Following its launch in late June, Skoda has began deliveries of the 1.0-litre variants of the Kushaq from mid-July. The European model has now started deliveries of the Kushaq 1.5 TSI as nicely and has additionally launched ARAI-claimed gas effectivity figures for each the handbook and computerized variations of the latter.
- Kushaq 1.5 TSI handbook delivers 17.95 kmpl
- 1.5 TSI DSG computerized provides 17.71 kmpl
- 1.5-litre TSI engine will get energetic cylinder deactivation tech
Skoda Kushaq 1.5 TSI – ARAI licensed gas financial system figures revealed
Skoda has revealed that the Kushaq delivers a mileage of 17.95 kmpl for the handbook and 17.71 kmpl for the automated transmission variant, with its 1.5-litre TSI EVO engine. By the way, these figures are even larger than the ARAI-claimed mileage figures of the smaller 1.0-litre engine. To your reference, the 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine returns a mileage of 17.88 kmpl for the handbook model and 15.78 kmpl for the automated.
Regardless of being bigger in displacement, the 1.5-litre unit has a couple of tips up its sleeve that helps it obtain such nice mileage figures. The primary is clearly the Energetic Cylinder Deactivation Expertise – a first-in-segment function – which robotically shuts down two cylinders when the engine load is low, thereby rising gas effectivity. We drove the Kushaq not too long ago and may let you know that this function works seamlessly and one by no means notices when the engine shifts from four-cylinder to two-cylinder mode or vice versa. The 1.5-litre variants of the Kushaq are additionally accessible for take a look at drives and deliveries in any respect Skoda showrooms throughout the nation.
Skoda Kushaq – what else do you must know?
The Skoda Kushaq is accessible in three trim ranges – Energetic, Ambition and Type – with costs beginning at Rs 10.49 lakh for the bottom 1.0 TSI Energetic trim and going as much as Rs 17.59 lakh for the top-spec 1.5 TSI AT Type trim. Aside from the 1.5-litre engine, the Kushaq additionally comes with a 115hp, 178Nm, 1.0-litre, three-cylinder TSI unit that comes mated to both a 6-speed handbook or 6-speed torque converter gearbox.
The bottom Energetic trim is solely provided in a 1.0 litre TSI handbook configuration. In the meantime, the 1.5 litre TSI engine – in each handbook and computerized variations – is reserved for the top-spec Type trim. The highest-spec Type trim can be the one trim to be provided with all of the powertrain choices. Key rivals for the Kushaq embody the upcoming Volkswagen Taigun, the Kia Seltos and the Hyundai Creta.
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