Skoda has developed the Superb as a flagship saloon that will exclusively go on sale from summer of 2015. Skoda said that the new Superb will be the most upmarket car ever made by the automaker. Prices are expected to range from £25,000 to £35,000.
One of our automotive friends travelled to Portugal for the reveal of new Skoda Superb and drove the prototype in the early stages of testing. The new Superb is one of the best cars ever made by Skoda and since its first launch in 2001; Skoda sold more than 700,000 units worldwide after it was initially introduced in the market. However, Skoda continued with its Superb and introduced a new generation which exceeded the previous sales mark.
Skoda boss said, “We want to be the best in the class – at the very top,” he was discussing the Skoda plans during test drive of prototype, he said,“We’re not talking about beating the Passat here – that’s moved up a class – but we want the new Superb to sit above cars like the Vauxhall Insignia. We want to be the most technological model you can buy in this class.”
Skoda offers a bunch of engines for 2015 and there will be five petrol engines for the world market. However, the UK market will get three diesel engine options. The petrol line-up starts from 1.4-Litre Skoda engine. It offers active cylinder management for extended fuel economy. The class leading petrol engine is a 2.0 Litre unit that generates a power blast of 276bhp. The diesel engine line-up consists of three engines starting from a 1.6-Litre GreenLine with the output of 118bhp. The top spec engine is a 2.0 Litre that generates 187bhp.
There will be several trim levels from S, SE, Elegance, and GreenLine and all these will likely start from £25,000. It will go on sale in the summer of 2015 and deliveries will start from September.
