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Back in 1934, Czechoslovak company ASAP introduced the Superb under the Skoda brand as a full-size luxury sedan. A cabriolet and limousine were also offered with either rear- or all-wheel drive in the case of the Type 956.
In its day, the Superb was really desirable and out of the reach of many. Skoda’s first V8 and all-wheel-drive system were developed for this nameplate, and entry-level models came with a selection of sidevalve inline-six engines connected to a manual transmission. No fewer than five major variations were produced until 1949, and only twelve of them had the V8 as well as synchromeshed gears.
After the Wehrmacht annexed Czechoslovakia, the factory in Mladá Boleslav started production of military versions such as the Kfz 15 personnel carrier and Kfz 21 command cabriolet. Skoda couldn’t make a case for the Superb following the establishment of socialism, but the influence of communist Russia came to a halt with the fall of the Berlin Wall and of the U.S.S.R. a few decades later.
The Velvet Revolution brought changes to the country’s industrial sector, and Skoda was subject to privatization. Volkswagen chose to buy the brand in 1990, then revived the Superb in 2001 as a more affordable alternative to the Passat mid-sized family sedan and station wagon. Now front- and all-wheel drive, the flagship passenger car from Skoda is highly popular among European customers.
B8 is the codename for the third generation, in production since 2015 in places as far away as China, India, and Kazakhstan. The mid-cycle refresh was unveiled in May 2019, and for the first time ever, a plug-in hybrid is available with an all-electric range of approximately 55 kilometers and a 1.4-liter turbo engine.
“The current SUPERB series has enjoyed global popularity since 2015,” highlights Skoda. Around 54 percent of the production goes to the European Union, but 43,700 out of the 137,500 units delivered in 2018 were delivered to Chinese customers.
Germany is the second-largest market for the Superb, and in the first quarter of 2019, the three modern generations of the Superb totaled 1,280,600 examples of the breed.
After the Wehrmacht annexed Czechoslovakia, the factory in Mladá Boleslav started production of military versions such as the Kfz 15 personnel carrier and Kfz 21 command cabriolet. Skoda couldn’t make a case for the Superb following the establishment of socialism, but the influence of communist Russia came to a halt with the fall of the Berlin Wall and of the U.S.S.R. a few decades later.
The Velvet Revolution brought changes to the country’s industrial sector, and Skoda was subject to privatization. Volkswagen chose to buy the brand in 1990, then revived the Superb in 2001 as a more affordable alternative to the Passat mid-sized family sedan and station wagon. Now front- and all-wheel drive, the flagship passenger car from Skoda is highly popular among European customers.
B8 is the codename for the third generation, in production since 2015 in places as far away as China, India, and Kazakhstan. The mid-cycle refresh was unveiled in May 2019, and for the first time ever, a plug-in hybrid is available with an all-electric range of approximately 55 kilometers and a 1.4-liter turbo engine.
“The current SUPERB series has enjoyed global popularity since 2015,” highlights Skoda. Around 54 percent of the production goes to the European Union, but 43,700 out of the 137,500 units delivered in 2018 were delivered to Chinese customers.
Germany is the second-largest market for the Superb, and in the first quarter of 2019, the three modern generations of the Superb totaled 1,280,600 examples of the breed.
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