The fuel efficiency of the SUV is around 9 km/l in the city and 13 km/l on the highways.
BHPian Mr.Perera recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
The Karoq completed its third year with us last Saturday. This year it did just 7,500 kms in total. The main reason being the addition of 2 new cars in the garage. A new Thar and a Tiago EV. The Thar came around July last year and it became my daily driver. The Thar with its massive road presence made sure that everyone (including the infamous KSRTC buses) gave way. And I was spoiled by it. But when there were more than 2 people we took the Karoq mostly. By the end of Feb, our first-ever electric car joined the garage, the Tiago EV. My work commutes started crossing around 1500 kms a month and the fuel expenses started skyrocketing. Since we had an 8KW solar power plant at home which was producing excess power, an EV for daily commutes seemed to be a sensible option. So I got a Tiago EV and boy I am impressed. The small electric hatch is super fun to drive around and it has already covered close to 7000 kms in the last 3 months! My work commutes, short family outings everything is now in the EV. This made the Karoq stay idle in the garage most of the time and was taken out only for long drives and other family occasions.
In the last year, there have been no issues with the Karoq and it was the go-to comfortable car. It still feels and looks new. No issues to say other than the ticket holder clip on the windscreen getting a bit loose and making a slight creaking sound while going through bad roads which was fixed during the last service.
The third-year service was done last week and the usual oil, oil filter, and air filters were changed. Since the service pack was purchased initially we did not pay anything for the service. Except for the rear brake pads which were quite worn out. Changed the rear brake pads and it cost around Rs 6500.
The Karoq has been returning around 8 to 10 km/l in city drives and around 12 to 13 km/l on the Kerala highways.
The interiors are still a great place to be and extremely comfortable. As mentioned in the initial posts the seats are supremely comfortable and the headlights are the best I have used to date. I really enjoy driving the car at night as the bright headlights really reduce the fatigue level. The light beige seats surprisingly are not getting as dirty as expected due to my high levels of OCD and a scared bunch of family members and kids who are very conscious of not bringing out the monster inside me.
The engine feels sufficiently powerful for normal driving conditions and the DSG with paddle shifters is really cooperative for those quick overtakes.
The Karoq is still a unicorn and I rarely see another one on the road and always end up complimenting the clean understated styling. The Karoq feels like a great do it, value-for-money package car. I can confidently say in the last 3 years I haven't seen such a well-built car below the 40 lakhs price range. Looking eagerly to spending more quality time with the Karoq this year.
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