Skoda's new compact SUV, new Octavia & Superb and more - Petr Janeba | Interview | @autocarindia1

In conversation with Hormazd Sorabjee, Petr Janeba, Brand Director, Skoda Auto India talks on the upcoming compact SUV, growth plans, return of the Superb and Octavia and more.
Cameraperson: Abhijeet Kamane
Editor: Deven Bhalla
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - New compact SUV
1:30 - Engine options for compact SUV
2:01 - 1.5 TSI possible?
2:39 - What will make it stand out?
4:20 - Features on compact SUV
5:27 - Will it affect the Kushaq?
7:01 - Export potential?
8:47 - Superb and Octavia return
12:37 - Lifecycle strategy of future models
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[@godwheels9073]

Skoda must grow their service network. A devastated rapid owner

[@techietony7140]

Hi I was planning to buy used rapid TSI 1.0 please enlighten me with the issues you face . It will be really helpful Thanks 😅

[@mp3399]

They should learn from toyota for service

[@santaaurbanta304]

😲 OMG

[@harshittiwari3169]

Definitely man! The nearest Skoda dealer to my place is 280 km away!😅

[@opticgamer1543]

Search for nearby FNG SERVICE station 's which works only on VAG and American cars

[@saninkiran]

Slavia/ Kushaq with L2 ADAS atleast minimum. All 4 disc brakes. Give top end technologies in top end vehicles. You will see the full range of variants sell. You said you will listen... let's see.

[@uaeindi]

All this with how much increase in price?

[@neehal2008]

Skoda compact car - a dream come true - ❤❤

[@mallupagan]

Any plan to launch Fabia ? Bcoz currently there's no hatchback which we can call a "hot hatch" like punto, polo, figo... new fabia with that 110ps engine will be rocket hatch for sure

[@techbasics6142]

Dying market

[@SJKIE]

from the rumours i heard, this will be called fabia only. Or fabia scout

[@rajoosolanky780]

Many Congratulations for thinking about Sub 4 Mts affordability level in India. Yes Sales of Sub 4mt top variant will overlap with Kushaq. But certainly improve overall Sales nos. & road presence with the addition of Sub 4 Mts model in the Portfolio. Hope they keep the same front grill & overall looks with same creases of Skoda family. So in my view They got to keep the Sub 4 Mts CSUV look like Compact Kushaq. In case if they compromise with the exterior design chances are it might look like a premium Hatch than a C-SUV. Establish premium Hatch players are Baleno, Fronx, i20, Altroz, Magnite-Kiger,.... & their price starts from ₹6 Lacs. Indian presently have very strong love for SUVs Compacts - Punch, Exter,... Sub 4 Mts - Nexon, Venue, Sonet, Brezza,..... 4.3 Mts - Creata-Seltos, Vitara-Hyryder, Kushaq-Taigun, Astor.......

[@user-xx4gm6zv6v]

Skoda Superb, Octavia and even Honda Civic have a lot of takers in India. But it is because of the roads - especially the speed breakers installed by brainless RTO across the nation, we don't see much of them on roads. Nitin Gadkari ji must take a look at such opportunities - more such sedans on roads also mean more tax gain for the government.

[@Razique_Khan]

Tbh, it is very courageous step taken by #SkodaCarsIndia . We need to appreciate them, even if they know #Nexon & #Breeza can't be defeated but still they are launching their product😊

[@Maky313]

I like this man. Super open and chill.. I do not recall the title but is he the replacement for Mr. Petr Solc who had replaced the much loved Zac Hollis?

[@sarthakverma9024]

please bring the navigation option in the 2022 octavia , its cabin light also switches on and off by itself ☹

[@mahendrakumar-gj9ig]

I think government should lower the tax bracket for ckd/cbu for those companies which are operating in India with manufacturing facilities. Off course govt should cap it to certain numbers of cars per year to save local manufacturing. This will help these foreign manufacturers in their brand positioning and brand leverage.

[@eugenepaul4002]

I am using SUPERB & KUSHAQ both 2022 Model Wow Cars

[@ashs1815]

What about after sale service ???

[@vijhayprashaanth7933]

Really waiting for your superb and Octavia hybrid cars

[@AliAttarwala212]

Very good questions asked and overall insightful

[@Moheb06]

Skoda kyroq.... I think this is the best name for this compact Suv

[@shivkumarswamy4000]

Thanks to janeba wow ..i appreciate this man for very openly neatly talkitive inside discussion abt brand plans instead of over hype people ..and he admit out competators are faster than us but we will catch up 😂😂😂 I lv it skoda under 4m design wil make skoda owners impressive

[@syedzaheer707]

Please provide panaromic sunroof..

[@ATventures0312]

If they can bring Punch’s competitor at similar price range then it will be a game changer

[@balanandreddy5174]

@hormazd please please ask skoda to bring diesel engines back. We can still see diesel is sold substantially in India. Just imagine slavia and kushaq diesels, superb and kodiaq diesels.

[@techbasics6142]

No future man could be banned anytime, better to get electric

[@sounakchattopadhyay7203]

It would b lovely to hv a Slavia with newer features n ADAS ! ❤

[@syedzaheer707]

Please provide atleast 1.2 l or 1.5 petrol tsi in few trims atleast as the car should be capable enough to pull in hillside roads without struggling.looking forward to this compact suv

[@thewoodlife3]

Is there a Skoda VRS coming?

[@trueindian3457]

Change position of Headlight Control stick with Wiper Control stick.

[@thebackbencher005]

Wish they consider 1.2ltr engine rather 1ltr engine .... 1ltr is marred with issues of balancing the AC/ power & pickup altogether at one go .... not a very peppy engines . They already have 1.2ltr that used to come in polo couple of years ago

[@santoshpatil1079]

By when launch ?

[@soummyy]

Yeti please

[@pandeyvivek79]

Fabia is much awaited for India.. I had one but had to sell it off coz of the 10 year rule in ncr

[@anantWare-lw9zq]

Congratulations

[@user-go6pe2uv1r]

They should give 4 disc brakes in slavia and kushaq.

[@steffidas4785]

Superb and Slavia bomba fantastic😍😍🤗🤗

[@vkgamingplayzzz1482]

Nice

[@vamshikrishna9598]

I think VGA group should make PHEV in India first before making BEV. India is very sensitive to milage. Toyata is now selling more just because of hybrids.

[@MaverickRom]

True they need service to be improved

[@techbasics6142]

I just want the next octavia....hybrid...

[@rohitanand9297]

High resale…maybe not! Tuned ones definitely fetch good value but that’s a very small space. India 2.0 cars should have better fit and finish. There are many people who appreciate how Skoda drives and feels and that’s about it. Skoda has found the right successor to Zac!

[@rayapudisuryaprakash3895]

What about diesel cars?

[@lovedeep_singh2499]

Any Fabia or Polo news?

[@AnkushRaghuvanshi]

"We are listening to customers". Its time to atleast swap the car indicator stick on the left with the wiper control stick on the right for Indian right hand drive system, especially for Manual variants when you usually keep one hand on the gear stick most of the time and unfortunately the same hand is required for indicator because both of them are on the left hand side.

[@KartikeyaDhakad]

Bro who gives an indicator while changing gear😅 i have never faced a issue in that earlier in octavia now in slavia

[@pallavyadav]

Just name it Fabia .. Nostalgia would definitely give an initial push.

[@JasraJSutar]

Hope he is watching this, all disk suv with button parking brake. Adas, 360 degree camera, blind spot warning. Atleast 8 speakers 4 tweeters and 4 mid range.

[@eproperty_tirupati6342]

Get the vrs to india peter bro!!

[@dheeraj13283]

But not at 50 lakh on road 😂

[@tcstocks]

Bring Scala to India at price of Mg Astor.

[@nandakishorekutti]

Sub 4 mtr is not in the league for skoda vw. Boss launch diesels Still tier 2 tier3 towns prefer diesels. With existing model downsize the power 1.0tsi 1.2 tdi. With the old build quality. Thala all luxury car launch diesle for indoa specific. VW can surely launch diesel.

[@darshan2926]

18 months for superb !! Till that time new camery will take up market also new audi a3 will come soon

[@abhinavsaxena4657]

Please bring the all time favorite Rapid as well @skoda

[@atulmalhotra2303]

Tell him to bring Fabia Electric.

[@DeepakKumar-bl3qd]

Skoda's car size is too small as compared to the competitors, they always lack behind due to this...

[@kunalmarjadi]

Bring back the diesel!!! Chuck the DQ 200!!!

[@Razique_Khan]

If anyone from #SkodaPR is reading these comment section then please look out must have things :--- 1)Please work on your AC. 2) Fixed the rattling noise in the car. 3) Last a good tip for you guys, introuduced #AWD to be honest many car enthusiast is ready to give up on #ADAS. It will be the segment first feature in Sub 4 meter SUV.

[@varunch7]

Karoq will certainly do better Inin India than the Octavia

[@kimphilbi9109]

Skoda 3.0?????

[@madhusudanhora2339]

ADAS should be made compulsory in all cars ..

[@techbasics6142]

Doomed product...already...skoda should look at premium segment and target that, skoda is an enthusiast brand...they need to understand that

[@9392388886]

The new sub 4m suv will definitely cannibalize Kushaq, the only option is, by the time the new sub 4m suv is launched, Kushaq will have already been too long in the market, so launch it with bigger proportions to rival Creta. The Kushaq, no matter how much we love it, is too small. It actually looks like a sub 4m suv.