2021 Skoda Superb Variants Explained - Which One To Buy

What Are The Prices Of 2021 Skoda Superb? 

The Skoda Superb is available for sale in just 2 variants -- Sportline and L&K. The Sportline variant is priced at around Rs 32 lakh, while the L&K variant is Rs 3 lakh costlier than the Sportline. It is worth noting that in this price range, there are no other premium sedans available in the Indian market apart from the Superb. So, price-wise it has no direct rivals. 

You can take a look at the pricing details of the 2021 Skoda Superb in the following table:

What Are The Engine Specifications of Skoda Superb? 

The Superb comes equipped with a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that is capable of generating 190PS of maximum power and 320Nm of peak torque. This engine gets paired with a 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission, and this powertrain’s claimed fuel efficiency is around 15kmpl.

Although the Toyota Camry is now not available in the Superb’s price range, it is still the closest rival of the Superb. The Camry gets powered by a 2.5-litre petrol-hybrid engine, which is more powerful than the Superb’s. However, the Camry’s torque:weight ratio is significantly less than the Superb.

The following table offers a look at the engine specification details of the 2021 Skoda Superb and comparison with its rival:

What Are The Dimensions of Skoda Superb?

The Superb is a D2 segment sedan and its length is more than 4.8m. While the Camry is longer than the Superb, the Superb is wider, taller and has a longer wheelbase than the Camry. 

The Superb offers a 625-litre boot space and 17-inch wheels.

You can check the dimension details of the 2021 Skoda Superb and comparison with its rival in the table below:

What Are The Features of Skoda Superb Sportline Variant?

The Superb’s entry-level Sportline variant is priced at Rs 31.99 lakh. As its name suggests, this variant features a sporty design theme on its exterior and interior, which is why you see black elements on the outside and an all-black interior. 

Apart from this, the Sportline variant’s key styling features include - LED DRLs, 17-inch alloy wheels, sunroof, digital instrument cluster, ambient lighting, leather-wrapped steering wheel and premium Alcantara seat upholstery.

This variant’s notable functional features include keyless entry with push-button start/stop, 12-way powered driver seat & powered passenger seat with memory, 3-zone auto AC, wireless charger, paddle shifters, cruiser control rear window and windshield curtains and 60:40 split rear seat with armrest. 

The following table lists all the functional and style related features that the 2021 Skoda Superb Sportline variant offers:

This variant covers all the basic safety features, apart from which it also offers front and rear side and curtain airbags, electronic stability control, hill start assist, front parking sensors, adaptive LED headlamps, LED fog lamps, auto dimming IRVM, auto-dimming driver side ORVM w/ defogger, rear defogger and rear parking camera.

In terms of entertainment, the Superb comes with an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support and steering-mounted controls. 

You can view all the safety and entertainment related features of the 2021 Skoda Superb Sportline variant in the following table: 

We think it would have been even better, if the Sportline variant also offered ventilated front seats, since black interior can take some time to get cooled during summers. 

What Are The Features of Skoda Superb L&K Variant? 

The Superb L&K variant is Rs 3 lakh more expensive than the Sportline variant. 

The L&K variant replaces the Sportline variant’s exterior black detailings with chrome. 

This top variant offers the interior colour theme options of beige-black or brown-black.

It adds safety features like a 360 degree parking camera and tyre pressure monitoring system. 

When it comes to entertainment, the L&K variant offers an 11-speaker audio system.

It offers a number of added functional features, such as -- ventilated front seats, multi drive modes, rear headrests with side cushion and auto parking. 

You can check out all the additional features of the 2021 Skoda Superb L&K variant over the Sportline variant in the following table: 

Whether or not you should spend an additional premium of Rs 3 lakh for the mentioned extra features, we’ll discuss that next.

Skoda Superb Variants - Which One To Buy?

Now, it’s time to discuss which variant of the 2021 Skoda Superb you should ideally take home. 

Both the Superb Sportline and L&K variants are satisfactorily equipped. The Sportline variant sports an aggressive visual appeal, while the L&K variant flaunts a more sophisticated appearance. 

The L&K variant also adds-in a lot of features, among which the compelling ones include - the 11-speaker audio system, tyre pressure monitoring system and ventilated front seats.

According to our internal data, the L&K variant does not completely justify its incremental cost for the added features. However, this variant is not unreasonably overpriced either. As a result, we would recommend the L&K variant to most buyers for the additional features. 

The Sportline variant is value-wise better and its emotional appeal is also good. However, for a Rs 30 lakh+ car, the additional features that the L&K variant offers really make the Superb a more complete car, for both front and rear passengers. Hence, we prefer the L&K variant over the Sportline.

What Are The Exterior Colour Options of Skoda Superb? 

The Superb L&K variant is available in 5 exterior colour options, namely -- Grey, White, Brown, Black and Dark Blue. The Sportline variant is available for sale in a relatively lighter and sporty Blue colour option, apart from which there are White and Grey colour options. 

We like both the Blue colour tones of the Superb L&K and Sportline variants. Which colour option of the Skoda do you like₹Do let us know in the comment section.