New Kaylaq Coming To India As Skoda’s Smallest SUV Yet

Skoda’s upcoming tiny SUV for the Indian marketplace has a name: Kylaq, chosen done online voting. The Kylaq volition slot beneath the Indian-built Kushaq, becoming the caller entry-level exemplary successful VW Group brand’s section lineup, some successful size and price.

Originally teased successful February 2024 with a front-end sketch, the Skoda Kylaq present reveals its illustration successful the latest teaser, showcasing a acquainted silhouette and extortion rails. This SUV volition beryllium the archetypal Indian exemplary to athletics Skoda’s Modern Solid plan language, highlighted by its chiseled LED lighting signature.

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Earlier spy shots from India confirmed that the Kylaq volition person a precise compact footprint, a abbreviated rear overhang and divided LED headlights. With a sub-4m (157.5 inches) length, it volition beryllium Skoda’s smallest offering worldwide, adjacent much compact than the 4,225 mm (166 inches) Kushaq, the 4,108 mm (161.7 inches) Fabia, and the 4.1 m (161.4 inches) Epiq EV.

The caller exemplary volition beryllium built connected the locally-developed MQB A0 IN platform, the aforesaid architecture that underpins the Skoda Kushaq and VW Taigun SUVs, arsenic good arsenic the Skoda Slavia and VW Virtus sedans. Under the hood, it’s expected to location a turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine, producing 113 hp (85 kW / 115 PS). Skoda volition apt connection a prime betwixt a six-speed manual oregon a six-speed automatic, some driving powerfulness to the beforehand wheels.

Skoda claims that implicit 200,000 radical participated successful the societal media campaign, helping it take a sanction for its caller model. The Kylaq – originating from the Sanskrit connection for crystal – was chosen betwixt the 10 finalists. Predictably, each of them started with K and ended with Q, successful enactment with Skoda’s naming strategy for ICE-powered SUVs including the Kushaq, Kamiq, Karoq, and Kodiaq.

The debut and marketplace motorboat of the Skoda Kylaq is scheduled for 2025. At the infinitesimal it is not wide if the municipality SUV volition beryllium offered successful different markets extracurricular India. Local rivals see the likes of the Citroen New C3, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Suzuki Maruti Brezza, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV3XO, Renault Kiger, and Nissan Magnite.