Skoda India is seriously notorious to slither in new models secretly to cater to the needs of their customers and they expect us as automotive journalists to dig out all the details for you! So, here we have the new base variant which has been released by Skoda recently. The nomenclature seems to be a bit offset but it matches the way they have slipped it into their portfolio peacefully! This base variant is the Skoda Kushaq Active Peace. Stay tuned for more details ahead.
Being the most basic variant, it misses out on a lot of bells and whistles. However, the people who want the Kushaq just for the super punchy and enthusiastic engine and wish to modify it at a later stage would find it to be one of the best packages. On the exterior, this variant is visually similar to the ongoing Active variant and no one can identify the differences until they step inside.
So as to bring down the ex-showroom prices, Skoda has removed the basic 7-inch infotainment system and just supplies a box type trim in its place. Hence, the entire vehicle misses out on any USB or C-type ports to plug in your devices and is supplied with just a basic 12 V socket in the front console. However, the Kushaq Active Peace does surprisingly retain the steering mounted audio controls from the higher variants which opens up the scope to retrofit the stock infotainment system at a later stage as the 7-inch infotainment system is offered additionally by the dealerships now.
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Mechanically, the Skoda Kushaq Active Peace remains unchanged under the hood and is available just with the famous three-pot 1.0 Litre TSi motor which puts out 114 bhp of power and delivers 178 N-m of peak torque. This trim is offered only with a manual transmission and can deliver a fuel efficiency of 17.88 kmpl.
As per the pricing, this variant is priced at just under Rs. 10 lakh, thus eliminating the 1% TCS applicable on other Kushaq variants. As the ex-showroom price decreases, so do the insurance premium and the registration cost. On the whole, this difference can justify the lack of features.
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