Skoda has revealed official pictures of its new Superb, set to arrive in the UK in summer. We were granted an early viewing of the car you see here and drove prototype mules in December, but only now can we reveal how it looks – ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut next month – plus UK specs.

Styled by Skoda design chief Josef Kaban, the new Superb follows other new models like the Fabia by showing off a more confident, image-led look. From the front, it borrows key design themes from the bold Vision C concept car revealed at Geneva last year.The Skoda corporate grille sits prominently and is flanked by angular headlights; short front overhangs and a low nose, as on its VW Passat big brother, give a sporty profile, and gone is the old Superb’s slightly dumpy rear three-quarter look – in its place is a coupé-like roofline and flared, muscular shoulders.