Skoda Vision IN showcased for the first time

Just before the hype of the Auto Expo is about to begin, the Volkswagen group’s media event to showcase its future cars for India and its India specific cars in the India 2.0 strategy of the Volkswagen group, the Skoda Vision IN. Skoda had previously showcased the sketches of the mid-size SUV and its plans for making this car India specific. Finally, the company has showcased the car in the media event.

Skoda Vision IN styling

The Skoda Vision IN gets a good amount of ground clearance and a very distinctive design. It looks futuristic and does indeed look like a proper SUV and not something that is merely a raised crossover. The front of the car gets the split headlights that bend upwards called the four eye design along with the signature butterfly grille. It gets aggressive styling with an upright stance and some prominent lines on the bonnet as well as on the sides. The front bumper has been given a three-dimensional look.

Visually the car has been given a rectangular look with a long wheelbase and a short width, making it look high and compact.On the side, it has been given a lot of chrome treatment along with lines that extend from the headlight to the back of the car. It also has very big wheel arches along with skid plates that add on the SUV look of the car.In the rear, the Skoda Vision IN gets completely different taillights, that are sharp and thin beneath which there is an LED strip that extends till the width of the car. It seems to have dynamic lighting as is seen on Audi cars.

Interiors  of the Vision IN

On the inside, it gets a prominent 10-inch infotainment system from which you can control all the settings of the car with no buttons as such. Under the display it gets a Kalamkari art inspired design to showcase the car being Indian specific. The instrument cluster gets the virtual cockpit treatment as is seen on new Audis which also looks massive with inbuilt buttons for it on the steering wheel. Overall the quality of materials and the fit and finish of the car seems to be high end and Volkswagen claims that it has used sustainable materials like organic leather seats.

Skoda’s plans

The company has also announced its future plans for India stating that the company will prioritise servicing and after-sales service for India and is striving to bring down the after-sales costs down. It also plans to expand into different cities eventually making India amongst its top five countries in sales. Other cars to be showcased in the Auto expo are the facelift Superb, the Karoq and the imported Skoda Octavia VRS of which only 200 units will be brought to the country. The BS6 line-up is also expected to be showcased in the Expo.

The company also said that it’s main focus in the Indian market is to o expand its dealership and sales network.

Along side the Vision IN, the Volkswagen group’s media event also showcased the Volkswagen Taigun. The production version of the Skoda Vision IN will retain 80% of the current car that was showcased.