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Exterior No complaints about exterior, although they could have made it look more modern for the price you pay.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Front seats are great, good for a single driver car, music system in the elegance is very dated with the mere basic, not woth it for the price you pay. least they could offer is steering mounted controls..cheap of the company.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is the best part, loads of torque, rockets to 180 km/ph in no time. You can feel the power pushing you back into the seat. Fuel economy is a question mark. Company will give you all sorts of promises just to make a sale but reality is differrent. Your realtime average meter will say you are getting 18-24 but reality you are not getting more than 8...otherwise your tank will last for months if you drive average of 1500 kms a month. this is my personal experience and complaint. gearbox is just wonderfull.

Ride Quality & Handling Exellent & Exellent.

Areas of improvement

1) ORVMs too small, there is a blind side on the right side ORVM where you cant see vehicles 10 ft behind and parallel to you, i have missed having accident at least 3-4 times. this is a priority.

2) The rear back rest is just too uncomfortable for a more than 17 lakh car ?? what the hell?? maruti has better rear bench,

3) Stiff ride qwality does not suit everybody, in mumbai you can feel every single small bump on the road, the car even jumps off track sometimes ??? 

4) Music system is like my granmother car..infact here was better. For the price you pay you get a very out dated and basic ssystem with no usb, or steering mounted controls..??? other competition at this cost is giving so much more.

5) The dealers are just ripping everyone off, i bought the car only becuase sales guy told me not more than 10-12,000 per year for service, part extra ofcource. But now skoda wants you to service car 2-3 times a year...get ready to pay 45,000 a year minimum for maintenance, whatever saving you thought you will get by buying a deisel car is out no longer valid. this is my biggets complaint,Dealers will take you for a ride and charge you a bomb because there a monopoly on parts. Thats why skoda cars have no resale value.

Since its a European car..its a highway performer (for 180 km/hr)back seat has stiff and upright back rest and poor lumbar support, less legroom,.

Nice experience and good performance I love the car very comfortable seats and very comfortable vehicle I love ride this car very good performance and nice breaking system I love. And very safest car of course it's a luxury car and one more thing is a nice music system and the breaking was really awesome

The car has a poise and image. Most drivers will find a good seating position. The feedback through the seat, stearing and pedals is excellent. Performance is top notch. Handling, though not in the BMW class, is pretty decent and involving. The DSG gear box is a dream. Have been using it for about eight months and 10000 Kms and the honemoon is yet to get over...I do wish Skoda had given GPS and blue tooth handsfree in the central console system, especially as the car is being sold elsewhere with these features.Build quality, performance and handling, driver involvement, DSG Gear box, fuel economyNo GPS, Blue tooth

 

Exterior Great European styling. Always felt Skoda styling was better than comparable VW models.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Elegant. Great sound system. The off white carpets/seats made of fabric/needlepunch material are dofficult to keep clean. Wish they had offered leather seats and darker coloured carpets. Front seats are comfortable. Back seats are OK.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This is the USP of this car. Great torque. The turbo charger kicks in smoothly and swiftly - not much lag or jerk. Great fuel economy.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Handling is great. It is really a fun to drive along highways. Suspension can take potholes fairly well. Even after 20 months and almost 25,000 Kms, no rattles or rough rides.

 

Final Words Great car. Best Diesel option between Rs 10-20 lakhs. And if you are not stuck up with branding, I think it gives a run for the money to the entry level Mercs and BMWs.

 

Areas of improvement Service.

 

1) good "torquey" engine 2) fuel economy 3) Elegant styling!) service 2) service 3) service

It looks good more luxurious like bmw bt it's maintaince to cost and not having good service in our mysore car is good pick up engine very poor service tell to skoda dealer of mysore area from skoda company

Exterior Front looks are classic and elegant, Outdated Rear Looks.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Not much features to talk about a car costs more than 17lakhs. No USB,LEATHER SEATS,EVEN STEERING CONTROLS,Bluetooth,climate control..Interior is so basic that we feel shy at times getting lower segment cars. Very spacious interior and excellent leg room.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Had covered 4000kms in 45days,engine Performance is excellent as of now, getting an avg city-highway fuel economy of 12.5kmpl. Automatic gearbox is superb,best in the class to be said.

Ride Quality & Handling Handling on highways are pretty good,but in citys and rural areas feels a little uncomfortable cos of the stiff and heavy steering and not so soft suspension.

Final Words Excellent M/C with too basic features and poor service/dealer back up.

Areas of improvement Skoda is famous for their negative/bad service/dealer support history and that didnt changed till now, as I started feeling the pinch from this early days. Interior features have to improve to a very long extend.

Excellent AT Gear Box,Good avg fuel economy,Spacious.Features Lacks less than an i10 (17lakhs vs 5lakhs),stiff n heavy steering

My cousin have purchased skoda laura elegance TDI Automatic and I've got a chance to go for a long drive on it. Amused to say the driving pleasure laura given was absolutely mesmerising also the DSG gearbox was felt awesome in city as well as highway drive. The traveling comfort was also outstanding in laura. Also the features laura offered was superb cool. One of the best sedan which I've ever driven yet is laura compared with audi A3 as well as vw jetta.

Exterior I personally love the exterior. Only from rear it looks slightly bland otherwise aggressive styling.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) You dont get those creature comforts even the cars with half the price can deliver. Front seats are supremely comfortable. Rear seat leg room and comfort is just ok. The interior screams of  superior build quality and feels plush.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Gem of an engine this side of 30 lacs. Can easily go past 200+. Gearshift is precise but have long throws.Turbo kicks in as early as 1800rpm. It has returned me an average of 11kmpl.

Ride Quality & Handling Get rid of the stock Goodyears and go for Michelin PS3 and you will feel the difference. Car handles really well though not as brilliant as the old jetta. Ride settles as speed increases.

Has great straightline stability. Steering feels direct but not as good as fiesta or jetta. Chasis has really good build quality and you can literally throw the car into corners.

Final Words Car that a True Car Lover Must Have.Skoda needs to improve its service though. Incidentally, in the recent past there has been some remarkable improvements in the after sales service.

Areas of improvement A larger, better compressor for aircon. Better after sales service.

Sheer Driving Pleasure, Mature Handling, Build QualityLess Features,Ordinary Rear seat comfort, Ineffective Aircon

 

Exterior Exterior us Good!

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) No complain with interior.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Performance of the car is stunning. I drove 15,000 kms in 6 months and mostly on highways. Trust me its a pleasure to drive. Touched a highest speed of 205 on baroda expressway. Fuel economy is not good but its the same case for all the cars having a great driving pleasure.

Honda civic and toyota corrolla are distant behind when comes to performance. Although sales figures for the petrol model are not encouraging, surely it will pick up as indian users are sceptical about skoda's petrol engines.

 

 

Ride Quality & Handling Thrill to Drive.

 

Final Words Buy it as its available at a great price. After sales service was good and all those rumours about skoda dealers are baseless. 15000 kms service interval is a blessing. Problem of fogging on windshield is solved in my first service.

 

Areas of improvement Nil.

 

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