-IN platform. It was developed jointly by teams in India and the Czech Republic with an eye on low maintenance costs, while retaining Škoda’s traditional qualities of dynamics and safety.

Kylaq Price INR (Ex- Showroom)
1.0 TSI MT 1.0 TSI AT
Classic ₹ 7,89,000
Signature ₹ 9,59,000 ₹ 10,59,000
Signature+ ₹ 11,40,000 ₹ 12,40,000
Prestige ₹ 13,35,000 ₹ 14,40,000

*All prices ex-showroom India

**Provisional information – final data on performance, power and measurements will be published once the car has been homologated

Škoda Auto

  • is successfully steering through the new decade with the Next Level – Škoda Strategy 2030.
  • aims to be one of the five best-selling brands in Europe by 2030 with an attractive line-up in the entry-level segments and additional e-models.
  • effectively leverages existing potential in important growth markets such as India, North Africa, Vietnam and the ASEAN region.
  • currently offers its customers twelve passenger-car series: the Fabia, Scala, Octavia and Superb as well as the Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq, Elroq, Enyaq, Slavia, Kushaq and Kylaq.
  • delivered over 866,000 vehicles to customers around the world in 2023.
  • has been a member of the Volkswagen Group for 30 years. The Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful vehicle manufacturers in the world.
  • is part of the Brand Group CORE – the organisational merger of the Volkswagen Group’s volume brands – to achieve joint growth and to significantly increase the overall efficiency of the five volume brands
  • independently manufactures and develops components such as MEB battery systems, engines and transmissions as part of the Volkswagen Group; these components are also used in vehicles of other Group brands.
  • operates at three sites in the Czech Republic; has additional production capacity in China, Slovakia and India primarily through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine with a local partner.
  • employs approximately 40,000 people globally and is active in around 100 markets.

Škoda Auto India

  • fascinating customers in India since 2001.
  • offers 5 models in India – Slavia, Kushaq Kodiaq, Kylaq and Superb
  • present in more than 150 cities across the country with over 260 customer touchpoints
  • Achieved 100,000 sales over the last two years – the shortest time the company has achieved this milestone in the country

Škoda Auto India website – www.škoda-auto.co.in

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