Hello,

 

I do quite many long trips on various motorways, where speed might vary from 140 to 200 km/h, depending on country.

 

My current Volvo V70 is not so good at sound isolation, so at speeds above 150 km/h eventually I am getting tired from wind/tires (245 tires) noise (engine noise is well isolated). What about Superb? I some reviews it's getting praised for very good sound isolation, some say, that it could be better. What is your opinion?

 

Thank you.

 

PS. I am waiting for Superb Combi III 2.0 TDI 4x4 to be delivered in some months.

I've got the v6 4x4, and with speeds over 160kph driving on smooth roads you don't notice much difference other than the scenery going past faster. little wind noise, and tyre noise. I agree it probably could be better but its not something you can't do yourself to improve it if your really unhappy with it. 

 

It's well weighted and planted at speeds, very relaxed too no matter what speeds your driving on. The TDI 170 2wd I drove before getting the v6 was surprisingly quiet and refined on rough roads. It definitely feels stable and reassuring at speeds in the Super B 4x4.  

 

I'm sure they had Bentley engineers working on the car when they were testing the prototypes of the mk2 Superb. 

Leon, thanks for info. I know I was supposed to test-drive Superb better, but I had only two hours for it and as soon as got to the highway it appeared that it was half closed due to road maintenance work, so no high speed testing was possible 

 

By the way - before I drove from the dealers they told to me, that they had two Skodas badly damaged during test drives recently (one was not repairable) - so this  information somehow was putting pressure on myself during whole test drive

Accoustic comfort highly depends on tarmak (asphalt) quality - there are regions/countries with very rough asfalt surface where Superb produces almost unbearable roar. Pretty sure that such roads are almost absent in Western Europe.

Accoustic comfort highly depends on tarmak (asphalt) quality - there are regions/countries with very rough asfalt surface where Superb produces almost unbearable roar. Pretty sure that such roads are almost absent in Western Europe.

 

This might also depend on tires. I wonder what is standard summer tires they are putting on. On the Superb I test drove it was Pirreli and they were on loud side, I would say. 

 

Here in Lithuania we have pretty good roads (except in the towns, where they are financed by local municipalities). In Poland, where I drive a lot - main highways also are very good. Country roads - not so much. Germany - majority of Autobahns - also OK. Italy - depends on the region. But if you want to see really bad road - go to Romania

LS,

 

I have the new facelift combi 170 2 wheel drive, i opted for power over 4wheel drive due to mostly driving in or around town. But when on motorways here in Czech Rep i find the confort of the right no differant at low speeds to high speeds, the noise aspect is fine, but again as mentioned before that depends on the type of road surface. What wheels did you opt for, i have 18' and they give some noise, but you get used to it or you have the music up a little bit more than usual ;-)

Enjoy, when she arrives.

PS, you havnt seen Vladimir Romanov around have you, i have a bone to pick with him.... ;-)

I have stayed with standard R17 225/45, so the are probably the same width as yours 18'. On my Volvo now I have 245/40 and it gives quite a noise on hard rubber summer tires. On winter tires it is ok, but the traction is not ok

 

The motorway from Prague to Brno direction have some rough surfaces, at least some years ago.

 

PS. Vladimir Romanov now escaped to Russia, as here he will face charges for running his own bank down to bankruptcy. 

LS108,

 

the Prague D1 hightway yes, it is made from concrete sections so each section there is a ridge, not the best highway i know. But as i said, the car handles well even on that highway.

I am Scottish and my rival football team is Hearts, so i am following Romanov story, i believe he was interviewed in Moscow this week and UKIB will appoint administrators this week. :-)

Mine drives like a dream at speed. It is rock solid and pretty quiet.

Just had michelin pilot sport 3's fitted and they are very good and quiet.

 

I am Scottish and my rival football team is Hearts, so i am following Romanov story, i believe he was interviewed in Moscow this week and UKIB will appoint administrators this week. :-)

 

Scottish...that explains good English as for Czech

Edited 24 October, 201312 yr by LS108

I've got continentals on mine, I know their not the quietest tyres around. But I'm still impressed on how refined it is.

Only thing that's a little annoying is when you wash it too often the door seals need a bit of tyre gel on them to stop them from creaking. I think the car shampoo dries them out ever so slightly.

Accoustic comfort highly depends on tarmak (asphalt) quality - there are regions/countries with very rough asfalt surface where Superb produces almost unbearable roar. Pretty sure that such roads are almost absent in Western Europe.

I find that many of the motorways in Belgium have a course surface that increases tyre noise.  Many of them are concrete, which is always noisier.

 

Unlike LS108, I don't find the roads in Polnad to be very good.  Yes, the newer motorways west of Warsaw are OK, but the roads from Warsaw to Suwalki and on to Lithuania often have continual ridges which are going boom boom boom.  The worse city I've been to though is Kaliningrad.  Go over 20mph and the car will shake to bits.  Hit a tram line over walking pace and you'll damage your car.

I find that many of the motorways in Belgium have a course surface that increases tyre noise.  Many of them are concrete, which is always noisier.

 

Unlike LS108, I don't find the roads in Polnad to be very good.  Yes, the newer motorways west of Warsaw are OK, but the roads from Warsaw to Suwalki and on to Lithuania often have continual ridges which are going boom boom boom.  The worse city I've been to though is Kaliningrad.  Go over 20mph and the car will shake to bits.  Hit a tram line over walking pace and you'll damage your car.

If you have driven in Poland 10 years ago - comparing to that, now the roads are very good :-)

If you want to go from Warsaw to Lithuania, then choose Bialystok direction, then at Ostrow Mazovetski turn to Lomza (road no 677), then from Lomza to Augustow. If you to Vilnius, then from Augustow go to Ogrodniki (road no 16).

I last made the trip to Lithuania in June this year.  We went as far as Bialystok as we were staying in Goebiewski Hotel.  From there, we went north to Augustow and then on to Suwalki as we go to Klaipeda, so Ogrodniki is the wrong direction.

 

Last year, we went from Klaipeda to Lida, Belarus and took the A15 from Vilnius.  The road was under major repair and all the surface for miles had been ripped up and it was like driving on a dirt track!