Skoda Superb

Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol automatic SE L
“This facelift may only bring marginal changes to the Skoda Superb, but with a fresher look and additional kit, it’s helped to strengthen it further.”
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Score: 7.6 / 10
“More than ever before, the Skoda Superb will provide those in the market for a large executive car with all they will require – whether they are stepping out of a Volkswagen Passat or a BMW 5 Series.”
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Model reviewed: iV
Score: 9 / 10
“We’ve long loved the Skoda Superb, and this new plug-in variant could well be our new family car of choice.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“Skoda’s flagship Superb boasts sleek styling, plenty of space and great value for money”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 9 / 10
“Its comfortable suspension set-up compliments its limo-like rear seat space, and the quiet engine and comfy seats all add into its relaxed feel.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 8 / 10
“We get behind the wheel of the refreshed Skoda Superb Estate, and find it is still a winner in the space race.”
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Model reviewed: Sportline
Score: 8 / 10
“Looking for a fast and subtle saloon, but can’t afford a BMW 7 Series? The range-topping Skoda Superb makes a case as perfect cut-price alternative.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“If you want lots of space in a mature, pragmatic and well-priced package, look no further.”
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Model reviewed: Estate Sportline Plus
Score: 8 / 10
“There’s something deeply satisfying about a car that doesn’t make anybody but those in the know aware of its performance potential – and this Superb is about as close to absolute subtlety as you can get in 2020.”
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Model reviewed: 1.4 TSI iV
Score: 8 / 10
“Smooth, refined saloon adopts Passat GTE’s plug-in hybrid powertrain for economy and performance boosts.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5 TSI
Score: 9 / 10
“Image aside, it’s the big Skoda’s sheer box-ticking competence that’s difficult to argue with. Little has changed in that respect, and little needed to.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0 TDI Evo
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s a comfortable, refined, practical and effortless long-distance machine.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“This is every inch the big, quiet, solid, comfy, easy-going underground bunker of a car.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 8 / 10
“That relaxed vibe is what the Superb is all about.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol automatic SE L
Score: 9 / 10
“Slight tweaks were all that were needed to ensure the Skoda Superb Estate remains right at the top of this class in the large family car sector. Few others can combine value for money, comfort and spaciousness quite like the Superb, while also wrapping it up in a classy and premium package.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic
Score: 10 / 10
“Skoda hasn’t changed the Superb massively with this new car, but it didn’t need to. It’s a testament to just how excellent the model was in the first place that it continues to be so well-rounded, even four years after the last generation went on sale.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 9.6 / 10
“The Skoda Superb Estate offers a huge amount of space for the money, so it’s worth considering instead of an SUV.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 8.6 / 10
“The Skoda Superb hatchback has more space, comfort and capability than just about any car for the price”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 9 / 10
“The Skoda Superb Estate offers masses of boot space and a high-quality feel for a keen price. A Passat has a nicer interior, though, and the Superb doesn’t exactly get your pulse racing on the road.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 9 / 10
“The Skoda Superb offers class-leading rear legroom and high levels of build quality for a keen price. A Passat has a nicer interior, though, while a Mondeo is more fun to drive.”
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Model reviewed: 1.4-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid iV L&K liftback
“Instantly the Superb of choice for company car drivers – if their journey pattern suits PHEVs – although the Skoda looks pricey compared to rival plug-ins.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic SE L
“Still excellent, Skoda’s flagship Superb has had a mild improvement and subtly improved styling, but all the bits that make it such a good company car are wisely unfettled.”
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Model reviewed: 1.4-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybrid automatic iV SE Technology liftback
Score: 8 / 10
“The plug-in hybrid version of Skoda’s best car – the Superb iV – is not just an impressive, very relaxing method of transport, but a ‘must-have’.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic SE L estate
“If there’s a car that didn’t need a facelift it’s the Skoda Superb. Fortunately, the tweaks to this one have done nothing to spoil an already fantastic package.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 8 / 10
“Traditional family cars like the Skoda Superb may be losing out to crossovers in the market, but on the road there’s still a lot to be said for a lower roofline and longer footprint. The Superb has body control quite unlike any higher-roofed vehicle, yet rides excellently on most surfaces – even on larger, more stylish wheel options.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic 4×4 SE L estate
Score: 8 / 10
“With its combination of generous equipment and frugal engines, as well as its sharp looks, there’s lots to praise about the new Skoda Superb. If you need a load-lugger you need look no further.”
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Model reviewed: Plug-in hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“The Skoda Superb Estate iV is a very good all-round car. The key selling points are the large amounts of space for occupants and luggage, the fact that you can drive at least 20 miles on zero-tailpipe emission electric power (and then around 500 miles on petrol), and that, at £33,000, it’s a lot of car for the money.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic 4×4 L&K
Score: 9 / 10
“The Skoda Superb 4×4 is ideal for carrying lots of people and luggage on longer motorway journeys, when it has good performance, it feels very surefooted, and the economy is also respectable. It’s very competent – rather than exciting – to drive.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“One of the best and most spacious family cars money can buy.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol automatic 4×4 liftback
“While the changes to the Skoda Superb might not be dramatic, it remains our favourite large family car on the market. There’s an engine to suit every purpose (including a plug-in hybrid on its way) and it’s a hugely practical choice with an interior that belies its price. The Superb continues to live up to its name.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 9.2 / 10
“A great estate with bags of room, majoring on value”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 8.6 / 10
“Excellent full-sized hatchback renders costlier rivals irrelevant”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre diesel manual
“It’s refreshing to drive an honest, no-nonsense family car which does exactly what it says it will. The superb Skoda Superb.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel manual estate
Score: 4 / 10
“It is extremely good value for money. It’s really rather good-looking. It is spacious. Yet it has the same amount of soul as a fridge freezer.” (Jeremy Clarkson)
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol automatic 4×4 liftback SE L
Score: 8 / 10
“This version of the Skoda Superb is probably as stealthy as a sporting saloon comes. The secret’s out: forget about the Octavia vRS, this is Skoda’s best fast car. Next time you see one, remember who might be at the wheel.”
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Model reviewed: 1.4-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybrid iV Sportline Plus liftback
Score: 10 / 10
“Whether you plump for a lesser version, or splash out on this one instead, the Skoda Superb iV is one of the best plug-in hybrids on the market, and a righteous addition to the already brilliant Superb range.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“Sold against fleet favourites such as the Vauxhall Insignia and Ford Mondeo, the Skoda Superb represents decent value for money, a refined drivetrain and the sort of looks that don’t mark it out as a mass-market car.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre petrol manual SE
Score: 10 / 10
“It won’t surprise you to learn that very little has changed with this facelift. But it didn’t need to, because the Skoda Superb was a cracking buy beforehand, and it’s just as superb – if not even more so – now.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 9 / 10
“Everything we loved about the old Skoda Superb Estate (size, space, value) with added updated interior tech and a genuinely stylish body. Verging on genius.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 8 / 10
“No pun needed: the Skoda Superb is excellent. Every inch an Audi A6 rival. Honest.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol automatic Sportline Plus
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s not badged vRS, but thanks to a Sportline bodykit, suede sport seats, sporty wheels, and a sporty flat-bottomed steering wheel… well, it’s not lacking in sport.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“The Skoda Superb is pretty comfortable, well equipped, great value for money and one of the roomiest cars in its class. If you can forego a premium German badge, it’s a spankingly good car all round.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 7.2 / 10
“For many, the Skoda Superb is one of the most complete and well-rounded cars currently on sale. With its huge space inside, it has major appeal for families, but it also cuts the mustard as an executive cruiser with its comfortable ride and fabulous cabin.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 7.2 / 10
“For many, the Skoda Superb will be the most complete and well-rounded car currently on sale. It’s particularly likely to appeal to growing families but also cuts the mustard as an executive cruiser. It may not be the most engaging large estate to drive, but in nearly all other respects it excels.”
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