Skoda has entered in the premium sedan segment in luxurious style with the Slavia car which has been much awaited and created to set benchmark of luxury cars. The Slavia’s exterior and interior design is contemporary, luxurious and boasts new-gen technology in its platform to promise the Indian market a car that would be a unique game-changer.
Design Specifications of the New Skoda Slavia
The Skoda Slavia represents luxury in the sedan segment – the benchmarks in elegance and dynamism are well depicted in the Slavia. It’s not a mere coincidence that the name of the car is Slavia, every part of the car from its gearbox to its headlamp and from the steering wheel to the B-post has been designed to create a lasting and strong, first-impression. Here are the key design highlights:
Signature Front Fascia: Led by the largest example of Skoda’s butterfly grille, now broader and more stentorian, accompanied by unmistakable crystalline LED headlights that endows the car a piercing and powerful look.
Sporty Coupe-Like Silhouette: A heightened roofline comes down gracefully giving sportiness a hint while keeping up the elegance.
Dynamic Character Lines: The contours bear an intense scalar structure, which gives the car a look of dynamism and rhythm even if the vehicle is immobile.
Distinctive Rear Design: Round C-shaped LED taillights are integrated to the corners of the body, providing rightful illumination that give Skoda its signature light.
Striking Color Palette: Coming in bright colours such as Phoenix Orange and Crystal Blue the Slavia guarantees its owner a conspicuous driving experience.
The Skoda Slavia is one of the perfect examples of looking good with its muscular and hardy look and thus, can easily be termed as a hard to miss car in the premium sedan segment.
Interior Specifications of The Skoda Slavia
Stepping into the Skoda Slavia you are greeted with aesthetics that can be described only as opulent, comfortable and upscale. In this light to foster an airier and more welcoming cabin the internal features are developed for boosting up the driver as well as the passenger’s fun. Here are the standout interior highlights:
Premium Materials: That said, regular touch-sensitive controls are standard, while the seats get a genuine leather trimming of sorts on the top trims, the apparatus includes brushed aluminum accents as well as piano black gloss.
Spacious Cabin: The 2016 Toyota Corolla Altis extends generous dimensions and a long wheelbase to provide ample rear legroom and headroom as well as thoughtful layout for lostless design.
Panoramic Sunroof: The cabin feels very spacious and light thanks to a huge panoramic sunroof, which also has an electric sunshade.
Ambient Lighting: It is possible to adjust automatic stimuli, the colour schemes of which can be selected depending on personal preferences.
Ventilated Front Seats: Ventilated seats are comfortable when traveling at long distances in a hot environment of a country or region.
Digital Cockpit: Modern vehicle-centralised digital instrument cluster provides clear and customizable along with various dynamic readings of the driving functions.
Ergonomic Excellence: The interior design focuses on ergonomic use of the vehicle and all buttons and knobs are placed where they are easily within reach of the driver.
Skoda Slavia- List of Advanced Technology features
Build upon rather muscly exterior design, the Skoda Slavia presents a host of hi-tech features aimed at increasing comfort, connectivity and safety. These features guarantee each travel is fun and free of any type of inconvenience.
Infotainment System: At the present, an ordinary 10-inch touch screen display responsible for the handling of the car’s entertainment systems, along with a multi-media and communication system that also doubles as a wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Wireless Charging: A wireless charging tray on the back of the device means that charging will never be a problem again.
Connected Car Features: Skoda Connect is a remote-control system together with possibilities like geofencing and real time information about the car to make driving easier or rather, more secure.
Premium Sound System: This feature entails twelve speakers, which are from CANTON, enabling the consumers of the vehicle to turn the interior of the car into a concert area.
Hands-Free Parking: Some of the features include advanced park assist which eases obstacle parking especially the parallel and perpendicular parking in that tight space.
360-Degree Camera: Bird’s-eye view camera is used to have overall view of the car environment so that it can easily move in congested area.
Packed Performance and Energetic Drive of Skoda Slavia
The Skoda Slavia gets the power of turbocharged engines with state of art engineering to make it impactful yet efficient. The Slavia is aimed at both hobbyist and regular users, which means that the car’s performance is responsive.
Engine Options
1.0-Liter TSI Engine:
- Power Output: 115 PS
- Torque: 175 Nm
- Transmission Options: 6-speed manual transmission or 6-speed automatic transmission
1.5-Liter TSI Engine:
- Power Output: 150 PS
- Torque: 250 Nm
- Transmission Options: 6 or 7 speed manual/automatic with DSG
- Performance: Launches from standstill to 100 kilometres per hour in only 8.2 seconds
Responsive Handling
- Rigid Chassis: Affords better stability and manoeuvrability at lower and higher speeds; respectively.
- Progressive Steering: Provides accurate end manipulation and smooth handling capability of the object under control.
- Multi-Link Rear Suspension: Balances comfort and sportiness so that driving is pleasant while also providing lot of fun.
- Driving Modes: Select it to be Eco, Normal or Sport and adjust the car according to its operation and the rider’s preferences.
Skoda Slavia Trim Levels and Pricing
The Skoda Slavia is offered in three trim levels: Elegance, Aspirations and Attitude with Active, Ambition and Style variants, as follows Active 1.0 TSI is priced at ₹10.5 lacs, Ambition 1.5 TSI at ₹12.5 lacs and Style 1.5 TSI DSG at ₹18 lacs (ex-showroom).
Skoda Slavia: A Bold Step in the Premium Sedan Segment
The Skoda Slavia represents an important step forward for the brand in India: targeting ambitious premium sedan segment with attractive design, comfortable, hi-tech and efficient interior and engines. Apart from its functional and aesthetic characteristics, it performs the role of a mid-size sedans with characteristics of entry-level luxury cars with Europeans luxury at an affordable price.
When almost all competitors focus on the production of SUVs, the Slavia can be called unique, offering comfort and jury, refinement and sporty performance, a chance to return public interest in sedans and even set new trends in the segment.