Fifth Gear Web TV - Skoda Superb vs Mercedes E-Class
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- This week, Graham from the Office compares our brilliant Skoda Superb Estate crew car to the very best estate on sale - the Mercedes E-Class. Can a Skoda really be as good as a Mercedes? For more videos, news and reviews go to fwd.five.tv/fifth-gear
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As a ex taxi driver who car of choice was the mercedes C class estate for a lot of years, it came as a bit of a shock when I test drove a Skoda Superb. In my humble opinion it is a far better car than the C class I was used to driving. Speaking to other taxi drivers it seems to be reliable as well. So I bought one. Money well spent.
Taxi driver here also agree, had an Audi A6 saloon and just got myself a superb, to say they’re the same cars underneath, superb wins by a mile
I've been driving a mercedes e class for a year and i'd have to say skoda superb or passat would be the best cars for a taxi
Skoda Superb- thinking man's car.
cheap mans audi
Oberst Gruppenführer
.... an a6 is just too small ;) and with the same options its about 15k€ more. And by the way ... brand snobbery is the main reason why i took the superb. as long as people think of skodas as "cheap" cars, it can cost as much as it wants, nobody gets jealeous or questions my hourly wage rates. So ... perfect car for me. just ordered my second on with the 3,6 vr6 4x4 ... for about the money as a bmw 320d ....
Andre Heinrich Fair play mate. As long as your happy it's all good.
David Goldberg or a clever man's Audi! Your paying for the name a 2009 superb 2.0 tdi is about 9k, a Audi on the same year and spec is about 4-5k more expensive but essentially your buying the same VW built vehicle! Its just badge snobbery
KD84Afc™ yes that's why I'm getting a petrol Octavia vrs estate late this year early next. However if I was going deisel I'd go one more step removed and get the Leon ST FR 184, same as the Octavia vrs diesel bit like for like another £1500 cheaper. They don't do a petrol option, unless you go cupra, which would be great, iirc 290bph, but fuel bills would cripple me. The petrol vrs only gets about 30mpg (245bhp) and that's going to hurt. My current gets 36 and I hate that. My old laguna 1.9d (130bhp) got 55mpg all day.
Though dummy enough all the cars mentioned above share very similar torque figures 350nm give or take.
And what about the space for your leggs in the backseat.. I got them both and the test is ok... but there are so mush morre space on the backseat in the Skoda contra the Merc... !!
Superb = ca. 33000€
Mercedes E = ca. 55000€
Both with the best interieur and equipment
I don't have to say any more.
I have a Superb Combi (state) 2.0 TDI 140 bhp FWD 6 speed manual for the last 2 years;i live in Switzerland but i'm from Portugal ;and after 6 Swiss-Portugal trips can tell that for ME and my family she is very confortable,spacious and reliable (and fuel economy too) And for the MONEY she cost i think she is very well equiped:leather ,navigation,etc. Even in snow (winter tires mandatory) never had a problem ,and i drive in mountain roads . It was a money choice,bu now is a love choice !!! Probably buy in the future a Audi A6 avant but only for the small gadgets advantage and obviously the BADGE !!!
She ^^
Happy owner of a 2013 (facelifted) Superb mk2 170 HP with the 6-speed DSG box. Over 300K on the clock and average of 18,7 km/L in total. (yes, I keep spreadsheets) Only repairs has been: A Throttlebody, 2 x brake dust shields. It's a cruise monster at a affordable price with insane leg room in the back.
Good info! How far do you get on a set of tires, summer and winter?
@@Cloxxki Between 50-65K KM(depending on brand and season) currently switched to 17" Goodyear All-season(matches the weather in Denmark pretty good) been going for 12K km so far.
This channel was so ahead of its time wow ❤
I've had the top-end Skoda Superb Estate for over 2 years now. It is by far the best car for it's brief I've ever owned. The cost savings alone make it a no brainer, but beyond that, the feeling of solidity and interior quality are simply amazing. Brand snobbery makes its own noise of course but by any real world measure, the Superb Estate is the best of it's type getting about today. Clearly then, I'm a fan. Lol.
Or a used Superb for really a pittance. And they're truly superb cars. I may be a Skoda fan, but Superb is a quality car. Nothing like the Iron Curtain practical but underpowered vehicles of the past. Skoda's gone back to it's roots as a luxury car maker.
having driven both, i have to say: a benz is a benz...and the skoda ain't.
but you won't find better value for money in europe than with skodas cars. they build great cars
Right, Mercedes Benz are faster and more luxurious, but Skodas are comfortable enough for their prices, and don't consume too much fuel
@@ArturoPerez-si2xk I sat in the new Superb Combi today, and a year old E-Class Estate. Yeah, it's not the same for luxury feel. The Merc book actually seemed smarter made, less a tunnel, more little space when moving around big bikes or the like. The Skoda is a PHEV and get a good bit of e-range. the Merc is only hybrid assist I think, lower total peak horsepower.
Just swapped my e class estate for a superb estate, and I prefer it.
E Class with the 3.5 V6, with the AMG package. My parents have it and it is a fabulous looking car!
In India you get two superb for an E class
I have a Merc E320 and for me personally its the best car I've ever had. It would have been better comparing the Merc with the 5 series BMW
Wow what great value the Superb offers. If you can see past the badge it makes for a really good option.
I've got superb elegance estate and it's probably the best car I've had for practicality and comfort -it's got all the extras except the big price tag- it gets kids bashing it on the school runs and a labrador and it shows no sign of wear. Wife got fabia Monte Carlo and that's excellent as well. I cannot understand people's snobbery just over a badge. I will be buying another one in 2 years
who doesnt want a sensible all rounder with a good price tag just because the badge is stupid.
want some flair? just get a monte carlo
simple.
Good review, I love the merc, but I don't mind the superb as well
The Superb is an amazing automobile! I’d say better built than the E, having owned both for long
Great review
superb 2 came also with V6 3.6 FSI petrol engine which is by far the most fun and powerful
Not only is it nice to see someone appreciating the uniqueness of the Avantime, but also appreciating it as a usable everyday car.
@bmwmakecrap i really ask the same question 2 years ago when they substitute the old E classe that was really nice i mean front grill and the headlights...and i forgot the boat was so sweet...but now they change it and it again complete and not separate in 2 groups!!!take a look to the new 2012 Mercedes classe E it really nice...
I love everything about this car
I'm pretty sure that 'one up' DSG Transmission really aged like a fine wine.
I bet that skoda would make it even better but VW is slowing it down :/
Thunder Chicken hi, i am from Czech Republic and I tell you - you're right! so is it.
:)))
Sigh... then why isn't the Passat better than a Merc? It's like a superb but a bit more premium?
Vw are the people that put skoda on the map used to be rust bucket bags of shit till the germans sorted it
Diane Roberts No. It were not that good cars. But since the collab and use of VW parts it got so much better. Even more clever and maybe they overtook volkswagen
12 years on already. Which was the bigger car?
I'm considering an R-Class because it's SO much bigger, albeit kinda aging. An MPV that looks, to me, like a bigger estate. A bit like a Grand Espace, but BIGGER? Else, the Superb is high on the list. Jag XF Sportbrake if I can hunt one down, and which other one should I be considering for a LONG space in the back? I want to nap there (tall Viking) and toss in XL sized mountainbikes, ski bags.
@johnnysally1 :factory is still in Mlada Boleslav, Czech people still make it ... so.
Hahahaha cmon guys, lets not kid ourselves. Mercedes will always shit all over skoda. However i know for a fact that us mercedes drivers love skodas and respect them. So there shouldnt be any vicious rivalry here.
there ain´t rivalry as long as merc takes (too) much for the cars they build. and i say that as someone living in stuttgart an had two mercs (e-class 2001 and a 2004 clk 320). Mercs had terrible quality problems in that time so i will definitively never buy a merc again. of course i know the quality issues are under control now, but im sorry to say that i still don´t trust the cars ... and of course the e-class is the better car. there are a lot of things i would change in my superb, but all of them would seriously price it up ...
'cept the skoda is half the price, yet almost as good as the merc. bimboized!!!
A friend of mine, his Merc engine just broke it is the C Class 220 CDI 2008, no he is sending it to the Garbage.
ooooh got a merc have u!!!!!
i like this dude.. thumbs up
Man I love my superb estate!!
Wasn't this upload a couple of days ago????
@whatthehallbetch Yea, engine size is very important. The funny thing is are we really interested in anyone of these cars. It is just the Skoda isn't sold here in the US and I didn't know about the car until I saw a review of it in India. We need more verity in the US. We don't get a lot of engine choises today
Skoda also owns the world record for 2 liter production cars.
Skoda ruled the IRC and is leading the erc in 2013.
Chassis, suspension, axles, transmissions, engines of VAG group belong to the best that money can buy. From this you can build very individual cars, as you can see on the Golf, A3 and Octavia.
Who uses the kit must meet only the width of the wheel track. Everything else is open to choice. Skoda manufactures cars at a very high quality level.
I have a Renault Avantime which I intend to drive until I die or it dies because I absolutely love it for its styling and uniqueness. I hope to keep it for special occasions and park a 2nd vehicle alongside it for day-to-day use. That car will be a Skoda superb estate, I think it's brilliant
I just have to say, I understand people not liking the Avantime, but I'm with you, I absolutely adore it and it's uniqueness. Is it the V6?
Superb with a 1.8 turbo is a good mix of power, reliability, price and usefulness.
@whatthehallbetch I guess it depends on what you consider better. If holding more passengers is better then yes your right. If handling is more important mid-size cars tend to handle better, stop better, and plan more fun to drive. A minivan holds more but wouldn't want to drive one personally.
Looks like the price of a car grows exponentially relative to the quality of the car. I mean the Merc beat the Skoda by a small but noticeable margin in every category, but it also costs A LOT more.
Superb for me on running costs, repairs, servicing costs and insurance.
We've got the Skoda Superb, with upgraded modifications :D
On which main journal is the thrust bearing? The Skoda , that is.
@JonnyC023
i think it hasn't got the luxury at all to be compared with the E class.
the new one has a quite impersonal design, and the old one was a bit too freaky in that point.
many people think it's sportier, but please, compare it to a E 320cdi avantgarde amgsport with paddle gearbox, 20" wheels, amg body kit, sport suspensions and steering...
i have one of these, btw. estate.
0-60 takes 6.8 seconds!
@Pinin500 are you American by any chance?
Hey listen to that door-closing sound at 3:34, NICE MERCEDES Built quality.
What would you choose if the price gap was even more acute. Like in Russia: $43,000 for full packed 200 bhp 2.0 TSI Skoda Superb and around $90,000 for equally equipped Mercedes E-Class?
Nice fair review, £50k Merc v £25k Skoda and not much in it, hope the new Superb will be even better and has a 4x4 option too !!!
It's the same with everything really... TVs, headphones, phones, speakers, computers etc. Diminishing returns.
I would have the skoda over a merc. Best car for your money anyday.
Nice review
@bigphat200 yeah, theyre either little dinky 4 cylinders or gas guzzling v8s. but i sure do love my v8
Exactly damn it.
i'd love to have a small diesel engine with the option of a manual gearbox in the north american version of the E class
As someone who has been driven in the two said cars (the saloon versions on separate occasions), they are evenly matched in various areas.
With the Skoda, I truly believed I was in a luxury car and the E Class, I've got exactly the same view, Volkswagen more than deserve to be commended for rescuing the once laughed at Czech car company from near obscurity to the most sought after vehicles one's most likely to purchase.
As for the Mercedes-Benz executive estate vehicle, it looks as though they have a serious rival to contend with - and the Superb (excellent choice of name for the model) has already beaten it.
The top end Skoda is a few thousand pounds cheaper than the entry level E Class estate - so that's the value for money box already ticked off!.
the only problem is residuals which means that even though the E class is more expensive, its cheaper per month on PCP than the Superb
@ashystyle thats the point
the Merc has 170 hp in the basic trim, it depends what engine you have
@MARKX60 LOWTECH IN E-CLASS S212,W212,V212
I choose SKODA
This guy is a genious.
@MaxusMV If i was in Russia with American Money, the Superb. That Merc takes a bit of time to get use to looking at.
Shot in Essex.
@JonnyC023. i prefer the 5 series touring out of the class. best looking too. better badge, better image.
Massive? you should have seen the Station Wagons (Estates) built 35 years ago in the USA. Try a 1975 Pontiac Catalina Safari: 455 cubic inches and tailgate that disappeared into the floor and ceiling and 3 forward facing bench seats. A 1975 Mercury Colony Park: 460 cubic inches, rich wood paneling and hidden headlamps. A 1975 Chrysler Town+Country: 440 cubic inches, a second A/C unit on the ceiling and leather seats. Cars the size of those in the videos were considered economy cars.
@djuraster That's what I thought, too.
as cars, the skoda and merc are pretty identical, but the point is that if you want the best in refinement and quality (and can appreciate it) you should get the merc and if youd rather have something thats merely very good, get the skoda. that being said, id get the passat estate
yea, well, sure, it has more hp, but to get from point A to B do I need 500 hp or its enuf with, lets say, 80...150? its economy and extras + comfort, and skoda proves it. Merc over time gets louder and parts costs more (as I know).
but fuel consumption is about 15l :-)
2010 E Class looks like the 2017 Octavia.
Only better
@jvmc84 show translirujetsja tolko na anglijskom
Why did they not test against VW Passat?
That may be so, but you simply cannot compare the driving experience and characteristics of front wheel drive cars to those of rear wheel cars. That is my point.
yeah
Yeah exactly.
@Harnser48 Now, If they would only sell this in the United States
Look at the bottom led's, one of them flicker.
@mcheddadi Provide me a link then. If its true.
You have to pay for every basic extra on a merc but all the generous extras are thrown in, Skoda win
skoda superb elegance-good price and good quality:D
The thing is - what is the point comparing "peoples brand" vs. "preppy brand" ? It is absolutely clear to everyone that luxury brand wins over the brand concerned to lower classes. But I think the SuperB is very beautiful car itself, and looking at how better they got in quality in the past 10 years, the brand is really doing well!
Didn't know Ben from Eastenders reviews cars.
why there is no superb rs
@bigphat200 oh, youre talking about size of the car. im talking about engine size. now dont think im some guy who thinks ancient bigass engines from the 70's are superior to the smaller ones of today, but that is an area where size means more possible power. and yeah, minivans handle like boats, only more vague and less fun
@bigphat200 but it usually is
Yeah, but what about F10 touring?
@Kidcar16 They should see a Challenger
@JELH serioulsy.....people always try to find ways to hate on mercedes
I spent lots of time in the back of cars like e class, s class and sometimes superb taxi's. to be honest I found the superb more comfortable than the e class. The rear seats in the e class are very uncomfortable almost painful. Also the car seemed noisier than the superb. But that could have been down to the tyres. The S class is most certainly way above these two. But for a car that costs halve of the e class I think skoda have a winner. And the sales figure seems to prove that as well.
i sold my e class for a superb ! the e class was nowhere near the superb especially comfort and drive quality ! dont feel like driving the e class now
Had a 730ld , Eclass250, Lexus GS450h and now getting a 2012 1.6 greenline elegance superb in 2022 saloon version.
Nothing will be the Lexus for ride and reliability but too small a boot space and too thirsty for Chauffuer work.
Just a little bit of extra flair and you add just a little bit to the price, namely 100 percent. ;-)
lol, hasn't even mentioned the third row in the merc, even though it's basicly a unique option nowadays in a wagon.
Those two, reviewer, are in completely different leaques.
I own a skoda octavia. Luv frm india.
Superb for me.
"...and it was absolutely massive."
You haven't been to America or Australia yet have you?
i'd take an audi A6 over the merc and scoda anyday utter refinement and 2011 is lighter and faster and just as understated as ever
£50,000 for a fucking 4 cylinder diesel E-Class? You can get 2 year old E63 AMGs for less!
1. Škoda SuperB 👑
2. Mercedes-Benz E 👍
@Kidcar16 Bigger isn't always better.
Skoda is hockey players or hockey fan's car
yeah even on the engine.
This comparison is made for fun right?? He can't be serious!
No shit man? A Mercedes is more expensive and luxurious than a Skoda? They had to do a review to tell us that?
The superb may not be up tho standard of the e class, but it's much much cheaper, and the skoda has aged so much better. That merc wasn't a looker in o10 and it's only got worse with age, inside and out. Oh the buttons......