Skoda Tudor: the Superb Coupé that never came

With ‘Lexus clocks’

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Skoda Tudor

The new Skoda Superb will not only come as a Combi, but probably also as a five-door liftback. The first generation Superb was not for sale as a station wagon, but Skoda hinted twenty years ago that it was playing with the idea of ​​releasing a coupé from its top model.

At the beginning of this decade, the Skoda range was quite limited. Skoda only supplied the Fabia and the Octavia, although the brand added the Superb in 2002. The Superb is quite a stubborn model within the Skoda ranks. Like the Fabia and Octavia, the Czech shared some of its genes with other Volkswagen products, albeit in the case of Skoda’s largest model, a Chinese Volkswagen. In short, it was Skoda’s version of the extended Passat available in China, although the D-pillar processed rear side window of that model was integrated into the rear window of the Superb. The Superb was then taken over by Volkswagen again for the Passat Lingye. You can read more about this special interaction here. The first generation Superb was by definition a sedan and was therefore not available as a Combi, because it would only come with the second generation. Skoda did play with the idea of ​​coming up with a coupé based on the Superb.

Skoda Tudor

Skoda Tudor

In 2002, at the Geneva Motor Show, Skoda presented the Tudor, a warmly received design study that showed how Skoda could go even higher with a luxurious coupé. Unfortunately, Skoda soon indicated that it had no concrete production plans, but that does not make the concept car less interesting. The Tudor was based on the brand new Superb and it was therefore not surprising that the red coupé shared its nose and interior with that top model, although you also found various new details in the interior. The rev counter and speedometer were perhaps the most striking elements. Just like in the instruments of the then current first generation Lexus IS, you found clocks in ‘watch style’ in the Superb.

Skoda Tudor

Skoda Tudor

Under the hood of the Skoda Tudor – which by the way was named after the 1101 and 1102 that the Czechs produced from the 1940s to the early 1950s – was the thickest V6 that Skoda could deliver in the Superb: the 2.8-V6 that produced 193 hp via sent a manual transmission to the front wheels. The Tudor stuck to a finger exercise and so we never saw a Superb Coupe. However, the composition of the Superb range has changed over the years. As mentioned, the first Superb was only available as a sedan, but the second was also available as a sedan. In addition to the Superb Combi, Skoda also supplied the well-known five-door, although this was also a four-door sedan thanks to its TwinDoor tailgate. The current third generation is available as a five-door liftback and as a Combi. Not long after the introduction of the Superb, Skoda would further expand its model range with the Roomster and the Yeti. This made the offer a lot more voluminous.

– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl

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