Loan of Superb for 30 Minutes

[Ozsko]

Yes and it is, second rate that is.

[woofy]

I think there is a bit of confusion, the Elegance gets bi-Xenons, I'd be guessing that the Ambition has Xenons for one beam only. Either way I didn't know that as bi-xenons are an option for them so I assumed they were Halogen by default.

[coastie]

My ambition has bi-xenons

[Ozsko]

I think there is a bit of confusion, the Elegance gets bi-Xenons, I'd be guessing that the Ambition has Xenons for one beam only. Either way I didn't know that as bi-xenons are an option for them so I assumed they were Halogen by default.

Sorry but you are guessing wrong. The ambition has the full shebang of bi-xenons with the self leveling and the speed focus system but also has a H3 inner globe that works as a headlight flash and also on high beam. In this country in respect of the headlights there is no difference between Ambition and Elegance. I was going to trade the Ambition and buy an Elegance wagon but the difference in equipment levels is not great enough to make it worthwhile as mine came with leather as part of the deal and I just don't get the whole Columbus adoration scenario. Beyond those two things there is not much difference that I can see on the base cars before extras.

[Jake02]

In this country in respect of the headlights there is no difference between Ambition and Elegance.

No again. Unless optioned accordingly, the Ambition comes with projector beam headlights, whereas the Elegance comes with bi-xenons. Unless the headlights are actually on, there is no visual difference between the two.

[Ozsko]

Explain how mine has bi-xenons then. A mistake on Skodas part? Also the post above whose car also has them.

[woofy]

I've not really heard of bi xenons with H3 headlight globes. Bi xenons means both low beam and high beam are xenons. Some are low beam only, and in that case are not bi xenon. That would be what I guess the ambition might come with. Seeing as yours has leather all bets are off though as it's not stock spec and has had at least one factory option fitted.

Unless the website and brochure is wrong, the specify bi xenons as standard on the elegance and an option on the ambition, they change specs a lot so it might not have always been like that. I've been watching them since launch though and don't recall xenons being standard, but it might have been due to them listing the bi xenons as an option.

[Ozsko]

Sorry I mislead you, the leather was a dealer fit in Oz, not a factory fit. I would not be willing to bet anything on the spec of the cars that were brought in as initial stock. Mine has hill hold as well as the MF steering wheel and none of this was specified as an option. Is the MFSW a standard fit by the brochure? As for the H3's all cars for instance in the UK have them to supplement the xenons for the reasons I stated, what car have you seen with bi xenons and no H3"s?

[kaanage]

You'd think the dealers would just do the wall trick with another Superb

[Ozsko]

I think I have figured out what they are trying to achieve. They are used to xenons being single beam only as most cars are and they think the xenons only work on high beam. When high beam is switched on the tree tops are lit up, literally and there is no increase in depth. They have looked at the car and seen H3 lights and somehow deduced they are the low beam but how they could deduce that beats me. I blame Skoda for all this as it is obvious that they have not done enough training at dealer level to all introduce the new technology coming through. The new headlights coming out of Europe lift as the speed increases, now that is something else again, no high beam anyone?