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| ![]() First things first, Shreyas Karambelkar: what a stunning camo design! The car looks beautiful with the warm indian motifs and it really pays tribute to indian culture. You have a bright career ahead, best wishes! Skoda seems to have pretty much found a good mix of all the right things in the Slavia - great looks, good dimensions, safety considerations and features like the sunroof (for some). Hope the glemlins in the auto gearbox is exorcised for good and they take the market head on by voluntarily getting tested for NCAP, and it performs as good as claimed. A Slavia may be what the market needs to pull back the crowd to sedans - my personal favourite car type. As mentioned by another poster, hope they also "robustly" test the car in regular indian conditions before it gets to the shop floors or "chacha" Zac will be busy :-) |
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Slavia looks like a mini Octavia which in turn look like a mini superb ![]() If Slavia was available today, then would have preferred 1.5 TSI + DSG over the Octavia 2.0 + DSG. It meets all basic requirements. This will be a 4 seater unless the design of seats are drastically changed to accommodate 5. I am assuming the middle hump is also drastically lower like Kushaq. Which is good sign as kids can occupy that space. Will the 4 seat limitation that plague Kushaq also spoil sport here? Yes it will and would be interesting to see how the segment buyers reacts. What would be impact on Octavia sales? Though Octavia is selling in low 3 digits now , post Slavia launch will it be a single digit sales? Interesting time ahead. Skoda should launch it early Q3 rather than end of Q3. Folks will loose interest in such long marketing campaigns. From management stand point long campaign has served them well initially for Kushaq but this one will be different ball game and hope they revise the template. Only one ask with Skoda don't offer interior color combination with dull colors. I am hoping they will continue the winning formulae from Rapid. Matt edition was ode to Rapid being phased out. Had recently checked one in showroom. Looked stunning. There was only 1 left in stock that too the display one. Lot of folks who came to see kushaq also checked Rapid only because of the matt color was on display. Rapid & Vento still has it's own fan base. Hope these new products build over that and offer value to Indian customers to keep them afloat in the market. | |
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| ![]() The car indeed has the right proportions, and engines. Just hoping that this does not carry forward the Kushaq niggles, and does not have as evident of cost cutting as in Kushaq. |
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In Slavia there will definitely be cost cutting - for starters as seen in the videos it doesn’t get frameless wipers, no discs at rear and surely the quality of materials will be of low grade compared to Octavia. Infact from one of the video the seat textures looked like Kushaq. And then that 2 TSI is too good with a better gearbox. So those who can afford and willing to spend Octavia will be a better choice anyday Last edited by sunikkat : 28th October 2021 at 07:34. | |
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![]() - With this car Skoda have given what sedan lovers like me really wanted and a stiff competition to the City. With those powertrains and the relatively solid build and feel as compared to the City, this might just be another nail in the coffin of City sales unless they come out with something out of the box. After the EPC issue is resolved, I as an enthusiast would prefer the Slavia 1.5 over the City 1.5 NA anyday and see the 1.0 doing the same for the masses. On reliability and fuss free factors the City definitely has an edge but most people looking for those factors have already moved to the SUVs/Crossovers which also pack in the extra GC and higher seating. This would be a killer, I can't forget that jaw dropping feeling when I opened the Octavia's boot for the the first time. Pics don't do justice to it. Quote:
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| ![]() On one side a turbo 1 litre 3 cylinder engine on the other the infamous DQ200 auto gearbox. I mean this is Skoda at its best, they never seem to fully satisfy any customer. The country needs sedan and it is good to see someone launching a new product. The camo looks so good that I wouldn't mind buying it in same design. |
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I too am hoping the same but lets face the fact. Somehow or other, the issues that the Kushaq was plagued with will come in the Slavia as the Engine + Gearbox combo used as well as the material quality & platform used in the Slavia is the same as the Kushaq. We can only hope that the number of complaints registered will be less than Kushaq as Skoda might focus on refining some of the issues before the deliveries commence or the complaints might be solved quickly as the service technicians would have been familiar with the root cause to most of the problems. About the cost-cutting, I think it would be carried forward, else Skoda won’t be able to price the car aggressively and if Skoda is able to price it aggressively without the cost-cutting then the Slavia would become a serious threat to the Octavia’s sales figure and, to some extent, to the Kushaq as well. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | ![]() ŠKODA Slavia has been tested by Global NCAP. Expect results to be revealed by 18th Nov before its Global unveil. Expect it to ace the crash test. But this shows the lack of confidence by ŠKODA, in not sending the Kushaq for crash test, upfront. Quote:
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IMHO if the launched model represents 90% of what it shows(excluding the panoramic sunroof), its going to be good. Hopefully they have analog dials/buttons for audio and climate controls. Credits To Providers : Quote:
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| ![]() I get a sense Skoda will keep the rapid alive in lower variants to try and grab a small chunk of Dzire/Amaze buyers while keeping the Slavia as direct competition to the City/Verna. |
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| ![]() I recently bought the VW Vento 1.0 TSI AT. I have no regrets so far. I am fan of sedans and still haven't been able to understand the popularity the taller hatchbacks (aka SUV in India) in this market. I was really in two minds whether to wait for a 1.5 TSI sedan or buy Vento and decided on the latter. After seeing this thread and the images, I feel I made the right decision. The looks are going to be disappointing, I am sure. And waiting for a VW Virtus or such would have meant at least another 18 months. I certainly would have loved a DSG but I am quite happy with the TC AT in Vento. I feel Skoda and VW would benefit greatly if they were to talk about the benefits of sedans in general - stability, safety, speed and handling and boot space - which, in my opinion are always better than in hatchbacks. And, of course, the pricing. They should take a penetration pricing strategy rather than a cost-plus. That ways, we can bring sensibility back into Indian car market. |
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| ![]() Quote: I hope Skoda gives bigger tyres with proper sidewalls. Or drops down the suspension a bit to lower the ride height. It looks extremely ungainly right now. Apart from that the proportions look pretty good. Typical Skoda design and so so close to the Octavia's silhouette. | |
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| ![]() Is Zac suggesting this car will be placed above Kushaq? Note: he says there is a big gap between Kushaq and Octavia. |
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| ![]() A lot has been said about the 1.0L TSI in this thread. Given that I drive that engine (mated to AT) on a daily basis, I feel qualified to respond to some of the doubts raised. I think people judging it on the basis of "1.0" are being extremely unfair, without even having driven the car! And I honestly do not understand the complaints against this engine, it's not like it's the only engine Skoda is providing. There's that juicy 1.5L TSI available too. The apprehension based strictly on the displacement reminded me of this video. The power figures of the engines have already been mentioned in this thread, but I'd like to state them again. 110HP and 175NM Quote:
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(timestamp @4:50) Skoda does say that the new DQ200 is more durable than before. Presumably they've learned from their earlier failures and made some engineering changes. Whether what they claim is true or not will eventually be found out - BUT - it is not the same gearbox that has historically failed in Indian cars. The chances of it succeeding or failing are similar that of any new DCT gearbox (like Hyundai's!). Do not let the reputation from previous DQ200 failures weigh you down when evaluating the current iteration of 1.5L + DQ200. Judge it like you'd judge a new DCT gearbox. If DCTs in general are beyond your risk appetite, you should seriously considering TDing the 1.0+AT variants of any of the Rapid/Kushaq/Slavia before making up your mind and concluding the engine to be inadequate. Last edited by RoadMonkey : 28th October 2021 at 15:15. | ||||
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() IT will be interesting to see this 1.0 TSI take the fight to the sweet 1.5 N/A Honda city. I wish Honda mgmt showed some interest towards indian market. Otherwise a great package if one is keen on a sedan. I am skeptical about 1.5L purely because of that DSG box. Personally, I fee l Sedans will do better once people realise that Crossovers + Petrol combo will pinch them hard. Sedans are generally more fuel efficient and handle better compared to the crossovers. |
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