It’s time to start picking our best buys from the current crop of cars on the market
Honestly, driving long runs in a Superb is like travelling Lufthansa Senator Class, while everyone else is squeezed into a Ryanair 737. The 2.0 TDI diesel can average 5.5 litres per 100km, but the surprise is the plug-in hybrid, which combines 100km-plus electric range with genuinely impressive long-run fuel economy (and rapid charging so you can top up as you go).