2020 Skoda Superb Facelift Price, Specs, Variants, Review || MotoJunkie

  Overview

Skoda Superb is the family size sedan offered by the Czech manufacturer under VW group. Recently, two of the Skoda received the facelifts and a new car was launched. Superb is one of them. So, this is the third gen Skoda Superb facelift. This gen is based on the VW's MQB platform, which we have already seen underpinning many cars. This is a 5-seater D-segment sedan offering a lot of comfort, rivaling the Toyota Corolla Altis, Honda Civic, Mercedes CLA & Octavia RS.

  Engine & Performance

2.0 L TSI engine

Superb gets major update inside the hood. It now gets a 2.0L TSI petrol engine instead of the older 1.8 TSI. While other cars are getting downsized to meet the BS-VI regulations, Superb gets a bigger engine. It is a 1984cc inline-4, turbo-charged, BS6 compliant TSI petrol engine producing 188bhp at 4200 rpm and 320 Nm at 1450 rpm. The power is up by 10 bhps and a significant 25% increase in the twisting force. This engine is only mated to a 7-speed automatic DSG gearbox and no manual is available. The Skodas are now only limited to a single engine with an automatic DSG. 

  Exteriors

Skoda has updated the Superb but this update was already out in foreign market an year ago, and we are getting it in April 2020. Starting with the front, the car looks familiar, it gets a big signature grill with chrome surrounds, the headlamp has been updated, it now gets LED matrix headlamps with DRLs. The matrix system has been derived from the Audi counterpart and it makes the car look sleeker. Below the headlamps, lies the headlight washer unit. Lower down we get a new and sleek bumper. It gets LED fog lamps and lower grill gets honeycomb mesh.

Coming to the side of the car, the design is retained. The car now gets new set of wheels, top spec L&K  variant gets dual-tone 17 inch Cassiopeia wheels as shown above and the sportline variant gets Anthracite R17 wheels, later ones are black colours. The B-pillar is finished in Black and the window area is surrounded by chrome in L&K and black in case of Sportline. The door handles are body coloured and the ORVMs are dual-tone with indicators mounted on them. It gets a rear mounted shark fin antenna too. The car is 4869mm long, 1864 mm wide and 1469mm tall and gets a 156mm of ground clearance.

Now on the rear, the main highlights are the newly designed LED tail lamps, they just look gorgeous. Currently all the VW group car gets beautiful LED tail lights. This one gets dynamic turn indicators on it. They have tried to mimic the front headlamps. The boot lid is a big and opens with rear windshield. New age Skoda lettering is done on the boot lid. In the Sportline we also gets a subtle lip spoiler finished in black. Down the bumper, partial is finished in black plastic and gets chrome accents and a fake blacked dual port exhaust tip. However, it gets dual exhausts, they could have made them functional.

  Interiors

Superb gets two different interior options, there is a Stone & Beige perforated leather interior for the L&K variant and Black Alcantara interiors for the Sportline. 

Sportline

Starting with the Sportline, we get a leather wrapped flat-bottom, 3-spoke super sport steering wheels with mounted controls. Behind the steering is a Virtual Cockpit as we have seen on many VW cars. Then we have red accents all over the car to make it looks sporty. The infotainment screen is a 8 inch unit with android Auto and Apple CarPlay, we can connect the phone and start the car or AC via an app but there is no connected car technology in the Superb. We have 8 speakers with the screen. Then there is 3-zone Automatic Climate control. The driver gets a 12 way electric adjustable seats with 3 memory functions and the pedals are finished in Aluminium. It gets a sunroof on top and near the sunroof controls, lies the sun-glass holder. This variant gets Carbon decor with ambient lighting.

Laurin & Klement

For the L&K Variant we have beige interiors with piano black decor and ambient lighting. This gets a leather wrapped full steering wheel with controls. This one misses out on Virtual Cockpit and gets physical dials instead. The infotainment screen is same but this one gets 12 Canton speakers all around the car. The driver and cop assenger gets ventilated seats for heating as well as cooling function. The front seats get Laurin & Klement logo stitching. There are umbrella in the front doors like the Rolls Royce. The rear passenger gets a boss button to adjust the front passenger seats. The rear seats gets neck restraints for power naps. It gets, textile floor maps and footwell lighting.

  Features

• 8 Airbags
• Middle rear three-point seat-belt
• Middle Rear Head Rest
• Child Seat Anchor Points
• Seat Belt Warning
• Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)
• Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD)
• Brake Assist (BA)
• Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
• Hill Hold Control
• Traction Control System (TC/TCS)
• Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
• Speed Sensing Door Lock
• Automatic Three Zone AC
• Mirrors on Sun Visors
• Automatic Anti-glare Mirrors
• Reverse Camera with Guidance
• Front & Rear Parking Sensors
• Cruise Control
• Tilt & Telescopic Steering Adjustment
• 12V Power Outlets 3
• Glove Box Lamp
• Boot lamp
• Reading Lamp

  Price & Colours

Skoda Superb Sportline is available in three colours:

Race Blue, Steel Grey, Moon White

While the L&K gets Magic Black, Magnetic Brown, Lava Blue, Business Grey, Moon White

There are only two variants for the Superb and they are priced as:

Sportline: 29.99 Lakhs

L&K      :32.99 Lakhs

ex-showroom New Delhi

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