The Slavia is currently the only sedan in India offered by the Czech carmaker, and it is a sister-car to the relatively more successful Volkswagen Virtus. Here are the top 5 reasons to consider buying the Skoda Slavia in 2025.
Equipped with Volkswagen’s TSI engines, the Skoda Slavia boasts of handsome power and torque figures. Both the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol and the 1.5-litre turbo-petrol provide an exciting driving experience, making them a clear winner in this aspect amongst the sedan’s key rivals.
Between the Virtus-Slavia duo, the Slavia wears a more understated look and gives a more luxurious vibe on the outside. Its octagonal front grille, sleek headlights and tail lights, and sharp character lines come together to form an appealing design.
Thanks to its impressive ground clearance of 179mm (unladen), the Skoda Slavia makes city driving carefree despite being a sedan. Moreover, it gets a spacious cabin and a boot space of 521 litres, bumping up the practicality quotient.
Complementing the famed TSI engines are a good suspension setup and a sorted chassis that come together to offer good ride and handling, making the Slavia one of the best driver’s sedans under this side of the Rs 20 lakh price bracket.
While overall build quality is a hard parameter to judge, Skoda cars in India are known to be reliable in that aspect. Moreover, the Slavia has secured a 5-star safety rating from GNCAP, and comes with ABS, EBD, ESC, traction control, six airbags, TPMS, and ISOFIX child seat mounts as standard.