Living with a Skoda Superb: what’s this Carwow award-winner like as a daily driver?
April 04, 2025 by Tom Wiltshire
Car changing is a big deal
Superb by name, Superb by nature – we’ll be spending a few months with this top-spec Skoda to see if it really is the ultimate family car
The Skoda Superb is one of those cars that’s more than the sum of its parts. Even though it’s really the poorer relation to the Volkswagen Passat – sharing its oily bits with the posher Volkswagen – the Superb stands out thanks to its cavernous interior and clever features. Combined with a comfortable ride, great value and even discreet good looks, it’s such a complete package that we named it the best ‘Comfortable Cruiser’ in the 2025 Carwow Car of the Year Awards.
Getting more hands-on time with a Carwow award-winner is always great, and we’ve lucked out here because we’ve got the keys to this Superb for a few months. It’ll spend its time heading up and down the country to video shoots and press events, so the ‘Comfortable Cruiser’ aspect is one we’ll have plenty of time to assess.
And we’re not doing it in a bargain-basement model, either. The Superb we have here is top of the range – it’s the most powerful diesel engine in the top-end Laurin & Klement trim (named after Skoda’s founders).
Under the bonnet sits a 2.0-litre diesel engine with 193hp. Paired up to four-wheel drive and a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, it’s good for 0-62mph in a brisk 7.5s and a top speed of 147mph – good to know in case we take it on any autobahn runs.
Better yet, being a diesel, it’s supposed to do up to 48mpg – but our experience with previous diesel Skodas suggests that we might see even higher than this on a long motorway drive. We’ll monitor economy closely and let you know what we’re achieving in the real world in later reports.
It’s decked out in classy Midnight Black metallic paint with silver wheels – a real funeral spec, but the ‘Cognac’ (brown to you and me) leather interior gives the inside a lift. So too does all the equipment on offer. There are all-round heated seats, Matrix LED headlights, three-zone climate control, two wireless smartphone charging pads, electric seat adjustment and all the safety kit anyone could want.
The Superb’s also packed with ‘Simply Clever’ features, such as a built-in screen cleaner, wings on the rear headrests to allow passengers to sleep, and the classic umbrellas built into the front doors.
There’s certainly a lot to like about this car, and we’ll be testing it very thoroughly over the next few months. Check back on this page to see how we get on, and remember to follow Carwow’s social media channels if you aren’t already, as we’ll be posting about ‘our’ Superb on there too.
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