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19th March 2008 1:00, vh
The new Škoda Superb
The world premiere of Škoda Superb new generation took part at autoshow in Geneva 2008. This model also uses the strategy of its manufacturer to offer for a given class a car at the top of the size edge. It also has a historic root, because before 1989 the manufacturer produced only one model in fact, which had to be sufficient for everyone. Only with the start of the Octavia production in 1996 it changed and now it is the best selled model of the manufacturer. The first Superb is not as successfull, because the simple strategy of "inflating" the size does not work in the higher classes, because the customer expects there more in the form of the technology and luxury. So what will the new Superb be able to offer to better compete the middle class, or even higher, which it approaches with its size?

The new generation of Škoda Superb is definitely going to be more varied. Thanks to the unification within the concern it is going to contain interesting construction solutions. While the cheapest version is really going to be rather inflated Octavia, higher trims are going to contain construction parts from VW Passat, for example. Those interested in the new Superb will probably need to get used to the design, which is the subject of large discussion.

It is visible even on the official photos, that the car's back part design does not belong to something, that the manufacturer wants to emphasize, and chooses such angles, where there is no direct view of the back part and which at least on the photos seems to be unballanced. There is the strange system at the back too, which allows to open the boot space cover in two ways and is called TWINDOOR. While the car is in fact a hatchback, there is the possibility to open just the back part of the cover as it is possible at a limousine. Something similar tried to produce many manufacturers, but none of them attracted the customers much. Even the premium brands, which can afford much, still keep up with the traditional offer of either limousine or estate.

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