Skoda Yeti test drive since 2009 -

Skoda Yeti test drive: one for all

A snowy man who got into the city, but ready, if necessary, cope with forest conditions. An incomprehensible creature, the evidence of which enthusiasts are looking tired. The same universal car whose existence has not been proven, but which all automakers strive for?

O Tempora! O Mores!
And the times and morals are now such that the crossover cannot but come to the court. The boom on this type of body began a few years ago and does not intend to give way to the championship to other trends. It seems that it was the crossover that became the quintessence of universality, and not the station wagon, even with increased cross -country ability. And what, where is it convenient: here you are a station wagon with a large trunk, and a salon, where the whole family and dogs will be accommodated, and clearance for urban obstacles is suitable, and the landing is high, and the moderately compact dimensions for parking in close streets, And for the price is not a jeep, and even the drive is complete!

But perfection is unattainable to happiness. Otherwise, everyone would go on the same-affected universal machines. However, crossovers managed to get closer to him the closest

The first Czech Skoda Yeti crossover was doomed to sympathy. The novelty was first presented in the form of a concept back in 2004, not assuming serial release. But the car was adopted by the public, and therefore it was decided to release Yeti into a large and dangerous world. For the serial future, one could not worry about the big brother of Volkswagen was supposed to provide units of the well -known qualities and reliability. For Skoda there was a refinement for its own individuality and some kind of delicious concept.

A snowy man who got into the city, but ready, if necessary, cope with forest conditions. An incomprehensible creature, the evidence of which enthusiasts are looking tired. The same universal car whose existence has not been proven, but which all automakers strive for?

Fortunately, when drawing Yeti, the designers did not lick the lines and lengthen the headlights to the middle of the wings and hood, but left the chopped and at the same time friendly design. The naive-round fog lights are located higher than usual, and this gives a calm appearance a little non-standard and liveliness. Invisible black racks, a flat roof and a vertical cut of the stern have long been found (the most obvious example of Kia Soul, competitor Yeti) and still successful solutions. On bumpers and thresholds, unpainted plastic linings. A hint of off -road potential? Or just protection from the dangers of close city parking?

Now it is not possible to paint cars in monotonous gray -black colors, so Skoda has a whole palette of shades for the yeti - from blue to green.

There are no surprises in the cabin. Simally, functionally, qualitatively and predictably like any VW concern car. But Skoda is sensitive to its self -identification, so Yeti seeks to remind Octavia more than Tiguan. Especially the continuity is obvious in the family central console and devices.
The landing is magnificent: convenient tenacious chairs, good visibility and adequate orientation in dimensions, optimally located controls. The only claim to ergonomics, the steering wheel in the lower position covers the upper part of the devices.

Climate control sensors monitor the quality of the air entering the car and automatically include the air recirculation mode if necessary. The indications of parking sensors are displayed on the screen of the central console.

Such sensations are covered quietly and smoothly and smoothly at the moment when the Skodovsky crossover begins to move. Noise insulation is excellent on any road surfaces, the silence and even course of the car create an amazing coziness in the cabin. Pits, bumps and other bedridden obstacles to passengers of the Czech crossover seem to not exist.

We got a basic equipment with a new TSI engine with a volume of 1.2 liters with a capacity of 105 hp, aggregated with a mechanical box. This motor can also be equipped with a DSG transmission. These configurations are front-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive, for which, according to advertising, the roads do not end, is available only with the most powerful 1.8-liter 152-horsepower power unit and manual transmission.

Yeti's character is not at all shielding. The small but proud TSI engine vigorously reacts to gas, quite rumbling, easily accelerates the car and, when maintaining good revolutions, allows you to stay in the stream without much effort. But he does not hold the driver in gambling, without provoking him and allowing him to relax at the wheel. Catching the moment when the clutch grasp is not easy without habit, the accelerator pedal by the way, the floor reacts to pressing without fanaticism. The gearbox lever clearly runs through the gamies, but without enthusiasm, and the moves are long for such a small handle. The same steering wheel is gripped, convenient, and the reactions seem to be softened.

With all comfort, the suspension (the front McPherson, the back of the multi -link) perfectly supports the stability of the car, preventing it from neither to roll or leave the turning path. The stabilization system works traditionally for the concern machines: delicately, but confident.

The front -wheel drive Yeti is an ordinary passenger car, 180 mm clearance is not so large, the suspension moves are minimal, and some short overhangs outside the asphalt will not help.
Modification 4x4 promises not to fail where the roads end. She has more chances than a monoprodic fellow. The Hill Assist assisting system allows the driver not to participate in the process of exit from a steep slide for this you need to press the Off-Road key (the system operates at speeds from 2 to 30 km/h in the first three gears or neutrals) and the gas pedals and the brakes adjust to adjust The rate of descent.
However, few may think of going to a fragmented field on a compact crossover. Such machines are not bought to participate in the trophy raids. According to its ideological component, the compact crossover is the same minivan, but not with such an obvious recognition in its complete and final families. Therefore, buyers are primarily worried about what a trunk is in the car, whether the shepherd will fit in the back seat and whether the car will reach the cottage. And, of course, the price. The passages of pendants and blocking differentials are of interest to few of them.

And potential buyers will like answers to these questions. It is spacious and comfortable in the rear seats, and there is an plenty of places for both the legs and above the head. But the most interesting in the rear seat is the proprietary transformation system Varioflex: seats can be moved back and forth (both together and separately), the backs are adjusted by inclination. If desired, the central section of the sofa can be removed in the trunk, and the two remaining seats should be moved to the center, expanding the comfort zone for passengers.

The same system allows you to play with the luggage space of Yeti, as far as the imagination is enough. You can add part of the seats, you can use only a hatch for long -meters, or you can completely fold all sections and put them in the trunk, increasing the luggage space of the car to 1760 liters. The basic volume of the trunk is 505 liters.

The trunk itself is equipped with an incredible number of mounts for things from hooks to nets and clamps.

The price each for itself determines its adequacy. Skoda Yeti will cost at least 699,000 rubles for a car with a 1.2-liter engine and mechanics, ABS, climate control, a stock, front electric windows, heated front seats, heated windshields, a driver’s safety pillow and front passenger, 12V rosette pillows 12V In the central console and in the luggage compartment, the steering electromechanical amuctor and the electro -regulated side mirrors with heating, the swivel signal repeaters.

The cheapest option with a 1.8-liter engine and all-wheel drive (default) will cost 899,000 rubles. The machine with such a motor is not available, but it is a pity, many would prefer a more powerful motor than 1.2, and an automatic transmission.
The most significant gap in Russian trim levels is the absence of an average engine with a volume of 1.4 liters. Buyers have to make a choice between 1.2-liter and 1.8-liter, and the difference between them is 200,000 rubles!

Svetlana Aleeva
 





pros
Interesting design
Ergonomic and high -quality salon
Bagage transformation options
Exceptional sound insulation
       
Minuses
Only two available motor
Lack of a tandem of a powerful motor with automatic
       
The price of the tested car is 759,000 rubles


Complete the test of the tested car
Frontary airbags
Abs
Anti -boom system
The system of dynamic stabilization
Steering amplifier
Multifunctional steering wheel
Adjustable steering column in height
Adjustable steering column by departure
Steering wheel decoration with leather
Electric heating of the front seats
Electric drive and heating of external mirrors
Electr -glass lifts are front
Rear electric windows
Back seat
CD-audio system
Fog lights
Trip computer
Parctronics
Alloy wheels
Coloring metallic
Cruise control
Air conditioner
oblast
Full -size spare wheel
Adjusting by the height of the driver's seat
Rear -view mirror


Specifications
Body
Body type compact crossover
The number of places 5
Trunk volume, l 405/1580/1760
Equipped mass, kg 1270
Length, mm 4223
Width, mm 1793
Height, mm 1691
Wheel base, mm 2578
Road clearance, mm 180

Engine
Basin type with direct fuel injection and turbocharged
The location in front is transversely
Location and number of cylinders 4 in a row
Working volume, cm 1197
Cylinder diameter/piston stroke, mm 82.5 x 84.2
The degree of compression is 10.0
The number of valves per cylinder 4
Maximum power, L.S./rpm 105/500
Maximum torque, Nm/rpm 175/1500-3500

Transmission
Mechanical gearbox 6-speed
Front drive
The front suspension is independent, such as McPherson, with a reptile stabilizer
The rear suspension is independent, multi -link, with a reptile stabilizer
Front brakes Disco ventilated
The rear brakes are disk

Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 175
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, from 11.8
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
city cycle 7.9
country cycle 5.9
mixed cycle 6.6
Fuel tank capacity, l 60
AI-95 fuel
 

Source: Carclub.ru