Skoda Superb

davidivad

There's a new Skoda Superb iV coming out in the next few months. Claimed electric only range of at least 100km. Here's a link to someone getting 144km in city driving from the electric only. I must say it seems impressive and this hybrid battery that gets 100+km must be a game changer, also to be in new Tiguan, Kodiaq, Golf etc.

Battery is kept in boot, so some boot space is lost, however the hybrid models only come in estate version, so boot is still quite big despite losing lots of space to battery.

No price for this yet but I reckon the hybrid which also comes with a petrol 1.5 engine will cost around €55,000

joe1303l

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058344176/skoda-superb

Sounds impressive but €55K seems crazy. A new Superb seems to have jumped nearly €10K compared to the outgoing model. The Kodiaq has seen similar hefty price increases. Makes a new ID.4 look really cheap.

davidivad

I agree, crazy expensive.
new electric models of all cars seem to be getting quite cheap, whereas skoda(a cheap Volkswagen) seem to be totally behind the times and all their cars now are overpriced. New epiq will be well priced but enyaq is crazy money.

MarkN

Skoda isn’t a cheap VW anymore, the new Superb is everything the new Passat is and probably more.

The difference between petrol and PHEV is probably going to be €3,000 extra I’m hearing.

davidivad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121955539#Comment_121955539

Where did you hear the pricing and any idea how much the superb will start retailing at?

davidivad

Did anyone make an enquiry about this car. I hear skoda have ads on the radio for it but still have no price online for it. Seems a bit odd.
Must say, it looks a smashing car.

GreeBo

I was interested in where this one landed as 99% of my driving would be well within this range for a week and I would have home & office charging available.

Slight concern that a hybrid is the worst of both worlds when it comes to maintenance and potential issues?

davidivad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122063543#Comment_122063543

You are in the same boat as me so. Maintenance could be an issue I'd say, it's a nice car though. Nicer than most electric cars in my opinion and I'd like to take a break from ICE cars.

bop1977

New prices announced but no price for the PHEV yet.

https://www.skoda.ie/_doc/278d3560-07bf-436c-a3e6-c3cc4c13afcc

bop1977

by comparison here is the kodiaq

joe1303l

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122077526#Comment_122077526

How does this compare with prices for the outgoing model ?

bop1977

2l 150bhp diesel up £3k over the outgoing one.

davidivad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122077526#Comment_122077526

PHEV will be circa €53,000 so. Not too bad.

creedp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121955356#Comment_121955356

Good example of a non-BEV that doesn't qualify for a grant and is as or more expensive than equivalent BEVs and will still sell. So quickly reaching a point where the higher cost of BEVs can no longer be used as a reason people won't buy them.

MojoMaker

Skoda are on a different planet price-wise these days and are selling very little of anything with an EV nature.

kanuseeme

😆 No 2 in beep beep stats At the moment

MojoMaker

Octavia ICEs by the looks of things.

Not a good look 😐️

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122081848#Comment_122081848

Where are you getting that from...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/insideevs.com/news/678862/skoda-electric-car-sales-2023q2/amp/

https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/press-releases/skoda-auto-delivers-866800-vehicles-worldwide-in-2023/

MojoMaker

Are they selling many Enyaqs in Ireland?

That was the point - Skoda pricing in Ireland seems out of sync with the rest of the wider company, and with the market in Ireland.

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122084222#Comment_122084222

A quick Google suggests it's 3rd best selling EV in Ireland in 2023.

So again I'm as curious why do you think they are selling "very little". Where are your links that suggest that.

Buddy Bubs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122084256#Comment_122084256

I dont see very many of them around. They are a rare enough beast in the wild.

Flinty997

I dunno every sports or school event at home or away there's always a few of them in the same numbers as any other EV. I only see ID4s and Tesla's in higher numbers.

prawnsambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122084454#Comment_122084454

Was parked behind one yesterday. They're quite like a lot of other cars on the road, so maybe not very distinctive.

joe1303l

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122084256#Comment_122084256

Due to build delays, 2023 was the first year that they became readily available in Ireland. Even then it was April/May 2023 when they were registered in big numbers. For 2024, pricing was way off compared to the “reduced” ID.4 etc. I’m not aware of the total Enyaq sales numbers for Ireland since launch but it’s definitely a fraction of ID.4’s by comparison. A trickle of them are coming in from the UK as used cars but they’re still not plentiful. 80 models are obviously more sought after.

Buddy Bubs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122084874#Comment_122084874

Defo way lower than id4 and Tesla, may be where I live but I'd also see far more id3, Ioniq 5, ev6 around than enyaq. But they're all more distinctive

Flinty997

Sa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122086636#Comment_122086636

True. Saw two in the car park at the train station on the way home all 60s. . Was a long time before I realized there's a coupe also.