Skoda Karoq

A versatile compact SUV ready to deal with anything, reminds of the older days when Skoda launched Yeti. Karoq is essentially Yeti’s replacement. This car-marker has the clear vision of launching more and more SUVs in the domestic market, Karoq is mid-sized, affordable and entry-level SUV in the Indian market. It starts at Rs24.99 lakh in Indian market. The elegant looking design of Karoq new model bears a resemblance to the full-size Kodiaq SUV. Available in six colours and single trim gives tough competition to its competitors in terms of the standard features. The typical Skoda vehicles are embedded with super high quality of material and plastics. The upper half of the dashboard looks black, and the lower half is beige. The steering and the gear shift selector feels nice to hold. The HVAC controls is borrowed from its sibling SUV, the Kodiaq from the same company. The seats are wonderful, giving amazing comfort experience. Overall space is good, and five passengers can travel with ease. Skoda Karoq comes with VW Group’s 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine, which made its debut with the Volkswagen T-Roc. It is capable of churning out 145bhp of power and 250Nm of torque and is couples to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox as a sole fitment. Sokda Karoq has almost everything covered, if we talk in terms of safety. This mid-sized SUV has the auto-dimming function on both the inside and outer rear-view mirrors. There are nine airbags, anti-slip regulation (ASR), and electronic stability control (ESC). Additionally, it also gets expensive braking assists such as mechanical braking assist, hydraulic brake assist (HBA), multi collision brake (MKB), and hydraulic braking system readiness. The SUV has direct competition with Volkswagen T-Roc, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Compass, Hyundai Kona Electric, Tata Harrier, MG ZS EV, Maruti Suzuki S-Cross, MG Hector and Citroen C5 Aircross.