It’s moderate, productive, handy and amusing to drive, so it ticks the majority of the crates for any family, in addition to it won’t cost the earth to run.
It’s likewise a standout amongst the nicest looking cars in its class, with smooth lines and well thoroughly considered lodge. Pack levels are liberal over the range and an endless exhibit of engine choices implies there ought to be something for everybody.
It’s principally a major, delicate, agreeable cruiser, and most forms won’t set the world land as far as execution, yet the Superb Estate is still shockingly proficient on the off chance that you take it to a twisty street.
The Skoda Estate is in its third era, and this form is effectively the best yet. While it carries on the convention of past Superbs by offering sections of land of space and better than average quality in an incredible esteem bundle, the MK3 has great hopes to settle on it an alluring decision for family car purchasers.
The first generation was sold from 2001-2008, yet the second era model (2008-2015) was offered as a heap lugger, and the present car is additionally sold as a estate. What’s more, what an estate it is.
There is a tremendous measure of space inside, with a boot that grows from 660-litres with the seats up to a greatest of 1,950 litres with the seats down. That is more than you get in the Mercedes E-Class Bequest and is on a standard with the Volvo XC90 huge SUV, as well.
Under the cap, the Superb gets an extensive variety of petrol and diesel engines. In petrol pretence, there’s a 1.4 TSI 125PS, a 1.4 TSI 150PS with cylinder deactivation to spare fuel, and a 2.0 TSI with either 220PS or 280PS. The last in SportLine trim is as close as you’ll get to a Magnificent vRS, as the engine is the same as the one found in the Octavia vRS.
The 1.4 TSI petrol engine is smooth and for all intents and purposes noiseless and accompanies 123bhp or 148bhp, or more there’s a range-topping 276bhp 2.0 TSI 4×4, yet the diesel engine bodes well.
Our pick of the range is the 148bhp 2.0 TDI Engine that conveys a lot of execution for pulling you, your family and a major boot brimming with gear along, however never sounds excessively strained.
Enough power this form of the Skoda doesn’t feel moderate out and about, thanks in partto its 1,445kg kerb weight, and when we tried the 2.0 TSI 150PS with DSG gearbox, it demonstrated a solid turn of speed.
The 0-60mph time is reached in 8.7 seconds. This is just marginally slower than the Volkswagen Passat Estate with a similar engine; however in this present reality, the distinction is scarcely recognisable.
Diesels are relied upon to take up the bulk of offers, as their torquey control conveyance helps conveying and towing limit. There’s a 1.6 TDI 120PS that comes in fuel-productive Greenline appearance, and a 2.0 TSI with 150PS or 190PS.
The Superb comes in six different trim levels – S, SE, SE Technology, SE-L Executive, SportLine and Laurin & Klement. Even entry-level models gett 16-inch alloys and a five-inch touchscreen. At the top of the range the L&K models get 18-inch wheels, leather trim, an eight-inch screen with sat-nav and a 10-speaker stereo.
All cars get a six-speed manual gearbox, while most engines are accessible with a twin-grip DSG gearbox, as well. Four-wheel drive is additionally accessible on chose models. All the most recent innovation is offered including path keep help, versatile journey control, stop help and Keen Connection good with Apple and Android advanced mobile phones.
The Superb Estate isn’t just the current benchmark for the family estate car class, it’s one of the best estates cars in any class. Its most direct rivals include the Volkswagen Passat Estate, which shares a similar platform, but isn’t as spacious and is more expensive, plus family estate rivals such as the Mazda 6 Tourer, Ford Mondeo Estate, Hyundai i40 Tourer, Kia Optima Sportswagon, Peugeot 508 SW, Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer and Toyota Avensis Touring Sports.
Skoda is owned by Volkswagen, so the Superb Estate sits on the same VW Group MQB chassis that underpins the VW Passat Estate. This versatile platform stretches from small cars like the VW Golf to large estates like the Superb. It delivers lots of comfort when you’re cruising on the engine way, but given the Superb’s size, it’s also impressive how hard you can drive it, as the chassis gives it plenty of control and composure.
Stick with the standard six-speed manual gearbox and the shift action is effortless, without a mm of slack, but the £1,400 DSG gearbox does add another layer of sophistication.
