I Bought one as there is nothing that comes close and I love it!

Exterior

Its a very good car indeed. The styling grows on one. I love the compact size. Perfect for my particular needs. I guess i have evolved from the 'size'matters, perspective. Quality is any day preferable to Quantity!

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Very ergonomic, comfortable and packed with high quality features. Feels many notches above in comparison to the Fortuner, Captiva, X Trail, XUV, Endy and the like. Brilliant supportive seats. Lovely upholstery. Great quality throughout.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

brilliant responsive engine. Extremely powerful. Excellent Fuel economy around 15 to 16 on highways and consistent 12 to 14 in city. AC on always plus lousy bumper to bumper Bangalore traffic. Amazing really. One of the slickest shifting gearboxes I have ever experienced in my life. Better than any other manual transmission SUV I ve driven. 

Ride Quality & Handling

 Superb, to say the least. Feels planted at all speeds. Handles bumps and broken roads with consummate ease. I have driven it for about 6000 kms so far and believe me, every moment spent in this car has been a pleasure. The safety features are literally 'best in class'. 

Final Words

Simply Clever and Osessed with Quality as per Skoda's own words, about sums it up. Its the best car I ve owned so far. Indeed I will be hard pressed to find a replacement when it is time to upgrade! 

Areas of improvement  

 try and introduce the top spec SE Plus version with an autobox and optional sunroof. Also please provide the bluetooth phone option to us. Change the OEM tyres to something stronger to handle the Indian Roads which are mostly broken tracks in the cities and the countryside!

 

Fit, finish, safety, city usage, easy to handle, very high quality levels.Slightly small. Still expensive.