2025 Skoda Kylaq Now Available to Order, Comes in Four Grades

Now available to order in the highly lucrative Indian market, the small utility vehicle can be had in four distinct flavors. The Skoda Kylaq Classic opens the list with the aforementioned starting price. Eligible for a complimentary three-year maintenance package, said grade includes LED headlights, daytime running lights, taillights, 16-inch steelies with plastic wheel covers, roof rails, and six airbags to boot.

While six airbags may not be all that impressive to car enthusiasts from Europe and the United States of America, bear in mind that Indian safety regulations are way behind those of the Old Continent and the New World. Stepping up to the Kylaq Signature means 959,000 rupees (11,320 dollars) and quite a few extra standard features, beginning with 16-inch alloys and glove box cooling.

Signature customers are further presented with a rear defogger, a touchscreen infotainment system with a 7.0-inch display, tire pressure monitoring, and cruise control. Signature+ is the next level in the hierarchy. Skoda India wants 1,140,000 rupees (13,460 dollars) before options, while standard kit includes a larger touchscreen (10 inches) and a digital instrument cluster (8 inches).

The Skoda Kylaq in Signature+ specification further sweetens the deal with Climatronic, a rearview camera, Hill Hold Control, and KESSY. As for the best-equipped version of the lot, 1,335,000 rupees (15,760 dollars) get you the self-explanatory Prestige trim.

Building on the aforementioned Signature+, the Kylaq Prestige is the only crossover in the segment with ventilated six-way electrically adjustable front seats. It also flexes on the Signature+ with a power sunroof, 17-inch alloys, LED fog lamps with static cornering, ambient interior lighting, and a wireless phone charger. Advertised with best-in-class trunk space (446 liters or 15.75 cubic feet) behind the rear seats, the Kylaq is available with either a manual or a torque-converter auto.

The manual is the quicker transmission, promising 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in a rather unhurried 10.5 seconds. Regardless of choice, both are geared for a top speed of 188 kilometers per hour (almost 117 miles per hour). The 2025 Soda Kylaq is exclusively powered by the Volkswagen Group's EA211 three-cylinder turbo engine.

In this application, it generates 114 horsepower and 131 pound-feet (178 Newton-meters) of twist. Upgrading to the larger Kushaq or the sedan-bodied Slavia means available 1.5-liter TSI muscle in combination with a dry-clutch DSG transmission.

Similar to the Slavia and Kushaq, the FWD-only Kylaq is based on the Volkswagen Group's MQB A0 IN platform. Derived from the MQB A0, this lower-cost architecture further underpins the Volkswagen Tera crossover, Virtus/Polo Sedan, and the Taigun/T-Cross.