[volkman10]

It's official as Skoda India announce their entry into the hotly contented compact SUV segment. New model based on the same Kushaq platform will arrive middle of 2025.

- Heavily localized
- Arriving in mid 2025.
- Rivalling Maruti Suzuki's Brezza, Tata Nexon and Hyundia's Venue

- Skoda asking everyone to name their new SUV, but it has to begin with a K and end with Q

Options: Kylaq /Kariq/Kymaq/Kyroq /Kwiq

Last date for naming nominations - April 12th



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Source: Skoda

[volkman10]

Name Your Skoda Contest opens, for its upcoming 4m compact SUV:

- Skoda compact SUV India launch confirmed for March 2025
- New Skoda compact SUV will be based on the Kushaq.
- Sub-four-metre compact SUV will make Skoda price and size competitive
- Likely to get stubbier nose and boot
- New look headlight and grille to help compact SUV look larger

Skoda Compact SUV: price, positioning:
The compact Skoda SUV is also slated to be a global model, one that will be exported to markets like South America, South-East Asia and Africa, among others. This will help deliver the scale needed to get the most out of the India 2.5 plan and the platform.
Skoda Compact SUV: engine and gearbox :
Skoda’s compact SUV will also use familiar mechanical aggregates. The engine, of course, is the 1.0 TSI unit. The award-winning three-cylinder, direct-injection, turbo-petrol engine is currently manufactured in India and produces 115hp and 178Nm under the bonnet of the Kushaq and Slavia. The engine is responsive, relatively refined and delivers strong acceleration and good fuel economy. This is only likely to improve when powering a lighter SUV. To aid in getting better fuel economy and differentiating it from the larger Kushaq, the compact SUV will also have smaller wheels, the Kushaq currently comes with 16- and 17-inch wheels.

Also carried over to the India 2.5 project will be the 6-speed manual and the 6-speed torque convertor automatic gearbox.

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[sapien]

Indians will finally have a solid product in sub compact SUV space. It will be a great volume booster for Skoda. Once people start getting used to the solid build quality and that excellent 1.0 TSI, its likely to build future customers in upper segments for Skoda. And since its built on Kushaq platform, all the niggles have also been sorted out by now. There's just one thing they should improve on before launching this - Air Conditioning!

Kyroq is a good option for name,
- is easy to pronounce
- feels premium
- and has less chances of mispronunciation

Brezza, Venue, Sonet, Nexon have a formidable competitor incoming!

[volkman10]

Škoda Auto has commenced its new era in India. The key driver of this journey will be a made-in-India Compact SUV, launching next year. The car will appeal to the new aspirational India. It carries forward Škoda’s legacy of elegant design, driving dynamics and safety.

And, we want YOU to be a part of this journey.

#NameYourSkoda is your chance to participate in this launch by naming this car. Suggest a 1-2 syllable name that starts with K and ends with Q. Submit your entry and stand a chance to win some exciting prizes.

Naming proposal 1- Škoda Kwiq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODd...C5%A0kodaIndia

Škoda Kymaq - Proposed Name 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfCE...C5%A0kodaIndia

Škoda Kylaq - Proposed Name 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucPO...C5%A0kodaIndia

Škoda Kariq - Proposed Name 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlUh...C5%A0kodaIndia

Škoda Kyroq - Proposed Name 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuoC...C5%A0kodaIndia

[EuroMachine]

Though this is a Skoda 2.5 product, they should not dilute the solidity of their cars further.
With the 1L turbo engine, this will not help in the city traffic and by 2025 we might have more hybrid options.

What would the USP of this product be? The Koreans have good fit and finish, sweet turbo petrol engine and probably achieve atleast 4 star safety across their line up, Maruti has a decent urban performer Brezza, Nexon has everything covered and shares similar or better A.S.S experience with Skoda, XUV 3OO will be launched soon.

It will bring additional volumes and help penetrate Skoda as a brand and for the urban segment, it might offer better performance and quality as a product.

[lemedico]

I have a few more suggestions

#NameYourSkoda

Kiraq: A name derived from the Kurdish word “kîrak” which means “lightning” or “spark”. This name could suit a sporty or electric Skoda model.

Kumaq: A name derived from the Quechua word “kumak” which means “bear”.This name could suit a large or rugged Skoda model, similar to the Kodiaq.

Kashaq: A name derived from the Hebrew word “kashah” which means “hard” or “difficult”. This name could suit a Skoda model that is designed for challenging terrains or conditions.

Kalaq: A name derived from the Nepali word “kalak” which means “art” or “skill”. This name could suit a Skoda model that is elegant or stylish.

Koraq: A name derived from the Greek word “korakas” which means “raven” or “crow”. This name could suit a Skoda model that is dark or mysterious.

Kayaq

[Gaur]

Originally Posted by volkman10

It's official as Skoda India announce their entry into the hotly contented compact SUV segment. New model based on the same Kushaq platform will arrive middle of 2025.

In my humble opinion that's a bit too late.
Should have planned for a launch this year itself during the festive season.

[sapien]

Originally Posted by Gaur

In my humble opinion that's a bit too late.
Should have planned for a launch this year itself during the festive season.

Its always good to launch as soon as possible, but this is a apt timing to launch a sub-compact SUV by Skoda from a product planning perspective.

Reasons,

• All major issues sorted since its a existing platform.
• Subcompact SUV segment is slowly replacing the premium hatch segment from a few years back, so lot of volumes here in coming years. Same thing happened when people directly started going for Swift, I20, Baleno instead of Alto, Kwid. As markets develop, folks aspire for higher segment cars as a first car.
• This will bring in fresh footfalls in the showrooms and some people will get converted to higher segments like Kushaq and Slavia.
• Since Kushaq and Slavia are likely to be updated in 2024, there's no major news next year - this launch will ensure Skoda occupies people's mind-space in 2025 as well.

Just one request for Skoda, club all these launch phases in one go i.e. Reveal >> Camouflaged drives >> Launch >> Test drives >> Price announcements. Don't stretch this process for 6-8 months.

[ashvek3141]

Their current compact SUV’ - Kushaq looks close to a sub-compact SUV ; wonder what the ‘actual’ sub-compact SUV will be.

Skoda / VW found it really hard to meet their own standards and in an effort to get the price right , they ended up compromising on the quality. I don’t intend to start a debate here, but I’m sure the erstwhile Skoda / VW folks would agree on this.

The current crop of cars are no match in terms of the fit & finish & that German solidity ! In spite of all this , they still lag in terms of the equipment list as compared to Koreans.

This sub 4m preposition is a tough one to crack & I’m sure Skoda and eventually VW will end up losing here. Their sales figures too wouldn’t be anything different from the of the current Kushaq / Taigun.

But than hey , we need more competition here. So bring it on Skoda !

[sainyamk95]

While their intentions may be good, Skoda clearly haven't done a serious, large-scale survey to have come back with the names that they have. Because in my very humble opinion, had they done so, there would only remain one credible option within the seemingly defined criteria:

[AMG1]

Originally Posted by sapien

Brezza, Venue, Sonet, Nexon have a formidable competitor incoming!

Formidable competitor? In terms of product: Yes, in terms of sales volume : Highly unlikely.

Like Kushaq sales being the poorest by volume in Creta segment, even Elevate outsells it by large margin (Creta generally sells more in 1 day than what Kushaq sells in entire month), I don’t have high hopes from this sub 4m Skoda. I suspect this will be one of poorest sellers in segment jostling the rankings with Kiger and Magnite. There is a reason I call Skoda 1500 units/pm company.

Either they under equip their cars (like no Adas, pano roof , 360 cam etc, which sales driving desi buyers need) or they overprice their cars or worse still, make their SUVs look smaller than competition

Skoda should take a leaf out of Tata or Korean’s book , Aam junta who actually drive sales get swayed by bling bling features (see Nexon or sonet or even Venue) and substantial looks.

2025 is very late for it too. Brezza, Nexon, Venue, Sonet and XuV300 will eat this Skoda for breakfast, lunch and dinner if they don’t get their act together and actually focus on what Aam junta wants.

[volkman10]

Better sense prevails and finally, Volkswagen group decides badge engineering doesn't work for all products.

Strategizes the Compact SUV segment marketwise. Expect the SUV for both India and Brazil to be flex-fuel, Hybrid and ready for electrification in due course.

- Volkswagen will not participate (at least initially) in the <4m SUV segment in India

- The same Skoda SUV will have a VW derivative in Brazil, replacing the VW Gol.

- Likely to go Hybrid in both markets.

- In Brazil, when it hits stores in 2025, the all-new SUV will be positioned above the Polo Track and below the Nivus.

- Details about the car will be presented in the coming months through Yeh Concept, which will tease how the design will be. The name has not yet been chosen.

- Another important detail is that it will be born ready for electrification and will also be offered in a hybrid version.

The development of the new SUV is a closely guarded secret and is being handled jointly by Volkswagen and Skoda. The cooperation will seek solutions to reduce development costs and, in this sense, will take advantage of the entire structure of the MQB-A00 platform. Each brand will have its own version of the model, but some elements - such as front doors - may be the same in both cars.

Successor of Gol in Brazil:
In Brazil, as said, we will have the Volkswagen version of this project. The model is expected as a successor to the Gol and, like the Skoda, will have an SUV body. Production will be concentrated at the Taubaté (SP) plant and will be made possible through the investment of R$ 16 billion that the brand announced it will apply in Brazil until 2028 to put 16 launches on the market.

Link:

[Deep Blue]

Whatever the name chosen, I appreciate the fact that despite its past failures, Skoda is still willing to stick on to the Indian market and bring out new products. Kudos to Skoda.
Kushaq/Slavia sales are nowhere encouraging. Even the Honda Elevate seems to trump Kushaq by a fair margin. I didn't really expect any more mass market offerings from Skoda. But they seem to be committed. My best wishes to Skoda.

[volkman10]

Skoda's Compact SUV, more details trickle in.

- Will be launched with the 1.0l TSI engine, 1.5l will be considered at a later date if demand is there.

- Will not be feature rich, but comparable to competition. (Will have 360 deg camera at launch but ADAS 2.0 and other features to come in during face-lifts)

- Will likely be a March 2025 launch, exports could start in Sept-25.

- Comparable in price to competition (but expect a band premium), cannibalization with Kushaq is expected

- Octavia and Superb launches are in discussions, to take the CBU route for initial volumes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fueY...l=AutocarIndia

[ashish2135]

Skoda should name it 'Kompaq' for its compactness. I can't fathom a car smaller than Kushaq.