Since cars — thanks to the efforts of body masters, designers, interior specialists — have acquired their own “faces”, we are used to spiritualizing them. We accept the car almost like a family member, we sometimes talk to it (and not only according to hand-free), we scold or praise it, endow it with the character. Boy or girl? Good or evil? Fly or capricious? Clever or «damned piece of iron»? We say: “I have such a paw”, or “Yes, a real beast”, or “Yes, who made you like that?!».
So I am in my attitude to cars — a typical consumer. I am inclined to perceive any new machine as a kind of intelligent creature, with my obvious and hidden personality traits; I enter with her in “subjective” contact, a priori awaiting understanding and obedience; And if this does not happen, then I am angry and the bonfire of the car manufacturer with bad words. I don’t care how much high -strength steel is introduced into the car body — I only demand that the doors close easily and without a creak.
Personally, it doesn’t matter to me how many levers and stabilizers in the suspension — I want the car to turn where I need, without discounts on the profile of the road or the dimension of tires.
In the case of the new Skoda Superb 2015 model year — namely, he is on the test today — I was in some difficulty. It was difficult for me to give an unequivocal description of the car, I was tormented by the choice of terms: so still “comfortable” or “sports”? «Laconic» or «luxurious»? «Practical» or «romantic»? And when I was ready to desperate, doubt the journalist to choose epithets in my abilities — I suddenly transated. When you are dealing with the new Superb, all these hard definitions, stencils and templates are not needed! Just the car is made so that it may well be different — depending on the wishes of the owner. And I must admit, this discovery filled me with respect. They know how to work, these Czechs!
And now there are more details for those who have not yet traveled on the updated model. Let’s start with the source data.
For Superb in Russia, Skoda offers a line of engines from 1. 4 up to 2 liters of volume, all are made using TSI (turbocharged) technology, power — from 125 to 280 liters. With. Diesels, it seems, is not for us yet. Drive — front or complete. On the official website Skoda. Medved-Vostok. ru, I counted 10 possible combinations of engines and boxes (manual transmission or DSG robots), the choice is huge.
In my hands — the maximum possible equipment of Superb for the motor 1. 4 l/150 l. With. (TSI). Drive — front, box — robotic DSG 7 (double clutch, very fast, like all similar transmission from Volkswagen Group cars).
The engine is not just turbocharged, there is still a system of disconnecting half of the cylinders in some modes. Plus the start-stop system and an assistant car retention on the rise. Adaptive cruise control. And many, many other electronic, often completely imperceptible assistants who make the life of the driver easier and safer.
The design of the new Superb is strong, energetic, the lines are bright and clear, no slow, excessive solidity of the business class … I would characterize the appearance of Superb as a “muscular premium”. In comparison with the previous generation — the emotional message of a more pronounced, clean.
Car — according to the first sensations — huge, very spacious. She visually and subjectively from the inside is felt larger and more spacious than its subosy donor — Passat. Want the exact data in millimeters? Look at the official website of Skoda. Medved-Vostok. ru. It’s easier for me to recall the bright presentation of Superb in Prague, when the famous Slovak supermodel Adrian Schlenarikova easily and naturally sat on the back of the elevator, smiled radiantly and pulled pretty legs … length 125 cm long. Yes, Madam with the Square’s leg-the record holders of the same Ginnes book. Yes, and the girl did not have to bend — from seats to the ceiling of Superb as many as 98 cm of space. In general, everything is good at the flagship Skoda with spaciousness; The huge fifth door opens with a simple movement of the leg under the bumper and hides the trunk with a volume of 584 liters (and with folded seats — and all 1719! Almost a record of the contribution).
Exploring the salon of the new Superb, you constantly meet discreet, but important for a common sense of solidity and comfort of the part. So, in the central tunnel — a separate console with ventilation deflectors for the rear passengers. Sat down, checked — the flow of heat is powerful, no frosts with the rear passengers are terrible. Further, the glove box in the central tunnel is so large that you involuntarily think: how many gloves will fit there? Steam twenty, no less! Superb has a glove compartment with air conditioning, there is even a separate temperature control (we are talking about a glove compartment, friends).
The soft skin everywhere — it seemed to me that some of the seats were sheathed; soft linings on the side panels of the doors, everything is very pleasant to the touch; The quality of the assembly and the performance of all small buttons, levers and “twists” should not be mentioned. Audio, multimedia? Everything is serious: the COLUMBUS system, Wi-Fi technology, which is combined with high-speed LTE Internet. Using Wi-Fi and the new ŠKODA Mediacommand application as an additional option, you can even control the functions of multimedia at a distance.
It would seem — yes, everywhere premium, luxury, top solutions. However, visually there is no hint of screaming luxury, pathos or desire to look richer than is actually. This means that a commendable self -confidence.
We move on to running tests. The yard is late autumn, an abundance of ice and dirty ice porridge. What will offer us a motor of a very modest volume, by car with a equipped mass of almost 1400 kg? It will offer a lot. Modern technologies work miracles; Machine with a TSI motor of 1. 4 liters in almost all modes go absolutely better than any two -liter atmospheric sedan, which still needs to be driven so that its engine is spinning; And here we get a powerful, even pickup from the bottom; Often I touched with a short slip.
In a protracted mountain, the liftback goes 120 km/h at 2000 rpm, the engine, judging by the turnover and consumption, is slightly strained. Speaking of expenses. In a few hours of the trip, I got an average indicator in the area of 9. 2 l (in the photo); However, later, after a march on the highway, the figure decreased to 8. 8 l/100 km. And this is with numerous spurts, stops, parking with a working motor. I would say excellent.
I was explained that Superb is the first model of ŠKODA, which is equipped with a system of dynamic control of the chassis (DCC), including the Driving Mode Selection switch. Four modes: economical, ordinary, sport and the so -called individual. In the latter case, the machine adapts to the manner of driving the owner (it takes some time for this).
I tried the first three. Briefly like this: in the “eco” mode, the car moves sedately, all switching is smooth, willingly switching to the highest gear, and is in no hurry to go down; in the «usual» switching mode to Kikdown is already alive; In «Sport», on the contrary, the box reluctantly goes up, pulls the transmission to large revolutions, allows sharp switching down. In general, Superb is very dynamic, specified in the passport 8. 6 seconds to hundreds are quite real numbers, that’s how it all happens.
As a result of the motor 1. 4 liters are always enough! There are no regrets about the lack of volume, there are no compromises such as “normal around the city, and overtaking on the highway with difficulty”. No, and on the highway with 120 km/h Superb easily dials 150, 160, 170 and more; torque of 250 nm — this is more than enough. Of course, this is not a shock power and an undisguised aggression of a truly sports car, but … why are we comparing Superb with sports cars? This, gentlemen, is a business class.
Often on the “Device” screen I saw the inscription “2 cylinders works”. Yeah, there is no load, we save fuel and protect the ecology. I note that all these shutdowns of half of the cylinders, and the start-stop system-everything happens absolutely soundless, without vibrations, without shocks. The general feeling of enveloping comfort reigns, everything is provided, everything is done in the best, high -quality, competent form. All the tricks of the engineers are carefully hidden from you, you do not notice the technological overload, everything is done somewhere there, behind the bulkheads, not next to you.
For the DSG robot, manual mode is provided; In my opinion, it makes no sense in it — in “sports” the car does everything even faster and better; So the option is rather virtual.
Superb is not clogged with Superb, I haven’t found the corresponding button-well, and who is going to engage in a large business department with drift?! Be here all -wheel drive, one could still think about it; But in this configuration it is not.
Superb suspension is very soft; On an even asphalt we float, like on a ship, and there are no breaks on the bumps. But on a broken, hard road, vibration and a knock are felt somewhere below; They do not reach passengers, they are only at the level of sound effects. However, later I realized-on my car there are 18-inch wheels with the 45th profile! So, perhaps, this is a warning of the car in the spirit “what do you, master, do not take care of your wheels?». I thought better of it, reduced the speed.
I return to the dealer, I think. Thoughts: “Superb — gives you a rest at the wheel! All security systems, steering, suspension, distance control are an opportunity to engage in yourself, slightly moving away from the fuss. Moreover, this is a kind of soft mild stress prevention. Of course, there are those who take the car to “blow”, bite asphalt, cut into turns at a right angle. They have their own world. And Superb is also tightly hidden, and is also capable of fooling around; But his true purpose is to protect the owner from the imperfection of the environment. «.
The mood of the car to take care of a person, a sparing attitude towards the owner sometimes even scares. You go along the highway, everything is quiet, you don’t hear the motor, it doesn’t download you-but … on the speedometer 130! Here you understand that you are really going on a business class sedan. At another car, shaking and the wind would quickly bring you to life; And here you sometimes suddenly understand that you are comfortable, but there are also signs of traffic rules that it would be nice to observe … For the owner of Superb, it is important to know: the car does not invade your life, it frees your space for creativity. In contact with this car, you are the main one — you command the car, not the car forces yourself to behave in a certain way. This is important. This is the position of creators who are worthy of respect. Not every business sedan is able to do this. Many pretend to be someone else, let dust in the eyes, speculate on strong feelings.
And Superb just does everything you want.
A test drive car is provided by the official Skoda dealer «Bear-east»
You can also go through a test drive and personally verify all the advantages of Skoda Superb. Sign up for a test drive by phone: +7 (391) 21-28-728, or at the address: pr. Metallurgov, 2 «M», Auto Center «Bear-east». You can also sign up for a test drive on the Skoda website. Medved-Vostok. ru