The Skoda Slavia is a compact four-door sedan developed for India and sold nowhere else. It sits on MQB-A0-IN, Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture localised for India, which also underpins the Skoda Kushaq and the Volkswagen Virtus. It measures 4,541 mm long, 1,752 mm wide and 1,507 mm tall on a 2,651 mm wheelbase, with 521 litres of boot space and 179 mm of ground clearance. It went on sale in early 2022 and was facelifted in August 2026.
Two turbocharged petrol engines are offered, both badged TSI. The 1.0-litre three-cylinder makes 85 kW (115 PS) and 178 Nm, driving the front wheels through a 6-speed manual or, from the 2026 update, an 8-speed torque-converter automatic that replaces the previous 6-speed unit. The 1.5-litre four-cylinder makes 110 kW (150 PS) and 250 Nm, with a 7-speed dual-clutch DSG and cylinder deactivation; on the updated car it also gets rear disc brakes.
The range runs to six trims: Classic, Classic+, Signature, Sportline, Prestige and Monte Carlo, the last of them a styling pack with dual-tone paint and black exterior accents. The 2026 cabin has a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.1-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, plus a voice assistant built on Google Cloud’s Automotive AI Agent and tuned for Indian English. Rear-seat massage, front parking sensors and six airbags are on the equipment list, and a 360-degree Area View camera is fitted from Signature upwards, with the two Classic trims getting a rear-view camera instead.
Skoda opened bookings for the facelifted Slavia on 18 August 2026 against a deposit of ₹15,000 (about $155) and has said prices for each trim arrive in the first week of October 2026, with deliveries beginning ahead of Diwali, the autumn festival period that is India’s peak car-buying season.
