The corporate has shortlisted 5 names and 10 new names have been urged by contributors.The 15 shortlisted names are Kaiq, Kylaq, Kariq, Kwiq, Kaliq, Karmiq, Konarq, Kliq, Kamotiq, Kayaq, Kroniq, Kanishq, Kosmiq, Kyroq and Kymaq. The corporate now needs contributors to pick and vote for the title of its upcoming subcompact SUV from these shortlisted names. The contributors can even counsel new names, the second has already begun and can run until April 12, 2024.
The corporate had stated that the title of the subcompact SUV ought to begin with ‘Ok’ and finish with ‘Q’, and it must be a 1 or 2-syllable phrase solely. That is to match the naming scheme of its different Skoda SUVs – Kodiaq, Kushaq, Karoq and Kamiq. The model has acquired over 1,30,000 entries which included almost 20,000 distinctive names.
The Jury for this contest will embody Martin Jahn (Member of the Board of Administration for Gross sales & Advertising, Skoda Auto), Piyush Arora (MD and CEO, SAVIPL), Jan Bures (Govt Director, Gross sales, Advertising and Digital, SAVIPL) and Petr Jeneba. The ten shortlisted contributors will get to go to Skoda’s headquarters and museum in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic and get a tour of Prague and one fortunate winner stands an opportunity to win the brand new Skoda compact SUV.
Picture of Skoda Kamiq, for illustration objective solely.
As talked about beforehand, the yet-to-be-named SUV shall be based mostly on the identical MQB-A0-IN platform because the Kushaq and Slavia. When it comes to design, it’s anticipated to be according to different Skoda fashions with signature grille smooth LED DRLs and break up headlights. Speaking concerning the powertrain and gearbox, the brand new firm SUV is most certainly to be powered by a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, turbo petrol engine with 115 hp of energy and 178 nm of torque. Gearbox choices will embody a 6-speed torque converter and a 6-speed handbook gearbox.
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This engine already does the responsibility on the Skoda Kushaq, Slavia, VW Virtus and Taigun. When launched, the brand new compact SUV will tackle the Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Mahindra XUV 300 and different sub-4m SUVs within the Indian market. When it comes to pricing, it’s anticipated to start out from Rs 8 lakh for the entry-level trim and as much as Rs 14 lakh for the top-of-the-line trim (each costs ex-showroom, anticipated)
