UPDATE: 2008 Skoda Superb Scoop Images

A couple of hours ago we showed you a few scanned black & white images of the 2008 Skoda Superb. Apparently, those pictures where just the tip of the ice-berg as we managed to snoop out a whole set of images that give us a clear view of the Octavia’s big brother. And the from the looks of it, that’s the best description one can give to the 2008 Superb which dumps the 4door sedan body of the current version in favor of a Octavia-like 5door liftback body. Expect the Superb to be fitted with a wide range of 1.6 FSI, TFSI (1.8 or/and 2.0-litres), V6 FSI petrol and 1.9/2.0 TDI diesel engines when it goes on sale in a few months (June). Via: Idnes –Continued: Click “Read More…” below to check out the rest of the images

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Scooped: 2008 Skoda Superb 2

Like our fellow French bloggers at Caradisiac noted,we’ll be frank and tell you we don’t have the slightest idea of what’s written on the scanned pics of this Czech newspaper –any help from Czech speaking friends will be more than welcome!. What we do know though s that from the looks of it, Skoda has yet another factory leak on its hands, this time of the all-new Skoda Superb, which as we’ve written previously, will go on sale in Europe this June. -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see the rest of the article and the images

The scooped images give us thorough details of the new Superb, which will be based on an extended Octavia platform. Albeit a bit fuzzy, it’s quite obvious that, unlike its predecessor, the new Superb will not be a rebadged VW Passat (previous generation). In order to obtain its own identity in comparison with the Passat the Czech carmaker decided to abandon the 4door sedan body and go the 5door liftback way, just as it has done with the Octavia. It remains unknown for now if the Superb will make its public debut at the Geneva Show. Via: Autoblog.it & Caradisiac

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Skoda: All-new Superb to be unveiled in June

Skoda is getting ready to present its second generation mid-size sedan according to a report from Just-Auto. The revelation was made by Czech company’s global marketing director, Marcel Farreras who also added that the new Superb which will be built on an extended Octavia platform is part of a process of: “becoming more, not less, independent.”

Skoda’s UK director Chris Craft stated characteristically to Just-Auto that the Superb will be “developed for Skoda by Skoda. It will be more distinctive and stand-alone, less derivative and compromising with more unique technology.” We remind you that the current Superb is practically a rebadged previous generation VW Passat with few sheetmetal changes -though it does have a longer wheelbase. PS: The car shown in the pic is rendering that we found on a Russian site and not the actual production version Info: Just-Auto Pic: Skoda.am-design

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