The 103bhp 1.6-litre diesel is adequate unless you’re really loaded up, while the 2.0 units, with 138bhp or 168bhp, are much stronger and deliver more effortless performance. The turbocharged petrol include a flexible 123bhp 1.4 and a punchy 158bhp 1.8. There’s also a powerful 3.6 V6, but it doesn’t feel as quick as you’d imagine it would. Given its size, you might expect the Superb to be as unwieldy as a bendy bus, but it’s actually quite agile. Body roll is tightly controlled and, while you do have to muscle it in to corners more than we’d like, the steering provides plenty of feedback. The Superb also impresses on more mundane journeys because it feels planted on the motorway and takes the sting out of most bumps and potholes. However, the ride isn’t perfect, becoming fidgety over patchy surfaces, especially at low speed.
The Superb isolates wind and road noise well, and the suspension stays quiet over bumps. The larger diesels and the petrol engines are generally hushed, but the 1.6 diesel isn’t particularly smooth or quiet.
sponsored:
skoda superb
Review of other vehicles
Renault Koleos made its world debut in India on September 8th, pipping the official launch in China by a few days. To be first in the world may not be of much significance to Indian customers but it’s a statement by the French car maker on the importance of the Indian market...
Read more...
The Hyundai accent is a comfortable and luxurious sedan that has a long hood and compact rear. It has seating capacity of 5 with 4 doors. The car has a quite beautiful exterior and also a good appearance...
Read more...
The Alfa Romeo GTA is a roadster auto produced by the Italian producer Alfa Romeo from 1965 to 1971. It was made for street use (Stradale) and dashing (Corsa). The GTA had aluminum external body boards rather than steel, (the internal steel boards were additionally of more slender gage, the inward and external boards were reinforced and pop-bolted together), magnesium combination wheels, clear plastic side windows, an aluminum back upper control arm, distinctive entryway handles and quarter window instruments, and lightweight inside trim...
Read more...