A dream car to drive and to be driven.....

 

Exterior Unlike the 2009 Superb, the older version looks much more balanced and understated. A very classy design. It is build on a streched VW Passat platform and has a very solid feel to it.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) With three men in the family of a height of more than 185 cms, it is one of the most spacious cars one could get. The seat is very comfy and a long journey would be something to write home about. The rear leg space is compared to the Merc S Class!!

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox If you are passionate about cars and always had a dream to own a 6 cylinder V6, then this one is for you. Manumatic Gear box (Tiptronic) is a dream to drive in the manual as well as automatic version. As far as fuel economy goes, I would like to say that a lot depends on how you drive! With a light foot usually I get to notice 100kms/ 10.3 L which translates to 9.7 Kms/L in city (Gurgaon) which is not bad at all considering the size of the engine. It would be unfair to compare it with a smaller car. At the end of the day we all should be willing to pay a price of luxury. So if one wants to drive a car which has the engine size of two C segment cars, then a fuel economy of 9-11 is excellent by all yards.

 

Ride Quality & Handling The ride quality is excellent but the cornering ability can be inproved by using low profile tyres.

 

Final Words Unmatchable value and huge ability. I had a choice of speding around 700,000 on a new car, but since the daily driving is not much >50 KMS/day, we thought why not fulfill a dream rather than investing in just a mode of transport. A five year old vehilcle worth 2 million INR at that price is a steal deal if one gets his hands on a well maintained vehicle. The link below is a detailed roadtest on this model. http://www.indiacar.com/roadtest/roadtest_new/superb_a_march04/index.htm

 

Areas of improvement Snob Value, Service network, and better tyres.

 

The car is loaded with all the features one wantsTiptronic Gear, I wish it was behind the steering wheel