Vehicle

Škoda Superb

The large saloon and estate, and a fleet and taxi mainstay for the same reason the Octavia is. Diagnostically it is a Passat of its year — the same engines, the same gearboxes, the same patterns, reached through a different badge.

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Generations

3U 2001–2008

Built on a stretched Passat B5 platform; 1.8T, 2.5 TDI V6 and the 1.9 TDI.
Body styles

Sedan

Platform

PQ46
Engines
1.8T — petrol

2.0 8v — AZM · petrol

2.8 V6 — petrol

1.9 TDI — diesel

2.0 TDI — BSS · diesel

2.5 V6 TDI — diesel

1.8 turbo — petrol
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive
3T 2008–2015

PQ46. Common-rail 2.0 TDI replaces the pump-duse engines during the run — the two are different diagnoses under one badge.
- Dual-clutch (DCT / DSG) dual-clutch
Body styles

Liftback · Estate

Platform

PQ46
Engines
1.4 TSI — EA111 · petrol · 92–110 kW (123–148 hp) · 200 Nm (148 lb-ft)

1.8 TSI — EA888 · petrol · 112–132 kW (150–177 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)

3.6 V6 FSI — EA390 · petrol · 191 kW (256 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)

2.0 TDI PD — diesel · 103–140 kW (138–188 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft) · replaced mid-run by the common-rail engine — two different diagnoses under one badge

2.0 TDI CR — diesel · 103–140 kW (138–188 hp) · 320–350 Nm (236–258 lb-ft)

1.6 turbo — EA189 · diesel · 77–88 kW (103–118 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)

1.9 turbo — EA188 · diesel · 77 kW (103 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 6-speed DSG · 7-speed DSG · 5-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
3V 2015–present

MQB; plug-in hybrid iV from 2019.
- Dual-clutch (DCT / DSG) dual-clutch
Body styles

Liftback · Estate

Platform

MQB
Engines
1.4 TSI — petrol · 92–115 kW (123–154 hp) · 200–250 Nm (148–184 lb-ft)

1.5 TSI — petrol · 110 kW (148 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)

2.0 TSI — petrol · 140–200 kW (188–268 hp) · 320–350 Nm (236–258 lb-ft)

1.4 TSI iV — plug-in hybrid

1.6 TDI — diesel · 77–88 kW (103–118 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)

2.0 TDI — diesel · 110–147 kW (148–197 hp) · 340–400 Nm (251–295 lb-ft)

1.8 turbo — petrol · 118–132 kW (158–177 hp) · 250–320 Nm (184–236 lb-ft) · 2015–2018
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 6-speed DSG · 7-speed DSG · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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