Hyundai Verna vs Skoda Slavia: which should you buy?
The full picture
The Skoda Slavia starts at ₹10.00L against the Hyundai Verna's ₹10.99L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹99,000 cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹18.04L, where the Slavia tops out. Past that only the Verna has anything left to sell you, up to ₹18.26L.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹18.04L to both showrooms and you come out with the Verna HX 8 Turbo at ₹17.63L or the Slavia Prestige at ₹18.04L, the Verna leaving ₹41,000 of that in your pocket.
Our take
Keeps ₹41,000, and gives up only driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital) and 60:40 split rear seat
Buy the Hyundai Verna HX 8 Turbo and keep the ₹41,000: the Slavia Prestige only adds small touches like driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), 60:40 split rear seat and cooled glovebox. Nothing there changes the car.
- Choose the Hyundai Verna HX 8 Turbo if
- You would rather keep the ₹41,000 than pay for kit you will not missOnly one here withlevel 2 (full suite) ADASBose premium sound systemfront parking sensors
- Choose the Skoda Slavia Prestige if
- You live on your phone in the car and want the screens to keep upOnly one here with7" digital driver display60:40 split rear seat
Verna vs Slavia, on paper
| Spec | Hyundai Verna | Skoda Slavia |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom Delhi) | ₹10.99L to ₹18.26L | ₹10.00L to ₹18.04L |
| Variants | 12 | 6 |
| Body type | Midsize Sedan | Midsize Sedan |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol | Petrol |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹14.41L | ₹14.34L |
| Boot | 528 litres | 521 litres |
| Length | 4,565 mm | 4,541 mm |
| Width | 1,765 mm | 1,752 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,670 mm | 2,651 mm |
| Fuel tank | 45 litres | 45 litres |
| Warranty | 3 years | 4 years or 1,00,000 km |
The working behind our take
Keeps ₹41,000, and gives up only driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital) and 60:40 split rear seat. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Extra kitSlavia Prestigedriver display (7" digital against Semi-digital)60:40 split rear seat
- Trade-offSlavia Prestigelevel 2 (full suite) ADASBose premium sound systemfront parking sensors
The full story
Buy the Hyundai Verna HX 8 Turbo and keep the ₹41,000: the Slavia Prestige only adds small touches like driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), 60:40 split rear seat and cooled glovebox. Nothing there changes the car.
- Also on the Slavia Prestige: driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital) and 60:40 split rear seat, and some minor trim beyond that
- Going to the Slavia Prestige, you give up level 2 (full suite) ADAS, Bose premium sound system and front parking sensors, which the Verna HX 8 Turbo keeps
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
Verna vs Slavia: the questions people ask
- Is the Hyundai Verna or the Skoda Slavia cheaper?
- The Skoda Slavia, by ₹99,000: it starts at ₹10.00L against ₹10.99L ex-showroom Delhi for the Verna. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Hyundai Verna vs Skoda Slavia: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹18.04L it is the Verna HX 8 Turbo against the Slavia Prestige. Buy the Hyundai Verna HX 8 Turbo and keep the ₹41,000: the Slavia Prestige only adds small touches like driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), 60:40 split rear seat and cooled glovebox. Nothing there changes the car.
- Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Verna or the Skoda Slavia?
- The Slavia: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.34L against ₹14.41L for the Verna, ex-showroom Delhi. 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.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.