Is the Hyundai Exter or the Skoda Kylaq cheaper?

The Hyundai Exter, by ₹1.78L: it starts at ₹5.81L against ₹7.59L ex-showroom for the Kylaq. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Hyundai Exter or the Skoda Kylaq?

On the figures the makers publish, the Kylaq swallows 446 litres of luggage against 391. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.

Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Exter or the Skoda Kylaq?

The Exter: its cheapest automatic is ₹6.95L against ₹9.29L for the Kylaq, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

Hyundai Exter vs Skoda Kylaq: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Hyundai Exter starts at ₹5.81L against the Skoda Kylaq's ₹7.59L ex-showroom, so it is ₹1.78L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹9.61L, where the Exter tops out. Past that only the Kylaq has anything left to sell you, up to ₹13.09L.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Exter comes in petrol and CNG, the Kylaq in petrol.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹9.61L to both showrooms and you come out with the Exter HX 10 Knight at ₹9.61L or the Kylaq Signature at ₹9.49L, the Kylaq leaving ₹12,000 of that in your pocket.

Hyundai Exter

HX 10 Knight Petrol AT

₹9.61L

ex-showroom Delhi

Skoda Kylaq

Signature Turbo Petrol MT

₹9.49L

ex-showroom Delhi

₹12,000 of the budget left over

Our take

Your callWhat ₹12,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

also getsrear parking camera

Choose the Skoda Kylaq Signature if: You would rather keep the ₹12,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withLED projector headlamps6 speakersrain-sensing wipers
Choose the Hyundai Exter HX 10 Knight if: You live on your phone in the car and want the screens to keep upOnly one here withrear parking camera8" touchscreenwireless CarPlay / Android Auto

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Exter vs Kylaq, on paper

Spec	Hyundai Exter	Skoda Kylaq
Price (ex-showroom)	₹5.81L to ₹9.61L	₹7.59L to ₹13.09L
Variants	19	13
Body type	Micro SUV	Subcompact SUV
Seats	5	5
Fuels	Petrol, CNG	Petrol
Cheapest automatic	₹6.95L	₹9.29L
Boot	391 litres	446 litres
Length	3,830 mm	3,995 mm
Width	1,723 mm	1,783 mm
Wheelbase	2,450 mm	2,566 mm
Ground clearance	185 mm	189 mm
Fuel tank	37 litres	45 litres
Warranty	3 years	4 years or 1,00,000 km

The working behind our take

Your callWhat ₹12,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

Here is everything that fed that read.

+₹12,000Under the skinthe Exter HX 10 Knight shifts itself while the other is a manualalso getsrear parking camera

PowerThe Kylaq Signature is the stronger of the two at 115 PS
Extra featuresExter HX 10 Knighttouchscreen (8" against 7")wireless CarPlay / Android Autoconnected car techauto climate (single zone)
Trade-offExter HX 10 Knightheadlamps (LED projector against Halogen)speakers (6 against 4)rain-sensing wipers

The full story

Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Exter HX 10 Knight asks ₹12,000 more, and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Skoda Kylaq Signature costs less and has the stronger engine, at 115 PS against 83 PS. It also adds rear parking camera.

The Kylaq Signature is the stronger of the two at 115 PS
Also on the Exter HX 10 Knight: touchscreen (8" against 7"), wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, connected car tech and auto climate (single zone), with more worth seeing in the table below
Going to the Exter HX 10 Knight, you give up headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), speakers (6 against 4) and rain-sensing wipers, which the Kylaq Signature keeps

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Which Exter to buy →Which Kylaq to buy →

Exter vs Kylaq: the questions people ask

Is the Hyundai Exter or the Skoda Kylaq cheaper?: The Hyundai Exter, by ₹1.78L: it starts at ₹5.81L against ₹7.59L ex-showroom for the Kylaq. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Hyundai Exter vs Skoda Kylaq: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹9.61L it is the Exter HX 10 Knight against the Kylaq Signature. Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Exter HX 10 Knight asks ₹12,000 more, and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Skoda Kylaq Signature costs less and has the stronger engine, at 115 PS against 83 PS. It also adds rear parking camera.
Which is more practical, the Hyundai Exter or the Skoda Kylaq?: On the figures the makers publish, the Kylaq swallows 446 litres of luggage against 391. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Exter or the Skoda Kylaq?: The Exter: its cheapest automatic is ₹6.95L against ₹9.29L for the Kylaq, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

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Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.