Living with a Skoda Superb – it’s more practical than any SUV, but the interior isn’t perfect

Let’s say you’re on the lookout for a new car and practicality is at the top of your list. Your first thought might be to head straight towards a massive SUV, but that’s not necessarily the best move in the quest for cabin space, as we’ve found out over the last few months with our Skoda Superb.

Whether you’re looking to ferry the family around or need to take a year’s worth of accumulated rubbish to the tip, the Superb can handle it. You can find out more about this car’s spec in the first report, but here we’ll be taking a closer look at the interior.

1. The boot is cavernous

And we mean cavernous. At 645 litres the Superb has more luggage space than a Hyundai Tucson, a Peugeot 3008 and it’s even 29 litres bigger than the enormous Kia Sorento. And it’s not just the outright capacity which impresses either – we love the hammock which is fitted to this car because it makes it easy to stop smaller items rolling around, and there are some handy hooks and tie-down points as well.

2. Space to stretch out

That massive boot doesn’t come at the expense of rear passenger space either, because you could use the Superb as a chauffeur car if you wanted to. We’ve spent a lot of time ferrying family and friends around in this car, and everyone who climbs into the rear seats is taken aback by how much legroom there is. Our car even has pop-out pillows for the rear headrest, making it perfect for napping on long journeys.

3. Getting comfortable

The driving position in the Superb is spot on, and we love the comfort seats on long journeys. Our top-spec Laurin and Klement model has heated, ventilated and massaging front chairs as well, which are great for keeping backache at bay when you’re cruising home after a long day of shooting awesome drag races for the Carwow YouTube channel.

4. Keeping things tidy

No one wants loose bits and bobs rolling around and cluttering up your cabin on the move, and thankfully our Skoda Superb has plenty of interior storage spaces to keep things nice and neat. The felt-lined door bins stop things from rattling around, and we especially like the cup holders which have clever grippers in the bottom so you can open a bottle one-handed.

5. A couple of small gripes

The Superb’s cabin is massively spacious and practical and it’s really nicely built on the whole. However, we’re not fans of the fake wood trim in this car – it feels a little bit cheap in an otherwise lovely cabin. The infotainment screen is also a touch laggy, which is why we tend to stick to using Apple CarPlay so we don’t need to use Skoda’s native software.

* Prices correct at the time of writing

Living with a Skoda Superb report 1: an introduction to our new hatchback

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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