Palace on wheels

I bought a 2nd hand car about 4 years old & clocked 45k KMs. Apparently seemed to be used with not much of care. I paid 8.5L for it.The sheer size of the car fills the biggest garage in your society. The looks seems to be ageless.

The engine, 2.8L V6, is a ultra refined VW engine & feels very smooth & responsive to your feet. It feels like a rocket propelling you to dizzy speed.

With scores of features & raw engine power and the executive "Skoda" stance, it is a pride to own one, Costly spares are a bit of setback, but, this is how the 'premium' is percieved.

Only limitations to me, is its offroad (bad roads) capability. It may scrap the bottom because of its softer suspensions as compared to Laura & New Superb 2009.

Look into the cabin space and you find ample room all around. Even after 4 years of use (abuse) there is still a typical fresh leather whiff  of fragrance that greets you. 8 air-bags, Leather seats, ABS, EBD, Traction control, Cruise control, Rain sensing wipers, power washed headlamps, Xenon lights which dynamically adjust to speed, Electrically adjustable front seats with memory, 8 speaker audio, 5-speed tiptronic auot transmission with manual option (which self-programs itself according to your driving style, Sun-roof, cat-vision glow of the cock-pit, home- coming (all lights keep glowing for 3 minutes when u arrive), Umberella at the left rear door, all-heated seats and many small bells & whistles to elate & pamper.

I won't justify fuel economy, however, with onboard real-time display of fuel consumption allows you to keep your feet lighter on the accelerator and return about 11-12 kmpl on highways.(even with speeds exceeding 100 to 140)

I may be awkwardly biased, but the signature look of skoda is absent in the new version. It is unfair to even write a review or compare with newer version, noticeably, there are fewer reviews of this discontinued version.

Palatial space, excellent build quality, extremely smooth enginecostly spares