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september 09, 2021 - Skoda
The flagship celebrates an anniversary: the first generation of the modern ŠKODA SUPERB turns 20
Mladá Boleslav, 9 September 2021 – The ŠKODA SUPERB, the top model of the Mladá Boleslav-based car manufacturer, is celebrating its 20th #anniversary: on 11 September 2001, the 4.80-metre notchback saloon with its spacious interior, powerful yet economical engines and numerous safety and comfort features made its debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main. ŠKODA offers the current, third model generation as a hatchback or estate, optionally available also with all-wheel drive and as the SUPERB iV with plug-in hybrid drive.
ŠKODA has a long tradition of producing mid-size and premium models. As early as 1907, twelve years after the founding of Laurin & Klement in Mladá Boleslav, the fledgling company launched the Type FF, a vehicle that offered true luxury. The eight-cylinder in-line engine was designed in-house, as were subsequent models with engines that were as powerful as they were smooth-running. These were also equipped with the innovative Knight slide control system among other features. Between 1925 and 1936, the ŠKODA Hispano-Suiza limousine was used by the then President of the Republic, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, along with numerous other prominent figures at the time. In the early 1930s, the car manufacturer from Mladá Boleslav offered a wide range of models with six-cylinder (ŠKODA 633, 645 and 650) or eight-cylinder engines (ŠKODA 860).
However, it was the new model with the designation SUPERB that would become the Czech manufacturer’s flagship. This name first appeared in internal company documents on 22 October 1934. Series production began in the spring of 1935, and by 1949 almost 900 units of the ŠKODA SUPERB had rolled off the production line in five variants: in addition to the six-cylinder 640 SUPERB (1934-1936) and SUPERB Type 902 (1936) models, the SUPERB Type 913 (1936-1939), the SUPERB 3000 OHV Type 924 (1938-1949) and the SUPERB 4000 Type 919 (1938-1940) with V8 engine were also produced. Many of these models had customised bodies that were built to the respective customers’ specifications.
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