Skoda Kylaq fuel efficiency figure revealed, compared

The Skoda Kylaq has been in the news since the Czech brand took the wraps off its compact SUV contender in November and announced the base Classic variant's price of Rs 7.89 lakh. We now have access to the Kylaq’s ARAI-rated fuel efficiency figure, indicating that it is more frugal than most of its rivals.

1. Skoda Kylaq’s fuel efficiency is 19.05kpl (MT) and 19.68kpl (AT)
2. It is more frugal than the Nexon, Venue, Sonet and Brezza
3. But the Fronx, Taisor and Magnite are more fuel-efficient 

Skoda Kylaq fuel economy (ARAI)

The Kylaq shares its 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine and the 6-speed manual and 6-speed torque convertor auto gearboxes with its larger siblings, the Kushaq and Slavia. The smaller and lighter Kylaq can go an ARAI-rated 19.05km on a litre of petrol in manual form and 19.68km in automatic versions. Interestingly, despite being about 20kg heavier, the Kushaq 1.0 MT has an ARAI efficiency of 19.76kpl; the 1.0 AT is rated at 18.09kpl.

Skoda Kylaq fuel efficiency vs rivals

Compared to the Tata Nexon, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet and Maruti Suzuki Brezza, the Kylaq MT is more frugal. While the Brezza MT is far less efficient than its competition, the automatic version is rated higher than even the Skoda AT. The Mahindra XUV 3XO’s 111hp 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine falls short of the Kylaq’s ARAI figure; the stronger 131hp, 1.2-litre direct-injection engine outdoes the Kylaq manual but lags behind the automatic.

The Kylaq is less efficient than the Nissan Magnite and the Maruti and Toyota badge-engineered twins – the Fronx and Taisor – regardless of the engine and gearbox option selected. However, the Magnite with turbo-petrol CVT setup is less frugal than the Kylaq.

Overall, the Skoda Kylaq sits on the higher end of the compact SUV segment in terms of ARAI efficiency, closer to the median. It remains to be seen if that holds true in our real-world tests.