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Skoda
By Don Booker MBE
 It is a problem keeping up with innovations introduced by car makers. They have become so amazing that it is difficult knowing what is around the corner.
New technology has nearly made spanners obsolete the main part of servicing is usually done by plugging into a computer. Skoda have been thinking along different lines and spending their design energy on a particular type of car.
There’s nothing new in that, but then they have introduced the Twindoor concept to the new Superb. For those who can’t decide on a hatchback or saloon, then this maker is offering these combined virtues in one model.
There is a massive boot offering more space than some estates when the rear seats are folded, making an impressive saloon. But the Superb has another trick to offer – it can also be a saloon.
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The Twindoor usually works as a normal-style saloon, but press a second boot release and it swings up complete with the rear windscreen as a hatchback. One who appreciates hatchback versatility, I reckon I would always be pressing that second button.
When one starts to interfere with the roof line of a car, such as panoramic roof lights, I feel the shell could be weakened. But to ensure that the Twindoor could be installed without compromising structural stability, engineers familiar with working on folding hardtop convertibles were involved in strengthening pillars and roof structure.
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