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Kylaq rolls ahead as Syros slows in sub-4-m SUV race
Financial Express Bengaluru
|October 21, 2025
WHEN THE KIA Syros and Skoda Kylaq were launched earlier this year, both models seemed destined for success.
Positioned in the fiercely competitive sub-4 metre SUV space, they together garnered over 40,000 bookings, a strong start that had the industry buzzing. But nine months on, their trajectories couldn’t be more different. While the Kylaq continues to cruise smoothly, the Syros is rapidly losing momentum.
This story is from the October 21, 2025 edition of Financial Express Bengaluru.
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