New Delhi: Skoda Auto on Thursday revealed the identify of its upcoming mid-size SUV designed and developed beneath the India 2.0 challenge as ‘Kushaq’. It’s derived from the Sanskrit phrase ‘Kushak’, that means King, the corporate mentioned.The start with ‘Ok’ and ending with ‘Q’ coherently resonates the Skoda SUV household’s virtues: Kodiaq, Karoq and Kamiq.
Skoda Kushaq would be the first automobile primarily based on regionally developed Modulare Querbaukasten dubbed as MQB A0 IN platform.
Zac Hollis, model director, Skoda Auto India, mentioned, “The brand new Skoda Kushaq will provide a compelling mixture of the model’s timeless design beliefs, unmatched efficiency, superior construct high quality, exemplary worth proposition, and enhanced security and safety. It’s deemed to be the very best vendor in its class, setting the benchmark for performance, practicality, spaciousness, and comfort.”
The automaker unveiled the Imaginative and prescient IN idea on the Auto Expo 2020, the most recent design philosophy adopted by Skoda globally. The Kushaq comes with cut up LED headlamps with DRLs, 17-inch alloy wheels and roof rails, butterfly entrance grille and so forth.
The 5-seater SUV might be up in opposition to Hyundai Creta, Kia Sonet, Tata Harrier, Nissan Kicks, MG Hector and others.
