Skoda Superb 2002 test drive - 2008 -

I can afford

Five years after the start of the release, Skoda-Superb was updated.
 
The proportions of the car are a little unusual: a long superb at first glance seems a little narrow. The time of crazy money in Russia has passed. They began to treat cars smoother, but it is a sin to deny yourself comfort, especially if you are used to being in the back seat, reading the press or business papers.

For such purposes, a lot of business class models are built. Among them, Skoda-Superb stands out in a record spaciousness in the rear seat. Compared to the Volkswagen passage, on the basis of which a superb is built, the wheelbase of the latter is almost 100 mm.
 

Salon in the best German traditions: restrained, soundly. The test car in the Elegance configuration is finished with skin and natural veneer. Indeed, here you can easily throw your leg on the leg. The back seats are not provided. But for surcharge you can get heating, leg stands and even power over the front right chair, the electric motor will move it forward. The option list is such a curious thing as a hatch in the front seat. When there is nobody on the chair, the passenger can stretch his legs into the window and take a nap. It is possible to adjust the climate in the rear of the cabin.
 

After modernizing the scale of the devices, in the dark with moon-white light, and the information of the on-board computer is red. From the rear seat, you perceive Superb heavy and solid. The machine smoothly sways on the asphalt waves, the noise of the city surf in the salon almost does not break through. On the cruising move, the sedan perfectly holds straight and confidently feels in the left row. But the driver needs to be careful! It is worth it to get a wheel in a more or less serious fossa, the body will be painfully shuddering, and the chef's eyes will probably lose the unreasonable line. I wouldn’t buy one for myself, I don’t want to look like a driver, one of the friends said thoughtfully. True at the wheel of this Skoda, you feel implicitly as a cabman. You will have to afford not only Superb, but also a hired driver. However, he will probably be pleased to work on such a machine.
 

A modernized machine can be recognized by changed headlights and a more solid radiator grille, from the stern on lanterns with C-shaped transparent sections. In profile according to the indicators of the turn in the mirrors. Modernization of the flagship is cosmetic. Power units remained the same: a basic motor with a turbocharged volume of 1.8 liters and a capacity of 150 hp. Is it enough? For a leisurely driving yes. Superb heavier is heavier, so acceleration is not so agile, but I won’t call a slow -moving car either. Of course, for such a solid car, I want to get at the disposal of 193 forces, which will provide a V-shaped six with a volume of 2.8 liters. But for completely different money ...
 

Belonging to the business class emphasizes pleasant trifles, for example, a corporate umbrella, carefully laid in a waterproof compartment. We will do how it is appropriate to a business man: take a calculator. Super costs from 27 thousand dollars. But only a car with a mechanical box fit into this price. A richly equipped car with a machine gun, which happened to meet, pulled 37 thousand. The option with a 6-cylinder engine and an automatic box will cost at least $ 41,500. Yes, the Passat in a similar configuration is even more expensive, and it cannot be so free to get behind.
 

Even pushing the front seat to the stop (which is required only by a person of two -meter height), it is impossible to infringe on the passenger. On the other hand, acquaintances can calculate you with the original. The behavior of Mark Skoda is still associated with cars relatively affordable. This will not confuse solid buyers in other countries. But in Russia?
 



Skoda-Superb will probably interest those who know how to count money, appreciates the scope in the back seat, but does not like to advertise their status.
 
 
 

 
 

Source: The magazine "Driving"