Skoda has also been truly innovative by developing three clever Smart Dials on the dashboard. The pair of outside dials allow you to control various aspects of the cabin ventilation system, including temperature and airflow direction, plus the heated seats. The centre dial, meanwhile, allows you to control functions such as the car’s driving modes, audio volume, and even zoom in on the satellite-navigation system’s map.
Autocar was full of praise, saying: “It’s a brilliantly simple, yet tactile and intuitive system.”
#5 Luxury equipment
As we said earlier, the new Skoda Superb is the sort of car that would make anyone, including dignitaries, feel special. It does this not only through being luxuriously spacious, but also by having a high-end ambience, which is partially achieved by the comprehensive standard equipment it features.
For example, the SE Technology entry point to the range comes with heated and massaging front seats, wireless smartphone charging, LED lights front and rear, parking sensors at both ends, a rearview camera, adaptive cruise control and self-dimming interior and driver’s side mirrors. As Autocar says: “You needn’t spend more to get a fully featured family car.”
But if you do, the next trim level up, SE L, adds matrix LED headlights, electric memory seats, keyless entry, leather seats and an electrically operated tailgate with kick-to-open function, while SportLine trim adds niceties such as Progressive dynamic steering and Dynamic chassis control plus, as well as sports seats with massaging function and a self-parking system.
