‘CZECH ELEC’

Added 17^th February, 2020

By Jonathan Crouch

The ŠKODA Superb goes electrified in iV plug-in guise. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

‘SUPERB BY NAME.’

Added 20^th January, 2020

By Jonathan Crouch

In third generation form, this ŠKODA Superb did at last shrug off its dowdy image. It’s a car that can do more than simply courteously court more mature buyers with a comfortably spacious laid back demeanour. Depending on the variant you choose, it can offer Golf GTI performance, supermini-style economy or leather-lined luxury. It can drive itself in traffic, park itself and connect you to the internet. And, as an ownership proposition, it’s full of little practical touches that make life just that little bit easier. This then, was a far more convincing flagship for ŠKODA’s developing impressive model line-up, offering real luxury in an everyday package that proved to be a huge step forward for loyal Superb buyers. We’d highly recommend it as a used buy. If you’re buying in this segment, we think it’s one you have to try.

‘LIVING UP TO THE BILLING’

Added 15^th May, 2015 , updated 14^th May, 2015

By Andy Enright

The ŠKODA Superb has always been one of those cars that leave you thinking ‘hmmm, interesting’ when you’re doing your online used car trawl. Then you look at something that you think is genuinely interesting. It’s only when you stack the Superb up against cars like the Passat and the Mondeo that you realise that the depth of design, the sheer utility of the thing and the range of engines, drive layouts and transmissions makes the Superb, well, interesting. Genuinely. It’s never the obvious choice, but Superb owners absolutely swear by them. We can see why. A solid reliability record and access to the bottomless parts rack of the Volkswagen empire means that here is a car that’s cheap but charming, especially in this updated MK2 model guise. If you want to supersize but don’t want to pay the premium, you know what to do.

‘BIGGER AND BETTER’

Added 12^th July, 2013 , updated 11^th July, 2013

By Andy Enright

The ŠKODA Superb is as good a used buy as there is around at the moment. Residual values haven’t quite held up as well as maybe ŠKODA would have hoped but that just spells bargains for retail customers second time around. We’d steer clear of the fleet cars that have been hacked up and down the nation’s motorways and look for something with a little less leg on it. You won’t pay too much for a lower mileage car and it will feel a good deal tighter. Avoid the asthmatic 1.9-litre diesel and only buy the 3.6 petrol car if you’re sure you can afford the bills. Otherwise it’s hard to go wrong. Our money would go on a 2.0 TDI 170 Outdoor but there are many temptations across the range. Highly recommended.

‘SUPERB IN NAME ONLY?’

Added 20^th August, 2010 , updated 21^st August, 2020

By Car and Driving

ŠKODA’s Superb features a smart suit, a slick chassis and strong engines in this improved version of the MK3 model. Hatch and estate versions of this enhanced design look sharper inside and out and the brand now offers a Plug-in hybrid option for the the first time too. Plus the pricing remains sensible. Visual changes to this revised version of ŠKODA’s third generation Superb are relatively slight; you’ll need to be a brand enthusiast to note the smarter, narrower full-LED headlamps and tail lights, plus the restyled bumpers and revised badging. As ever with a Superb, space for rear seat passengers is class-leading thanks to this MK3 model’s lengthy 2,841mm wheelbase. And the boot is huge too, rated at 625-litres in the Hatch version, expanding to a cavernous 1,760-litres with the rear seat backs folded. If this still isn’t big enough, you’ll need to talk to your dealer about the estate variant. Here, there’s a 660-litre boot, expandable to an impressive 1,950-litres when the seats are folded. Engine-wise, there are 1.5 and a 2.0-litre TSI petrol units, various 2.0-litre TDI diesels and a 1.4 TSI petrol Plug-in hybrid.