2022 Skoda Kodiaq TSI: Initial observations after 100 kms of driving

You get loads of attention & head turns. People will first confuse her with the Kushaq, and later on they ask questions.

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Great Friday today! Got my hands on her finally. The ODO depicted 8 kms - that should be fine. Great assistance & management by Mr. Sandeep Sirohi at Brite Skoda. I made sure my car must not come out of the showroom without a Team BHP sticker. It was there right after the ceremony. I never owned a vehicle having greater power than 80 bhp, so driving her gave me a gush of dopamine & adrenaline at the same time.

Drove about 100 kms on 1st day with the following observations:

• FE in Comfort mode returned 13 kmpl in 1st 100 kms.
• Feels supremely solid except for the plastic near AC control.
• Difficult to get headlights working, especially at evening time when you need high beam on open de-congested roads.
• Powerful AC - in fact I need to turn it off sometimes - later I checked it was set to 19 degree celsius.
• Good ground clearance.
• She's on 91 RON fuel & engine is smooth, may fill up with 95 RON later on.
• Good power & even better pull on open stretches.
• Automatic stop - start - stop - start can be a nuisance in crawling traffic.
• You get loads of attention & head turns. People will first confuse her with the Kushaq, and later on they ask questions.

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