The Skoda Kylaq has been in the news since the Czech brand took the wraps off its compact SUV contender in November last, and announced the base Classic variant’s price of Rs 7.89 lakh. We now have access to the Kylaq’s ARAI-rated fuel efficiency figure, indicating that the new Skoda compact SUV is more frugal than most of its rivals.
- Skoda Kylaq fuel efficiency is 19.05kpl (MT) and 19.68kpl (AT)
- Kylaq more frugal than Nexon, Venue, Sonet and Brezza
- Maruti Fronx, Toyota Taisor, Nissan Magnite more efficient than Kylaq
Skoda Kylaq fuel economy (ARAI)
The Kylaq shares its 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with its larger siblings, the Kushaq and Slavia, and the 6-speed manual and 6-speed torque convertor auto gearbox options. In the smaller and lighter Kylaq, this unit helps the compact SUV go an ARAI-rated 19.05km on a litre of petrol in manual form, and deliver 19.68kpl in automatic guise. Interestingly, despite being about 20kg heavier, the Kushaq 1.0 MT posts an ARAI efficiency of 19.76kpl; the 1.0 AT is rated at 18.09kpl.
Skoda Kylaq fuel efficiency vs rivals
| Skoda Kylaq vs Nexon, XUV 3XO, Venue, Sonet, Brezza: Fuel efficiency | ||||||
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| Kylaq | Nexon | XUV 3XO | Venue | Sonet | Brezza | |
| MT | 19.05 | 17.44 | 18.89 (111hp)/20.1 (131hp) | 17.52 (NA)/18.27 (Turbo) | 18.83 (NA)/18.7 (Turbo iMT) | 17.38 |
| AT | 19.68 | 17.18 (AMT)/17.01 (DCT) | 17.96 (111hp)/18.2 (131hp) | 18.15 (Turbo DCT) | 19.2 (Turbo DCT) | 19.8 |
Compared to the Tata Nexon, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet and Maruti’s Brezza, the Kylaq MT is more frugal, and while the Maruti Brezza MT is far less efficient than its competition, the automatic version is rated higher than even the Skoda AT. The Mahindra XUV 3XO’s 111hp, 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine falls short of the Kylaq’s ARAI figure, though the stronger 131hp, 1.2-litre direct-injection engine outdoes the Kylaq manual, but lags behind the automatic.
| Skoda Kylaq vs Fronx, Taisor, Magnite: Fuel efficiency | |||||
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| Kylaq | Fronx | Taisor | Magnite | ||
| MT | 19.05 | 21.7 (NA)/21.5 (Turbo) | 21.7 (NA)/21.5 (Turbo) | 19.9 (NA)/20 (Turbo) | |
| AT | 19.68 | 22.89 (NA)/20 (Turbo) | 22.8 (NA)/20 (Turbo) | 19.7 (NA)/17.7kpl | |
The Kylaq lags behind the Maruti and Toyota badge-engineered twins – the Fronx and Taisor – regardless of the engine and gearbox option selected, and Nissan’s Magnite. However, the Japanese brand’s compact SUV in turbo-petrol CVT form is less frugal than the Kylaq.
Overall, the Skoda Kylaq sits on the higher end of the compact SUV segment in terms of ARAI efficiency, though close to the median. It remains to be seen if that holds true in our real-world tests.
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