- Modern Skoda Superb debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 11 September 2001.
- Nearly 1.8 million modern Superbs have been delivered across 4 generations.
- The latest plug-in hybrid offers around 120km of electric range
A familiar name returns
The modern Skoda Superb is celebrating 25 years since its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 11 September 2001. Since that return, Skoda says it has delivered nearly 1.8 million examples across 4 generations.
The badge itself reaches much further back. In 1934, the modernised Skoda 640 was given the Superb name, beginning an earlier line of models that remained in production until 1949. Decades later, Skoda revived the name for a new model carrying it into the modern era.
That 2001 debut established the starting point for the anniversary being marked today. It also gave Skoda a platform that would change substantially over the next 2 decades, adding new body styles, drivetrains and technology while retaining the Superb name.
4 generations broaden the brief
The 2nd modern generation arrived in 2008 with the distinctive TwinDoor rear-opening system. A Combi estate later joined the range, alongside all-wheel-drive variants, widening the model's appeal beyond its original configuration.
Skoda unveiled the 3rd generation in 2015, before introducing the 4th in 2023. The current car offers the broadest powertrain range in the Superb's modern history. That selection includes a plug-in hybrid capable of around 120km of electric driving, according to the manufacturer.
The Superb has also become a prominent business choice: Skoda says well over 50% of deliveries are company cars. That statistic helps put the model's nearly 1.8 million deliveries into perspective.
For New Zealand buyers, however, the anniversary release leaves practical questions unanswered. It does not include local sales figures, pricing or details of the current New Zealand range, so those particulars remain undisclosed.
