2023 Skoda Kodiaq Drive Modes Tested in Bangalore Traffic

Drive modes that I use for most of my drives in Bangalore city.

BHPian Old Dude recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Drive Modes of Kodiaq:

Most of my drive is in Bangalore city (Read as bad roads, often bumper to bumper traffic and rare but present stretches of road where I can have the Kodiaq stretcher legs albeit for couple of minutes).

In past 2.3 years of ownership, I’ve been struggling to find the best drive mode for my daily drive:

Sport Mode:

I like it for the instant throttle response off the line - especially in heavy traffic - without having couple of bikes squeezing into the gap between me and the car in front. However, I don’t like the fact that the gear upshifts hold on till reaching higher revs disturbing the tranquility of the cabin, and the suspension DCC setting not suitable for Bangalore city roads making for a bumpy ride.

Comfort mode:

Too slow off the line in stop and go traffic. DCC setting is best for the Bangalore roads.

Normal Mode:

Middle ground between Sport and comfort - gears upshift early enough to be silent, but wish I can have comfort setting on DCC for the city roads.

Individual mode (Drive - Normal, Steering - Normal, DCC - Comfort):

In theory this should work best for me. However, It feels more sluggish of the line than when the Drive mode is Normal. Not sure if the engine performance changes or is it because of the DCC is comfort makes the rear suspension “sit” while the vehicle starts accelerating from rest. Overall the car definitely feels heavier than Normal or sport mode.

Curious to know fellow BHPian’s experience and views.

PS: It is purely coincedential if this post seems like a show off to potential customers of 2nd gen Kodiaq who will miss the DCC feature

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