For This top-spec version comes with four-wheel-drive as standard providing extra traction and reassurance in the rain. It remains as civilised to drive as the front-wheel-drive version.

Against Opting for the more expensive four-wheel-drive 1.8 petrol version increases CO2 output and VED rating from 180g/km band E to 189g/km band F. Resale values are weaker, too.

Skoda Superb Hatchback

What Car? says

3 out of 5 stars

While the 1.8 Elegance 4x4 may prove pleasing to live with, the cheaper to run and cheaper to buy front-wheel-drive version will prove easier to sell. It’s perfectly stable, too.

What Car? readers say

4.6


Key facts

0–60mph
8.7 secs
Top speed
135 mph
Average mpg
34.9
Tank range
461 miles
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Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

Skoda’s Superb serves up a super-size portion of practicality and safety.

All versions feature curtain airbags and a driver’s knee airbag, which is why we have given it five stars for safety and why you won’t have to shell out for extra safety features on lower-spec models.

Entry-level S trim provides all a family could reasonably ask for, while SE, SE Plus and Elegance provide yet further equipment.

Running costs for most versions should be favourable, because fuel economy and CO2 figures are competitive, especially for the 1.6-litre diesel models. The Greenline II model unquestionably makes the most sense for company car drivers.

While the 3.6 V6 4x4 is fun to drive, its running costs are high and it isn’t going to be in great demand second-hand. That makes it something of a rarity, for these days Skoda builds cars that are desirable to both new and used buyers, and the Superb proves no exception.

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