Skoda Kushaq Review from a Skoda Rapid owner

Post the test drive, both my dad and I concluded that we prefer sedans and would rather opt for the Skoda Octavia.

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I was out with my dad today and had a bit of time during the lunch hour, both being the petrolheads of our family, we decided to visit the Skoda Showroom. We drove the manual 1.0 TSI Style variant of Kushaq.

Following are the observations from an existing Skoda Rapid DSG owner with 47k km on the odometer:

Likes:

• Build quality is good, door thud is comparable to Rapid, maybe 90% of it
• Exterior fit and finish is good, even panel gaps
• Paint quality is good, looks lovely in carbon steel shade
• Rear seat space and under-thigh support makes up for a nice place to be in
• Ergonomics falls in place very well and for an existing vag owner it's easy to get comfortable in the first few seconds
• 1.0 TSI is seriously an impressive engine, the pull on offer is much better than those 1.5 NA engines
• NVH from 1.0 TSI is well controlled
• Brakes are better than Seltos despite being Disc-drum setup and also better than my Rapid
• Ride quality is comfortable
• For a tall crossover, the dynamics are commendable and turn-in is quite sharp.
• Body roll is very well controlled
• Practical cabin and can be a good highway cruiser
• The Achilles heel of Rapid is addressed- Headlights

Dislikes:

• Doesn't feels like a significant upgrade from Rapid
• Road noise is on the higher side when compared to Rapid, I could hear the road surface a lot more than the Rapid or maybe it is the Michelin effects as the TD vehicle wore Goodyear (Suspension was silent though)
• Plastic quality could have been better, at least for the top of the line Rs 20 lakh variant
• The headliner reminded me of my Maruti days, Rapid in comparison has a much better headliner
• Infotainment is much more advanced than the 340G plus but the screen is reflective type, Rapid has a matt dark screen
• The Interior scheme could have been better, feels too dull (Slavia's interior scheme should trickle down to Kushaq too)
• I missed physical buttons for AC, why does everything have to go the touch way in modern cars?

Again, it was a wonderful experience here at Skoda Raipur, sales manager Mr Praveen is really a nice chap and it's always interesting discussing cars with him, he owns Rapid too.

After the test drive of Kushaq, while returning, my and dad were discussing our experience and we both agreed that we are sedan persons (FYI as a daily driver my dad drives a Tata Sumo) and the only logical upgrade for us would be an Octavia in Black.

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