Skoda India may soon introduce a 10-inch screen for the recently launched Kushak Monte Carlo.
While early units of the top-spec Kushak Monte Carlo will feature a 10-inch touchscreen, the sportier model will eventually move to the new 8.0-inch unit. This transition is unlikely to be permanent, and Skoda may move back to the 10-inch ‘Skoda Play’ touchscreen if semiconductor supplies improve.
The touchscreen is equipped with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and Mirror Link connectivity, albeit via cable and not wirelessly, and a bunch of other features. There’s a three-band equalizer with available presets for the audio system, a wide-ranging travel and fuel computer in the touchscreen, and a display for the tire-pressure warning system.
Touch responses, though not as sharp as the bigger, newer screens, are still among the best, and the UI is friendly and easy to navigate, with shortcuts to all the essentials on the home page. In addition, there are six touch-sensitive shortcut buttons in the bezels on either side of the screen, as well as two physical knobs to control volume and scrolling, making it far easier to use on the Move than on a pure-touch system. Is.
The bezels on either side have allowed koda to reduce the size of the screen while keeping the overall housing size the same, making it a breeze to retrofit it to the dashboard of the Kushak and Slavia.
While this move to a lower-spec touchscreen should help Skoda reduce its waiting period and keep supplies running smoothly, the brand has also made some sort of changes to help with that. The Ambition Classic variant, which comes with this touchscreen, is priced at ₹ 12.99 Lakh and ₹ 14.39 Lakh (ex-showroom) for the 1.0 TSI MT and AT respectively. It has now changed the mid-spec Ambition and it has been placed just above the lower Active variant. Temporarily, there was an even less active Peace Edition with fewer features, but this was limited to 600 units, which sold out very quickly.