Motoring
Skoda has given the third-gen Superb a mid-life refresh with a bunch of external tweaks, revised engines, a new transmission, some new tech and the addition of an all-new model to the lineup – like the Octavia, the Superb now gets a jacked-up SUV-esque Scout version of the wagon.
Yep, that’s it. With all of 15mm of extra ride height, the Superb Scout is hardly going to be tackling much more challenging than the grass verge in front of the pony club, but that modest increase, additional underbody protection, the black plastic cladding on the wheel arches, doors and lower body and standard all-wheel drive all make sense for someone regularly traversing gravel roads or overgrown tracks and driveways.
But, yeah, generally it’s all about getting that rugged look. And it does look good. Granted not quite as good as the lower, sportier Superb Sportline wagon, but the chunky faux-off roader body addenda suits the handsome Superb, particularly with its new larger grille and more aggressively wedgy headlights.
Other new highlights added in the Superb’s mid-life refresh include the addition of adaptive full LED Matrix headlights (standard on the Scout, but optional on lesser models) and, most significantly, a new sevenspeed DSG transmission.
Because as good as the Superb was to drive before with its older DSG, the new seven-speeder makes it even better again – noticeably faster shifts that are remarkably smooth and unobtrusive makes the Superb an even slicker open-road devourer, while also being much