My new Superb 1.8 TSI DSG has now covered 800 km on country roads in wintery Norway.

No problems have appeared despite the cold weather (-16 degrees C). Good stability, good comfort, but I am not sure if the heater can keep up with temperatures much lower than -20C.

I am delighted with the engine/gearbox combination. The gearshifts are very quick, but still smooth. The torque feels almost like my earlier Mazda 2.0 CR diesel.

Lovely pictures - that's a nice part of the world you're in

Nice car too

Sweet looking car.

I do like the pics too, what camera are you using?

Thanks.

I am very satisfied with the car so far. early this morning it was raining, the temperature still -3C, and the car war literally glazed with ice. Not enough time and not enough light for taking pictures.

The pictures are taken with a Canon 5D, ISO 100, lens EF 17-40L.

what wheels are they ?are they 16". they are not the ones you can get in the UK i think.

The wheels are 16". They were supplied by my Skoda retailer, but I can't remember their name. I chose them for use with winter tyres because they are easy to clean. The tyres are Conti Viking Contact 205/55 94T (The winter tyres usually have lower speed code). It is quite common to step down one dimention for the winter wheels compared to the summer wheels.

For summer use I chose 17" Trifids with 225/45 Dunlop 94W XL. (17" are standard on Elegance here in Norway, 16" are standard on Comfort(S) and Ambition(SE))

Edited 19 February, 200917 yr by jstolen

Is it a 4x4 ? 2WD is appauling in the snow in the Pennine, big steep hills mind!

My Superb is a 2WD. There are quite a few steep an narrow roads here in Norway too.

I decided against a 4WD since each winter brings only a handful of days with problems for my driving, mostly with wet, icy roads when cold weather changes to warmer, giving rain.

I would also have to give up the DSG, and I really wanted that!

I was wondering how do you find the driving in the snow with DSG?? makes your life difficult or not?

The DSG do not make driving on snowcovered roads more difficult. If I drive with a gentle foot on the accellerator, the DSG will try to keep low rpm and not force the wheels to loose their grip.

On icy roads, with almost no grip, the auto function may shift gears up and down unwantedly. This can be prevented by using manual, but there is seldom need for this.

Snow removed, the windows cleared, ready to go home after work.

(Picture taken with Nokia N82)

I have to admit I let the car stand idling while I make it ready for the road.

My new Superb has travelled over 12 thousand km:s on finnish icy and snow-covered roads, and no problems. Well, there is one problem, and that is that tyre noise that comes into the car. I have those continental studless tyres also, but that doesn`t help much. The problem is that the amount of noise varies awfully lot. When the surface is even a little bit smooth, there is literally no noise at all, but when the surface is not that smooth, tyre noise rises very much. That is the problem here for many cars, not just skoda.... :thumbdwn: