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When the proverbial walls came down in Europe to form what is now the Union, it proved to be quite a bit of an advantage for the smaller countries forming the alliance.
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Now, when you cross over to the Czech Republic from any of the countries surrounding it, you just simply drive through what remains of what once was the immigration check and passport control station on the Czech border. All of a sudden, the Czech is not just another European country - it's a part of the EU. Ironically, that same progression seems to have happened in the automotive industry as well. With Skoda's take over by the Volkswagen group, there is little or no difference in their cars and the German giant's products. All that remains is a change in badge that signifies the origins of the Czech vehicle. Unanimous votes would suggest that the formation of the European Union has done a whole lot of good to the region and if you could quantify that to Skoda's success the world over in recent times, I'd say the unanimous voting machinery is running like clockwork!
So now you have Skoda's cars with not only the most up-to-date technology - which is a natural result of the VW adoption, but also much better looking cars as well. All the way down from the Fabia up to the flagship Superb and the soon-to-be-launched Yeti, Skoda's cars are getting more appealing by the day. And they're even doing a good job of keeping customers interested with variants and engine options.
So when Skoda first got the Superb out in India with the 1.8 TSI petrol and the 2 litre diesel engines, we knew there had to be a big bad brawny variant coming up soon. Don't get me wrong here - the 1.8 TSI is an awesome engine - with the 7-speed DSG that works so well with the smallish powerplant, the Superb is a decent performing sedan, but to really boast of performance pedigree and technological prowess you need something special under the hood - and that's exactly what the brilliant 3.6 litre V6 FSI petrol mill brings to the table. |
