 The all new Skoda Superb 1.8 TSI came to us in April last year. Not only did it impress us with its drive , safety , electronics , space , comfort , etc. , but it also Beat its competition hands down. Skoda upped the game with this luxury saloon to a great extent. The 160PS motor powering the Superb is more than just a sporty mill and can give you all the excitement you crave for , that too from a luxury car. The car’s powerplant was mated with an awesome seven-speed auto ‘box. The DSG ‘box created a benchmark in the field of modern day cars’ transmissions and it still is one of the best on offer. However , the company has now introduced a new transmission option on the Superb 1.8 TSI model while still keeping the DSG option available.
The manual transmission basically makes sense in quite a lot of ways. The chauffeur driven businessman doesn’t mind a manual ‘box since he is anyways not going to face the hassles of City traffic and the stop and go situations. He is pampered with all the comfort while he sits at the rear. Thus , he has nothing to lose and quite a few things to gain.  To start with , the efficiency of the Superb climbs up a bit with the manual transmission. The car delivers 10kmpl in the city and 16.5kmpl on the highways , making it 11.6kmpl (overall). While the efficiency goes up , the basic cost of the Superb comes down by Rs 1.5 lakh as compared to the one equipped with the DSG transmission. To add to all this , if the owner of the Superb is an enthusiast himself and prefers some action over the weekends , he is ensured of quicker outright acceleration. Hundred km/h comes up in just 9.25 seconds from standstill , which is almost half a second quicker than the Superb sporting the automatic gearbox.
The Skoda Superb has been a value for money option with all the performance , luxury , comfort , gizmos and safety features on offer. With the manual transmission coming to the market and reducing the price of the Superb even further , there is hardly any other competitor in the market who would want to challenge the Czech supremo.
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The manual transmission basically makes sense in quite a lot of ways. The chauffeur driven businessman doesn’t mind a manual ‘box since he is anyways not going to face the hassles of City traffic and the stop and go situations. He is pampered with all the comfort while he sits at the rear. Thus , he has nothing to lose and quite a few things to gain.
To start with , the efficiency of the Superb climbs up a bit with the manual transmission. The car delivers 10kmpl in the city and 16.5kmpl on the highways , making it 11.6kmpl (overall). While the efficiency goes up , the basic cost of the Superb comes down by Rs 1.5 lakh as compared to the one equipped with the DSG transmission. To add to all this , if the owner of the Superb is an enthusiast himself and prefers some action over the weekends , he is ensured of quicker outright acceleration. Hundred km/h comes up in just 9.25 seconds from standstill , which is almost half a second quicker than the Superb sporting the automatic gearbox.
The Skoda Superb has been a value for money option with all the performance , luxury , comfort , gizmos and safety features on offer. With the manual transmission coming to the market and reducing the price of the Superb even further , there is hardly any other competitor in the market who would want to challenge the Czech supremo.
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