A New Chapter - Skoda Singapore

[Beanoyip]

Some say the Superb is even as spacious as a 7series.. 10yrs ago that was..

 

Really hope they bring the estate version, it will be sleeper car..

[Lotr8445r]

  On 3/24/2018 at 12:20 AM, Fat_slayer said:

I was comparing the same; Passat vs A4 about 1 year ago. although the A4 wins on "paper", in actual butt feel, the Passat is definitely more spacious, especially in the back on leg room and shoulder room.

 

therefore, I feel the comparison on this thread should be Passat vs the Superb...

If u want to compare with size, so Superb should compare with compare with 7 series instead?

 

It all voice down on what feature u are comparing with. Some like to compare with same price range, feature, class, Cat B. U like to compare with size

[Othello]

  On 3/24/2018 at 12:46 AM, Lotr8445r said:

If u want to compare with size, so Superb should compare with compare with 7 series instead?

 

It all voice down on what feature u are comparing with. Some like to compare with same price range, feature, class, Cat B. U like to compare with size

Superb and 7 series???

 

Hahaha

 

If dun compare amongst the same segment, might as well dun compare.

 

You have to look at context. He is replying to a particular post about the size of A4 and Passat being similar.

[Carbon82]

Kodiaq 2.0 TSI 4x4

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Carbon82]

Superb L&K 2.0 TSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Carbon82]

Octavia 1.0 TSI (115ps horsepower)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Carbon82]

Rapid Spaceback 1.0 TSI (95ps horsepower)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lotr]

  On 3/24/2018 at 2:15 AM, Carbon82 said:

Superb L&K 2.0 TSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sunshade for rear passengers

[Theoldjaffa]

Thanks bro @carbon82 for the great pics.

 

The Superb looks really good!

 

Check out the rear legroom! Easily S Class or 7 series level.

 

Badge aside I think Skoda is the most VFM in the VAG group.

[fungyee77]

  On 3/24/2018 at 2:42 AM, Theoldjaffa said:

Thanks bro @carbon82 for the great pics.

 

The Superb looks really good!

 

Check out the rear legroom! Easily S Class or 7 series level.

 

Badge aside I think Skoda is the most VFM in the VAG group.

Indeed. Even the Octavia legroom looks pretty good. Plus large screen head unit and rear air con vents.

 

And decent power for a 1.0L engine.

[Othello]

The Superb's boot is cavernous! I really appreciated the liftback design when I had the Octy A4. So easy and effortless to load and unload stuff. I once carried 4 pcs of tyres in the boot!

[No_worries]

Though I have already bought my SEAT Leon last year , I will go down to VW centre to have a look see and touch the cars. Happy that Skoda is under good hands

[Theoldjaffa]

  On 3/24/2018 at 3:04 AM, Fungyee77 said:

Indeed. Even the Octavia legroom looks pretty good. Plus large screen head unit and rear air con vents.

 

And decent power for a 1.0L engine.

If there can be a Superb with the EA888 engine, that will be another consideration for me in addition to the Stinger GT and Giulia.

 

I've always liked leftfield cars and Skoda is one of them.

[kdash]

  On 3/24/2018 at 2:05 AM, Carbon82 said:

Kodiaq 2.0 TSI 4x4

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks bro. hows the 3rd row space like?

[Sdf4786k]

  On 3/24/2018 at 3:16 AM, Theoldjaffa said:

If there can be a Superb with the EA888 engine, that will be another consideration for me in addition to the Stinger GT and Giulia.

 

I've always liked leftfield cars and Skoda is one of them.

EA888 engine is confirmed.. Just that it is now in 2 flavour.ea888.2 and ea888.3

.3 comes with Mpi AND direct fuel injection.

You need to remove the cover to check the wiring at the side.

 

Not to be confused with twin sparks

[DACH]

  On 3/24/2018 at 2:15 AM, Carbon82 said:

Superb L&K 2.0 TSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rear leg room and the boot space is seriously very spacious. 

 

But somehow I prefer the previous generation design of the exterior.

[Lycanthrope]

what about the dsg gb  for the older skoda  ?  any problems ?

[jjandyy]

Great news of Skoda coming back to the motoring scene in Singapore, we deserve good cars especially when we pay so much for cars.

 

Something that I find amusing, when I see some people said about appealing to upgraders. What exactly the upgraders upgrade to? From Asian mass-market brands to...... EU mass-market brands? Where is the upgrade?

 

Skoda, VW, Peugeot, Opel (and the brother Vauxhall), Citroen, Renault and Seat are all mass-market brands in their home market (EU) and most markets elsewhere. So they are built to appeal to the same target audience more or less. Some of these brands even share the same factory, supply chain, platforms etc. These brands differentiates with certain value propositions such as clever and pragmatic engineering for Skoda. But in the end, the brand premium are not that different across these brands, compared to upmarket brands like BMW, MB, Audi. Or Renault versus Dacia, which is a clearly a lower-end brand of Renault.

 

That said, in today's term, Skoda and VW are probably equivalent in brand premium (not in Singapore context), it is down to the features, design, service support on offer for each car. It is not logical to expect significant lower price for Skoda vs the equivalent VW. What's the premium of VW anyway, the name itself already said it all, People's Car?

 

Also, comparing to Asian makes, I don't think there is a big difference between these brands to mass market brands like Toyota, Honda, Nissan etc. There is no SIGNIFICANT brand premium difference in other markets, even in EU itself, or the US.

 

In Singapore, the prices are higher for European mass-market brands because (1) the Euro ex-rate is increasing for the past 6 months, and any increase in OMV is magnified by the ARF calculations, (2) historically these EU brands are just feeding on the perceptions of locals that anything with European names are more superior than Asian names,or in general, anything that is more expensive is premium.

 

I still remember 12 years ago, in one of my marketing class in NUS, when the prof asked about what are the premium brands for cars, one lady from India proudly said Skoda, without any hesitation. The locals in the class were laughing. Apparently, Skoda is considered a premium brand in Indian market because the cars more expensive than the Suzukis.

 

Having said that, it is exciting time to see Skoda coming back to Singapore. The Kodiaq is such a nice car, and adequately specced than its competitors. Hope to see more of them on the road!