Inside is where more noticeable changes have been made, with a greater reliance on digital screens from a standard 10.25-inch virtual cockpit for the driver, and a sizeable 13-inch central touchscreen.

However, unlike its Volkswagen Passat stablemate, the Super Estate uses clever ‘Smart Dials’ on the centre console in a quest to bring back physical controls. A set of three active rotating controls can be used to control various functions, with the outer dials used to control the temperature of the two front climate control zones, plus the heated or (if fitted) ventilated front seats, while the middle display handles four different functions, including the fan direction and drive modes. We’ve seen these sorts of controls before on cars from Jaguar and Land Rover, and as in those models the system works brilliantly, giving fast fingertip control to many elements that would otherwise be buried in the touchscreen. 

We’re yet to try an entry-level SE Technology version, but the mid-range SE L we have tried feels well-built inside and is furnished with plush materials. You can go above this with the top-of-the-range Laurin & Klement, which has leather upholstery on the seats in either black or cognac, but we’re not sure it adds much value over and above much more affordable versions. 

Sat-nav, stereo and infotainment

Every Skoda Super Estate has a 10.25-inch Virtual Cockpit digital driver display and a 13-inch central touchscreen. The former is one of the best systems of its kind, and just like the Audi Virtual Cockpit upon which it is based, it’s a highly configurable display that’s controlled via simple buttons on the steering wheel. We like the fact that its possible to show navigation directions on a map display right in front of the driver while also being able to have other information clearly viewable around it. A head-up display is available as an option for just over £500 to project important information, such as your speed, onto the windscreen within your line of sight.