In an identical vein to its exterior, the supposedly new-age design of the Scala’s cabin doesn’t characterize an enormous departure from what we’ve come to anticipate from Skoda.
Performance and comfort proceed to be prioritised, nonetheless, and they’re epitomised by acquainted ‘Merely Intelligent’ options such because the umbrella holster within the door, the ticket holder on the driving force’s aspect A-pillar, the lined dustbin within the driver’s door, and ice scraper within the gasoline filler door. For the 2024 mannequin yr, you may add to that record an optionally available wi-fi cellphone charger that makes use of cooling air from the automobile’s air con system to forestall your system from overheating whereas charging. This give attention to comfort has lengthy been an enormous draw for the model, and little doubt it is going to be for the Scala too.
The 8in touchscreen of our take a look at automobile’s Bolero infotainment system is the standout attraction in what’s an in any other case minimally populated cabin. It stands freely in direction of the entrance of a central recess within the sprint fascia, inside simple attain of the driving force. The fascia itself is completed in textured silver panelling, which extends to the door panels and helps to inject a level of color into what’s an in any other case decidedly monochrome driving atmosphere. For the most recent facelift, in the meantime, Skoda has broadened the fabric palette of the Scala’s inside with some interesting material textiles.
Ambient lighting in numerous shades of color are supplied as optionally available extras and can be nicely price having for the extra aesthetic carry they’d introduce. Elsewhere, easy dial controls for the handbook air con system sit in direction of the bottom of the centre stack, above a decently sized storage cubby.
The touchscreen comes as customary on Scala SE fashions, and is used to function a modest roster of ordinary options that features DAB and Bluetooth connectivity. Satellite tv for pc navigation will not be a part of the bundle at baseline spec; you get it as a substitute together with a bigger infotainment set up, on higher-trim fashions. However the capacity to attach your smartphone through Android Auto or Apple CarPlay means you may nonetheless entry navigation apps similar to Google Maps or Waze.
The system itself is completely intuitive and responds to your inputs in a comparatively slick vogue. Its graphics don’t precisely stand out as being market main when it comes to their sophistication, however the display screen is actually clear and straightforward to learn. The identical may very well be mentioned of the automobile’s new digital instrument display screen.
That prolonged MQB-A0 platform pays dividends relating to inside house. Though the Scala’s 2.65m wheelbase is shorter than that of the Ford Focus, Skoda has nonetheless been capable of liberate a powerful quantity of rear leg room. Cabin width is tighter although, once more because of the restrictions of the supermini-grade mannequin platform: much more snug throughout the second row for 2 occupants than three.
In a testomony to Skoda’s nous for sensible inside packaging, the Scala additionally affords loads of boot house: with the 60/40 split-folding rear seats in place, this stands at 467 litres, extending to 1410 litres with the seats folded down. By comparability, the Golf and the Focus come up quick, with respective seats-up storage capacities of 380 litres and 375 litres.
