What happened to Skoda Superb??

DCEite · 13th June 2005, 18:50

Skoda Superb. A car based on VW’s Passat..

A car with performance at par with Honda Accord / Skoda RS.

As luxurious as an E class.

As spacious as an E class.

Build quality better/same as E/S class.

More reliable and Fuel efficient than E/S.

Priced less than C class.

So why doesnt it sell??

Deeps · 13th June 2005, 18:56

At 25L, it looks the same as the car which retails at half the price.

GTO · 13th June 2005, 18:57

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2. Answer 2

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v1p3r · 13th June 2005, 18:59

7-9/10 lakhs over the price of the Accord/RS.

Build quality not as good as an E class.

Also, it IS front-wheel drive.

But, most of all, it looks almost EXACTLY like an Octavia. Would you like to spend 10 lakhs extra and have everyone say, "Nice Octavia! Did you put new alloys?" ?!

navin · 13th June 2005, 20:54

i would get one if i could afford it. the fact that it looks like an octavia would make it a stealth luxury car.

ajmat · 13th June 2005, 21:48

Used as taxi's in the UK

Sahil · 13th June 2005, 22:03

A friend of mine owns one and no doubt the car exxxxxxcellent from the inside........ample space to lounge around at ease...performance is pretty good too, i have to keep my accord on full throttle to keep up with the superb at times....but all this is ruined the minute u step out of the car, it looks too damn similar to its younger brother - Octavia... if u r buying a car worth almost double of the octavia then u definatly want the snob value too ... but the snob value is lost due to the similar looks.

bhanusrinivas · 13th June 2005, 22:23

found scoda superb as a taxi
[img=http://img254.echo.cx/img254/2954/dsc010635vg.th.jpg]

islero · 14th June 2005, 07:46

It looks plain ugly, something like an obese Octavia.

johnjacob · 14th June 2005, 09:42

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Originally Posted by ajmat

Used as taxi's in the UK

Well, I've seen Mercs and Beemers used as taxis in Paris, so I don't think the fact that the Superb is used as a taxi must go against it.

Rtech · 14th June 2005, 11:01

I don't think Skoda was under any impression that the Superb would set the sales chart alight. The only reason it was brought in was to expand their portfolio and offer a car in the higher segment to bolster their image.

I doubt Skoda can sell a reasonable number of cars in the above 15 lakh segment. Their understated looks are not what the premium segment customer in India wants.

nishant_kingpin · 14th June 2005, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rtech

I don't think Skoda was under any impression that the Superb would set the sales chart alight. The only reason it was brought in was to expand their portfolio and offer a car in the higher segment to bolster their image.

I doubt Skoda can sell a reasonable number of cars in the above 15 lakh segment. Their understated looks are not what the premium segment customer in India wants.

Also the customers in the country when buying 20+L car have some show to look at and the Mercs and Beamers become the obvious choice.

ajmat · 14th June 2005, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnjacob

Well, I've seen Mercs and Beemers used as taxis in Paris, so I don't think the fact that the Superb is used as a taxi must go against it.

Well, in the UK - most minicabs are old jap cars, skoda's or second hand fleet cars which are bought cheap and run into the ground.

In Germany and France - the cars belong to individuals/ or large fleets which buy them and maintain them properly and run them to a high standard

aadix · 14th June 2005, 11:34

well i see that trend changing in hyd...

all of i sudden i am seeing at more and more superbs in hyd..

infact on an recent visit to the skoda showroom, my dad commented that he would buy a superb if it had a diesel variant...

i guess this sudden influx i due to the fact that a few celebrities picked up the superb in hyd.

bhanusrinivas · 14th June 2005, 13:50

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Well, I've seen Mercs and Beemers used as taxis in Paris, so I don't think the fact that the Superb is used as a taxi must go against it.

well on my recent trip to paris and brussels i took so many pics of TAXIS all high end models , may be i can start a new thread "Best Taxi", people were looking crazy at me but who cares !! when the cars r rolling.

models includes merc,bmw,VW,scoda,ford,toyota,puegeot,citroen,rena ult,nissan,chysler,audi,fiat,opel vectra,kia sorento,
also some ferraris,porche,toyota celica

if u need i can post them

Cheers,
Bhanu.

13th June 2005, 18:50	#1
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,414 Thanked: 2,526 Times	What happened to Skoda Superb?? Skoda Superb. A car based on VW’s Passat.. A car with performance at par with Honda Accord / Skoda RS. As luxurious as an E class. As spacious as an E class. Build quality better/same as E/S class. More reliable and Fuel efficient than E/S. Priced less than C class. So why doesnt it sell??
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13th June 2005, 18:56	#2
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	At 25L, it looks the same as the car which retails at half the price.
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13th June 2005, 18:59	#4
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	7-9/10 lakhs over the price of the Accord/RS. Build quality not as good as an E class. Also, it IS front-wheel drive. But, most of all, it looks almost EXACTLY like an Octavia. Would you like to spend 10 lakhs extra and have everyone say, "Nice Octavia! Did you put new alloys?" ?!
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13th June 2005, 20:54	#5
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,186 Thanked: 9,275 Times	i would get one if i could afford it. the fact that it looks like an octavia would make it a stealth luxury car.
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13th June 2005, 21:48	#6
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,860 Thanked: 27,946 Times View My Garage	Used as taxi's in the UK
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13th June 2005, 22:03	#7
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	A friend of mine owns one and no doubt the car exxxxxxcellent from the inside........ample space to lounge around at ease...performance is pretty good too, i have to keep my accord on full throttle to keep up with the superb at times....but all this is ruined the minute u step out of the car, it looks too damn similar to its younger brother - Octavia... if u r buying a car worth almost double of the octavia then u definatly want the snob value too ... but the snob value is lost due to the similar looks.
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bhanusrinivas BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: hyderabad Posts: 104 Thanked: 0 Times	found superb as a taxi found scoda superb as a taxi [img=http://img254.echo.cx/img254/2954/dsc010635vg.th.jpg]
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islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	It looks plain ugly, something like an obese Octavia.
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14th June 2005, 11:01	#11
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	I don't think Skoda was under any impression that the Superb would set the sales chart alight. The only reason it was brought in was to expand their portfolio and offer a car in the higher segment to bolster their image. I doubt Skoda can sell a reasonable number of cars in the above 15 lakh segment. Their understated looks are not what the premium segment customer in India wants.
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14th June 2005, 11:34	#14
aadix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: hyderabad Posts: 1,597 Thanked: 14 Times	well i see that trend changing in hyd... all of i sudden i am seeing at more and more superbs in hyd.. infact on an recent visit to the skoda showroom, my dad commented that he would buy a superb if it had a diesel variant... i guess this sudden influx i due to the fact that a few celebrities picked up the superb in hyd.
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