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Skoda Slavia Delivery Timeline Revealed: Deliveries To Commence From March Onwards
The Skoda Slavia is the upcoming sedan for the Indian automobile market from the Czech car manufacturer, Skoda, and the upcoming sedan will soon replace the Skoda Rapid in India.
Now, Zac Hollis - Director, Sales and Marketing for Skoda Auto India has revealed the delivery timeline for the Skoda Slavia in India. The delivery timeline for the Skoda Slavia was revealed via a tweet.
"Customer deliveries still planned to start in March. Very much looking forward to hand over the Slavia to customers in India." read the tweet from Zac Hollis.
The Skoda Slavia will be the Czech brand's second model in India to be built under the 'India 2.0' strategy. Under this strategy, Skoda aims to set up a profitable business in the country.
For this strategy of setting up a profitable business in India, Skoda plans to reduce the manufacturing cost without affecting the quality by aggressively localizing the production as much as possible.
That being said, the Skoda Slavia is the brand's second new model for the country and according to sources, the brand is looking forward to launch the model by February 2022.
Though the Skoda will replace the Skoda Rapid with the upcoming Skoda Slavia in India, the new Skoda Slavia is a size bigger than the Skoda Rapid.
This is because the upcoming Skoda Slavia uses the versatile MQB-A0-IN platform, and this is the same platform the underpins the Skoda Kushaq SUV.
Since the upcoming Skoda Slavia and the recently launched Skoda Kushaq use an identical platform, it is safe to assume that the upcoming Skoda Slavia is also likely to use the same powertrain options as the Skoda Kushaq SUV.
This means that the upcoming Skoda Slavia will be powered by two engine options. This includes the frugal 113bhp 1.0-litre TSI petrol engine and a more potent 150bhp 1.5-litre TSI petrol engine.
Like the Skoda Kushaq, the upcoming Skoda Slavia will also get the 6-speed manual transmission with both engine options and the more potent 1.5-litre TSI engine will get the 7-speed DSG transmission as an option, whereas the 1.0-litre version will get a 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox.
Thanks to the MQB-Ao IN platform, we also expect the upcoming Skoda Slavia to come with good interior space and high ground clearance.
According to sources, Skoda is most likely to price the upcoming Skoda Slavia aggressively and offer decent equipment levels. However, it will be priced a smidge above the current ex-showroom price of the Skoda Rapid.
Thoughts About Skoda Slavia
Skoda Slavia is an upcoming sedan for the Indian market. Ince the Skoda Kushaq SUV and the Skoda Slavia are built on the same platform, we expect a similar level of space inside the cabin if not more. Moreover, by using a similar platform, Skoda Auto India will be able to price the Skoda Slavia quite aggressively and will be able to lower the cost of spare parts significantly.