2024 Skoda Superb revealed, Australian release set for next year

November: 2024 Superb revealed in full!

Skoda has confirmed all the details of the fourth-generation Superb liftback and wagon, including that it will be released in Australia in early 2025.

At launch, we'll be treated to the fully loaded 2.0-litre turbo-petrol in the highest state of tune. Wagon fans will be happy to know that both liftback and estate body styles will make it down under.

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Australia will get liftback and wagon body styles

Twinned in development with the latest wagon-only VW Passat, the Superb offers a host of powertrains including a plug-in hybrid for the first time.

There's a 150kW PHEV available in Europe in the 'Combi' wagon only. It combines a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder with a 19.7kWh battery pack and electric motor for over 100km of pure EV driving range (in the WLTP cycle) – though Skoda has made it clear that PHEVs are off the menu locally.

Two diesels are also offered in Europe, as is a 110kW 1.5-litre turbo-petrol alongside the familiar 2.0-litre engine in 150kW and 195kW states of tune. Both have lower outputs than the third-gen Superb due to strict emissions standards in Europe.

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There are big changes under the skin, with the cabin's new airy design shared with the Volkswagen Passat – the Skoda is smarter, though.

It features up to a 13-inch central touchscreen and 10-inch digital driver's display but the HVAC controls are thankfully separated into 'smart dials' set into a panel beneath the central screen. The implementation reminds us of the current Audi TT's clever solution.

Promoting sustainability, the Superb uses 100 per cent recycled fabrics for seats and door trims. Optional leather is tanned using eco-friendly processes.

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The sleek new looks outside are Superb evolved. Skoda calls the design language 'modern solid', which can be paired with exciting new colours including Carmine Red and Ice Tea Yellow. Wheels go up to 19 inches in size.

More typical silvers, blacks, and whites are available, too. As the brand's combustion-engined flagship, Skoda says it will shape the brand's design language going forward.

New Matrix LED headlights are said to be 40 per cent brighter.

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Along with visually slicker lines, the new Superb cuts through the air better with the hatch's drag coefficient falling by 10 per cent (to 0.23 Cd) and the wagon's 15 per cent (to 0.25 Cd).

The new Superb is taller and longer than before. The liftback is 43mm longer and 12mm taller, while the wagon has been stretched by 40mm and grown in stature by 5mm. That extra size translates directly into boot space, with 20 more litres for the liftback (645L) and 30 extra in the wagon (now 690L).

Along with 10 airbags, the fourth-gen Superb has new parking assustems, assisted driving and blind-spot monitoring systems.

The 'DCC' adaptive dampers (likely to be standard on high-spec Aussie cars) have been revised for greater breadth between their softest and firmest settings.

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Pricing and availability

The current Superb 206TSI Sportline costs $69,990 drive-away in liftback, and $71,990 in wagon guise.

With all the new technology on board (and more than 12 months until its local release) we expect the fourth-gen model to climb in price.

Expect the liftback to start between $72-$75K, and the wagon to command a premium on top of that when they arrive in early 2025.

Skoda Australia may add lower-tune petrol models in the future but is unlikely to ever bring the plug-in hybrid down under. Instead, those after an electrified Skoda will have to look at the Enyaq and other upcoming BEVs.

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October: 2024 Skoda Superb reveal date set

Skoda has confirmed its new fourth-generation Superb will debut on November 3 in liftback sedan and 'Combi' wagon forms.

The new Superb is already confirmed for Australia, which will be welcome news for wagon fans, given the next-gen, wagon-only Passat has been ruled out for our market.

Watch for all the new Superb details to come next week, and catch up with the story at our link below.

Klaus Zellmer, Skoda CEO: “We’re going to have both the Combi (wagon) and the limousine (liftback or sedan),” he said. “You know, the Arteon and Passat are going out, and I think that is a perfect answer for that vacuum, potentially.”

October: New Kodiaq revealed!

Skoda has rolled out the second generation of its large SUV, the Kodiaq, in Europe overnight. Full story at the link below.

August: Superb and Kodiaq interiors revealed

The 2024 Skoda Kodiaq and 2024 Skoda Superb will have configurable 'smart dials' for the climate control air-conditioning.

New teaser images released by Skoda show the new-generation Kodiaq seven-seat SUV and Superb liftback and wagon, due in 2024, will share most components inside.

As with the closely related Volkswagen Tiguan and not-for-Australia Passat also due for immediate reveal, the latest Skoda flagship models will feature a larger, floating 12.9-inch infotainment system and a 10-inch digital instrument cluster.

While the climate controls appear to be conventional dials at first glance, Skoda has developed three 'smart dials' with individual 1.25-inch displays – similar in size to an Apple Watch screen.

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The two outer dials will control various functions for the driver or front passenger, including the temperature and seat heating or ventilation. The central dial will be responsible for audio volume, fan speed, airflow direction, selecting drive modes, and map zoom.

Four hardware buttons will control the front or rear windscreen defrosters, air circulation setting, and automatic air-conditioning function.

Other new features include a "roomy" console area, a column-mounted gear selector like the new Tiguan, a USB-C charge port for dashcams in the rear-view mirror, available massaging seats, a faster 15-watt wireless phone charger with fan cooling, and expanded interior ambient lighting.

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2024 Skoda Superb interior

A windscreen-projected head-up display, a rear storage compartment with a cup holder on the central tunnel, and up to nine airbags – including front-centre and rear-side – are also confirmed for the Kodiaq.

As previously announced, the 2024 Skoda Kodiaq and Superb will debut in Europe between September and November, with local availability to commence next year.

While the Kodiaq is due in the second quarter of 2024, the Superb won't arrive until later in the year as our high-spec circa-195kW turbo-petrol engine won't be initially available when production commences.

Under the skin, both vehicles will ride on the updated Volkswagen Group MQB Evo platform as close relations to the forthcoming Volkswagen Passat, Tiguan and Tayron.

The Czech brand said the Kodiaq and Superb will be offered with “petrol and diesel engines, as well as plug-in hybrid and mild-hybrid powertrains,” with stricter Euro 7 emissions standards set to be enforced on July 1, 2025.

More details on the new Kodiaq's powertrains are available here, while information for the Superb is available here.