Škoda Superb (B5)
The Škoda Superb is a mid-size/compact executive car (D-segment) produced by the Czech automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto since 2001. It has been offered in four-door saloon, liftback and estate body styles, with the estate marketed as the Superb Combi.
The first-generation Škoda Superb (2001–2008) marked the brand’s return to the upper-mid-size segment. The second generation (2008–2015) introduced a more modern design and a Combi estate version. The third generation (2015–2023) brought a new platform and a plug-in hybrid variant in 2019. The fourth generation (2023–) features a more refined design and modern digital technologies.
The Superb name was historically used for Škoda cars produced between 1934 and 1949.
I Generation (Type 3U)
The first generation of the modern Škoda Superb was based on the 1999 Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat B5 LWB, which had a 10 cm (3.9 in) longer wheelbase than the standard Passat B5 and used the Volkswagen Group B5 PL45+ platform. In 2005, Shanghai-Volkswagen imported the Superb and rebadged it as the Volkswagen Passat Lingyu.
The Superb received a minor facelift in August 2006 incorporating Škoda’s new radiator grille, headlights, side turn-signal repeaters integrated into the door mirrors, and C-shaped taillights in the style of the Škoda Roomster and the second-generation Škoda Octavia.
Škoda considered a station wagon version of the Superb. However, it was never put into production, because Volkswagen feared that such a version would take too much market share from its own Passat Variant and the Audi A4 Avant.
Characteristics
Manufacturer: Škoda Auto a.s.
Assembly: Kvasiny (Czech Republic) / Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) / Solomonovo (Ukraine) / Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
Years of production: 1996—2010
Length: 4803 mm
Width: 1765 mm
Height: 1449–1489 mm
Engine: 4 cylinders; 1781–2771 cc
Power: 99–190 HP
Max speed: ≤230 km/h
Fuel consumption: 6 l/100 km
Weight: 1387–1640 kg
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