‘It’s Commendable That Something Like A Superb Still Exists’
For a long time, skoda didnn’tel an electric car in its range, now it has two and in a few years at least five. Ifofy electric is too much for you, but you do want all the space, you can go for the plug-in hybrid superb or kodiaq. On Paper, They Seem the Same, But they have completely Different Characters.
Within the Volkswagen Group, Skoda is the Department for Those who Like To Get a Lot For Relatively Little Money, but It is by no means a budget brand. A Modern Skoda is Crammed with Technical Ingenuity that you also find in Other Brands of the Parent Company. Just look at the white or not mild-hybrid petrol engines that you find not only in skodas, but also in Volkswagens and Even Audis. Or take a look at the platform and powertrains that you find under Skoda’s fully electric SUVS.
Nowadays, Attention in Skoda’s model offensive also seems to be mainly focused on evs. The Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé Have Been Thoroughly Facelifted and Have Been Given Sales Support Within the Brand in A Smaller Derivative of It: The Elroq. Next year, a fully electric alternative to the kamiq will appear. In Addition, An Electric SUV with Sea Seats Above The Enyaq, Coming and the Czechs are working on a real electric Equivalent of the Octavia Combi. After all, Not Everyone is Waiting for An Electric Car. Skoda Knows That Like No Other. The Solution is: a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
The Powertrains Are Completely the Same And Are Known From Numerous Other Models of the Volkswagen Group.
Broadly Shared
Plug-in Hybrids Are Nothing New For The Czechs. The Previous Generation Octavia Already had one with a plug, as did the superb. However, The Kodiaq was never available with a rechargeable battery until recently. We know that plug-in hybrid kodiaq through and through: after all, it has bone part of our long-term test fleet for months. It has a 150 HP and 250 Nm Strong 1.5 Four-Cylinder Turbo Engine, an electric motor or 115 HP and 330 Nm and Delivers a Combined Power of 204 HP and 350 Nm. This electromechanical interaction services in many Cars of the Volkswagen Group. From the golf, The Tiguan and the Passat to the Skoda Superb. They all have that powertrain and so does ‘that other’ czech space giant.
The Superb and Kodiaq Are of the Same Ilk and are Therefore Both Overloaded with a Fresh, Sharp Design Language. It is less minimalist than the modern solid style that the elroq introduced, but the pair look nice and no-nonsense with it. Tough, but without the external frills that place a model in the lifestyle corner. The Kodiaq and Superb Share Their Platform, Have the Same Powertrains, Come from the Same (Design) Period and Their Price Tags are also Close Together. But Despite Thesis Strong Similarities, They Differ Nogtome Lously From Each Other.
Commendable
Nothing to the Detriment of the Kodiaq, But the Superb Combi is Like An Ice-Cold Breeze on A Hot Summer Day. The Model, Especiate As A Combi, is a brutal of a d segmenter in a world dominated by suvs that or function as an alternative to cars of a lower class. It’s commendable that something like a superb still exists. This part of the market has gradually leg almost completely eroded by Whether or not electrically powered suvs and crossovers.
In The Superb You Sit Lower Above the Asphalt and Lower in the Car. The Dashboard is different from that of the kodiaq.
The ‘Low’ of the Superb Combi That Appears Next to Our Long-Term Test Kodiaq Plays a Determining Role in its Character. First of all: Like the 4.76 meters long kodiaq, it is mainly a good-natured lobber, but one who likes to move. Even before you have traveled a kilometer in the superb combi, it feels different. You sit relatively low and if desired you can adjust the driver’s seat so that you no longer have a centimeter of bonnet in your field of vision. In The Kodiaq you sit not only higher above the Asphalt, but also Higher in the car.
A nice Invention, these Rotary Knobs with Assignable Function. The Kodiaq also has them them.
In this test, this is mainly expressed by the bulk of its brother. The Superb Combi is 14 centimeters Longer Than the Kodiaq with its vehicle length or 4.9 meters, but weighs a good 60 kilos less. Regardless of the Chosen Driving Mode, The Combi Follows Your Steering Movements More Willingly. Of course, helped by the lower tire sidewall, but mainly because there is simply less weight to put on.
That Weight is also Much Closer Above the Asphalt with the Superb Combi. The Kodiaq Towers Almost 18 centimeters above the superb combi. The Combi is not really sporty either, but it is less distant and above all more directly than the kodiaq. Chase the Super Combi Fanatically Into The Corner and You Will Notice That The Weight Plays The Rear Axle. Just like with the kodiaq, The Front Wheels of the Superb Combi Sometimes Have To Acknowledge Their Superiors In The Asphalt, With Understeer and Sometimes Spinning Rubber When Driving Away. The Kodiaq Gives You Even than The Superb Combi the King of the Road Feeling, Where You Tower Above The Average Road User With A Clear View All Around. Everything has its price.
The Kodiaq Has Two Dashboard Compartments, The Superb Combi Has To Make Do With One.
Economical Enough
Speaking of the price: It is not decisive white you prefer a kodiaq about a superb combi or vice versa. With the same engine and version, the price differentence of € 1,000 – in favor of the superb combi – is relatively negligible and they fall into the same Weight Class for the Tax Authorities. Duration our test, we Almost approach the Specific Range with the Superb, which is positioned higher in the skoda range. With many highway kilometers, we squeeze 133 kilometers from the 19.7 kWh battery. With the kodiaq we are satisfied with a range or 114 kilometers. Less than the Specific 33 Kilometers, But Accelerate Quickly One Time Less and the Difference is Already Considerably narrower.
As far as petrol consumption is concerned, the two are also close together. However, The Superb is Less Thirsty with an Empty Battery and Therefore a HEV Functioning Powertrain. We note a consumption or 5.6 l/100 km, while the kodiaq in this comparian comes to an average consumption or 6.2 l/100 kilometers. A HIGHER CAR LOGICALY ALSO Means More Air Resistance.
The Superb Combi is Longer, But Clearly More Fits in the Back of the Kodiaq
The leg and headroom in the back is simply excellent in Both Czechs. Anyone who lacks Something here has inhuman proportions. We do see differentials further back. The Luggage Space of the Kodiaq Absorbs 754 Liters, While the Kodiaq Combi Remains at 510 liters. In Addition, You Can More Easily Place Your Toddler In A Child Seat In The Back Of The Kodiaq Thanks To its Higher Body, To Name Just One Thing.
You sit like a king in Both Skodas in the back. Placing A Child Seat is Easier in the Kodiaq: After all, it is a lot Highher.
The Costs Do Not Determine A Winner Here. Your preference for a more dynamic-feeling car, or having (small) children, all the more so. The Convenience of the Kodiaq is Greater, The Price for That You Pay in Driving Pleasure.