Skoda Kylaq Long Term Report: Month 6 - A Friend in Need

This month, the Skoda Kylaq was my friend in need. I had to travel a lot for personal work, which meant frequent highway runs. Sometimes, I had to take alternate routes filled with crater-like potholes and broken roads, to ditch peak-hour traffic, too. These runs gave me a good perspective on how the car would perform during such long drives.

The 1.0-litre TSI motor felt adequate for highway runs and could maintain triple-digit speeds even with four occupants and some luggage thrown in the boot. The only niggle was the persistent road noise. Skoda could have provided better cabin insulation. The suspension worked beautifully over the bad roads, keeping everyone in the cabin feeling comfortable. As for the fuel efficiency, I was seeing a figure between 12-13kmpl on these runs. It is possible to get close to 15kmpl if you drive during the early hours of the morning and the roads are empty.

As mentioned earlier, I also had luggage in the boot for these runs. While the compact footprint of the Kylaq might lead you to believe that the boot will not be the best, that is not entirely true. You see, while keeping large suitcases might still be a bit challenging, stuffing in multiple smaller bags is not. I was able to easily carry luggage equal to what two people would take for a week-long trip. I will say that I was fairly impressed by the boot capacity of this SUV.