Škoda Superb

The Škoda Superb is a passenger car model from the Czech car manufacturer Škoda .

The name Superb traditionally bears the manufacturer's top model, which was first used from 1934 as an additional name to the type designation "640". After a few years the number in the name disappeared. The last model of this luxury vehicle was produced in 1949. The name Superb comes from French and means great, wonderful.

The model, which has been produced since 2001, was classified as a mid-range vehicle by the Federal Motor Transport Authority . The specialist press assigns the Superb to the upper middle class . As a result, competitors are VW Passat , Ford Mondeo , Opel Insignia , Mazda 6 but also Mercedes-Benz E-Class , BMW 5 Series , Audi A6 , Volvo S90 / Volvo V90 and Jaguar XF .

Series at a glance

Škoda (640) Superb
(1934–1949)
Superb I (type 3U)
(2001-2006)
Superb I (type 3U, facelift)
(2006-2008)
Superb II (Type 3T)
(2008-2013)
Superb II (Type 3T, Facelift)
(2013-2015)
Superb III (Type 3V)
(2015-2019)
Superb III (Type 3V, Facelift)
(since 2019)

Registration numbers

Since the market launch in 2001 up to and including December 2019, a total of 216,165 Škoda Superbs have been newly registered in the Federal Republic of Germany. With 24,145 units, 2016 was the most successful sales year. After the Combi was launched in 2010, the number of registrations increased significantly.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Individual evidence

↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in January 2007. (PDF) Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on November 8, 2017 (classification of the model in the middle class at KBA).

↑ Uli Baumann: The winners in the upper middle class . In: auto motor und sport . January 28, 2009 ( auto-motor-und-sport.de ( memento of October 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )).

↑ Upper middle class: Škoda Superb . In Autonews. Retrieved February 19, 2018

Web links

Commons : Škoda Superb - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Timeline

Timeline of the Škoda models from 1945 to today
Type	Body versions	from 1945 to 1990 as a state enterprise AZNP																																														Gradually taken over by Volkswagen in 1991
		40s					50s										60s										70s										80s										90s										2000s										2010s										2020s
		5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0
Microcar	Hatchback																																																																			Citigo
Small car	Convertible	… 1101 Tudor / 1102 Tudor
	Hatchback	… 1101 Tudor / 1102 Tudor																																																							Fabia I							Fabia II								Fabia III
	Station wagon																																																															Fabia II								Fabia III
	Notchback
Compact class	Hatchback																																											favourite							Felicia																			Rapid spaceback						Scala
Compact class	Station wagon																																														Forman				Felicia
Lower middle class	Convertible													450		Felicia
	Coupe																						1100 MBX				110 R											Guard			Rapid
	Notchback											440				Octavia					1000 MB / 1100 MB					100/110								105/120/125/130/135/136																			Octavia I															Rapid India
	Notchback											440				Octavia					1000 MB / 1100 MB					100/110								105/120/125/130/135/136																																			Rapid
	Station wagon																		Octavia station wagon
Middle class	Notchback								1200				1201																																																	Octavia II							Octavia III								Octavia IV
Middle class	Station wagon								1200				1201					1202																																												Octavia II							Octavia III								Octavia IV
upper middle class	Notchback																																																									Superb I.							Superb II							Superb III
upper middle class	Station wagon																																																																Superb II							Superb III
Upper class	Notchback	… Superb
Upper class	Notchback				VOS
SUV	Hatchback																																																																										Kamiq China People's Republic
																																																																												Kamiq
																																																																		yeti								Karoq
																																																																										Kodiaq
	Hatchback																																																																											Kamiq GT China People's Republic
	Hatchback																																																																										Kodiaq GT China People's Republic
High roof combination																																																															Roomster
Vans																									1203													1203 (from 1987: TAZ 1203 )												1500 ( TAZ 1500 )
race car						Sports																						120 pp						130 RS							130 LR
race car							Sports / super sports							1101 OHC							F3

[1] New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in January 2007. (PDF) Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on November 8, 2017 (classification of the model in the middle class at KBA).

[2] Uli Baumann: The winners in the upper middle class . In: auto motor und sport . January 28, 2009 ( auto-motor-und-sport.de ( memento of October 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )).

[OM1-3] Upper middle class: Škoda Superb . In Autonews. Retrieved February 19, 2018