The Superb Superb

holysmoke · 14th December 2009, 00:27

Hi guys,
I finally got a Skoda Superb 1.8TSI the other day. Delivery took almost 2 months! The car is an absolute gem. I was not too sure about Skoda’s aftersales, but after sitting in and driving this car, no other car less than 40 lacs seems to impress me.

Some of the features about the car that I love are

Adaptive Xenons. - These just light up the whole road in front of you. I have a civic, an i20, an Accord (earlier gen), but after driving with Xenons its like comparing a candle to a torch. I was driving with my cousin to the airport the other day and he asked me why I was driving with a high beam, since the whole road in front of us was lit. I had to show him that this is my normal beam, and this is my high beam. I particularly love the light show that the Xenons do when you start up the car (they move down, sideways, and back). The turning/cornering lights function is also useful. Coming home and going home lights are good to have, but not useful for me.
Parking sensors - The huge touchscreen is a boon since it’s quite a long car and its easier to judge the distance remaining with these sensors, especially at the back.
Gearbox – The shifts are supersmooth, and since im still running the engine in, the revs are generally between 1-2.5k. Its great to have 7 gears since you are always in the right gear. Its much much smoother than my civic’s 5 speed.
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors – Both ORVMs and the internal rear view mirror are auto dimming, which is quite useful. I didn’t think much of this feature till I actually started using it.
Biiiiiiiiig Trunk. – 565 litres. The dual boot looked like a gimmick at first, but it is useful when you’re loading quite some luggage in. Its easier to arrange, and access for even the last bag is easy, not to mention its much easier to fit in larger bags.
Rear vents on B pillars – Good to have since they can throw cool air straight on your face
Cruise control. – My dad was on the sea link today and he said cruise control was fun since everyone was going at 50 (as there was an accident), so all he did was put the car on cruise and then he was “chillin”
Suspension – Coming from the civic, this suspension just eats the bumps on the road. Much better, especially for the back seat passenger. No thuds, and no jerks either.
Body Roll- I dont know what this is called, but basically If im going on a curve at 80-90 kmph, in the civic and accord my body gets pushed to the side, but not so in this car. On a different note, the turning radius of this car is lesser than what I was expecting. (I was expecting 3 point turns everywhere)
Legroom – It is unimaginable. As much as the S class. Almost tooo much. Much more comfortable than the 5 series.

The only things I don’t like about this car are.

Size – too big for a noob like me
Right ORVM is a plane mirror, so does not show as much of the road as you would like. Don’t know what to do about it since I don’t think I can change the glass as these are heated mirrors
Cubbyholes – Not as many cubbyholes around as in the civic, but maybe that’s just me being picky.

I’ve attached a few pictures of the car…

Caramelo · 14th December 2009, 01:31