- Full price list was announced on December 2
- Deliveries from January 27
The Skoda Kylaq has achieved a full five-star rating for both adult and child occupants in the Bharat NCAP crash tests. It scored 30.88 points out of 32.00 (97 per cent) in adult occupant protection and 45 points out of 49 points (92 per cent) in child occupant protection, making it the top-performing vehicle in the ICE sub-4-metre compact SUV segment.
It achieved 15.035 out of 16 points (94 per cent) in the frontal offset barrier test for adult occupant protection, demonstrating a stable occupant compartment and footwell. In the side-moving deformable barrier test, it scored an impressive 15.840 points out of 16 points. For child occupant protection, Kylaq earned the maximum possible 16 points in the frontal offset barrier test and full 8 points in the side-moving deformable barrier test for 1.5 and 3-year-old children. Furthermore, the vehicle secured maximum points in the recommended child seat assessment and 9 out of 13 points in the vehicle-based assessment.
The Kushaq and the Slavia are both five-star GNCAP crash test rated as are the Volkswagen Taigun and Virtus sedan. Skoda and Volkswagen together now have the highest number of five-star crash test-rated vehicle among OEMs in the country.
Commenting on the achievement, Piyush Arora, MD and CEO of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, said, “Safety is at the heart of our engineering philosophy, and Skoda Kylaq exemplifies this ethos. I’m proud to mention that Kylaq is our first car to participate and receive a full 5-star Bharat NCAP rating for adult and child occupants. The 5-star Bharat NCAP safety rating for Kylaq highlights our continued focus on creating vehicles that combine world-class safety standards, cutting-edge technology, and manufacturing excellence. With the growing demand for safer cars, the Bharat NCAP rating empowers consumers to make informed decisions, ensuring protection for themselves and family. Equipped with world-class active and passive safety features across variants, Kylaq has set a new benchmark in the segment. This motivates us to raise the bar even higher for future innovations.”
