Car "Skoda Yeti": clearance, specifications and reviews

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:41

Previously, the Skoda concern produced only sedans and station wagons, but in 2009 the Yeti subcompact crossover enters the market. Practicality, high availability and other characteristics in an instant made this car a bestseller in Europe - in four years, more than 300,000 copies were sold in total. However, in Russia this model was not accepted very warmly. Perhaps the restyled Skoda Yeti will receive more attention. Ground clearance and other features of this compact crossover are great for Russian roads and climate.

How to recognize the new "Yeti"?

Separating this car from the stream against the backdrop of a somewhat specific appearance is quite simple, even despite the restyling.

The most important change is the new optics. It is distinguished by a special crystal design, which has recently been considered the hallmark of Skoda cars. Bi-xenon headlights are used as the main light, and LED blocks are used as daytime running lights. It should also be noted that there are no longer those round fog lights that were located next to the main light. New "fog"are now significantly lower on the bumper and look very neutral.

In addition to optics, plastic body elements have also undergone a change. There are also additional color options. Separately, a potential owner can purchase an Outdoor design package. For more than $200, a different bumper is offered, designed for off-road driving, matte plastic lining along the entire body, as well as chrome-plated mirror housings. As for the technical characteristics of the civilian and off-road versions, they are not in the new Skoda Yeti. The clearance of the car remained the same, the range of engines is also generally the same as before.

Changes in the interior

There are practically no changes inside. The only new detail is the steering wheel with the new emblem. Also on the front panel, a decorative insert has now been added, designed to refresh the boring and gray German design. Otherwise, this is the same old, kind and familiar car of the Skoda Yeti model. The clearance also allows you to confidently move on the roads and off the roads of Russia and abroad.

Since the product is still restyled, the model received some options - these are additional upholstery options, new seat covers, leather trim options. New equipment has also been added, which can only be installed on order. For example, it is possible to equip a subcompact crossover with a rear-view camera and an assistant onparking lots.

Geometry

Despite the changes, the size of the car "Skoda Yeti", ground clearance - everything remains the same. The length of the body is 4222 mm, the width is 1793 mm, the height is 1691 mm. Wheelbase length - 2578 mm.

Clearance and its features

The ground clearance is, as in previous versions, 180 mm. However, it must be borne in mind here that non-all-wheel drive versions are intended, rather, for the city, and in these Skoda Yeti the clearance - ground clearance - is only 155 mm. For trips on city streets and country roads, this is enough, but if you want something more, then you should choose all-wheel drive options with more powerful engines. In such modifications, the distance from the bottom to the ground is 18 cm.

In the new car "Skoda Yeti" the increase in ground clearance is not automatically provided by the manufacturer. However, on sale you can find special spacers for racks. But you can also purchase air suspension. The easiest way is to install higher tires. At the same time, it will not overwrite when cornering, and larger tires fit well into the wheel arches of a car. Thus, on the Skoda Yeti, the ground clearance - ground clearance - can be increased by 10 to 40 or more mm.

Trunk

With the useful volume of the trunk, the situation is incomprehensible. The official documentation indicates that with the rear row folded, the volume is 416 liters. But if you look in the luggagebranch, it turns out that this is a hoax. There is very little space - only 321 liters with the seats unfolded, with the seats folded - 510 liters. The loading height has not changed and is 712 mm. If the seats are completely dismantled, then you can count on 1580 liters of space.

Specifications

The manufacturer equips the crossover with four turbodiesel power units and three turbocharged gasoline engines. For those countries where, according to tradition, there are problems with the quality of gasoline, and motorists there do not like supercharged engines, and this is Russia, an atmospheric MPI with a volume of 1.6 liters is proposed. These engines can be attributed to one new family - VAG-EA211.

The technical characteristics and ground clearance available in the basic configuration of the Skoda Yeti make it possible to drive quite tolerably on city and country roads. The base engine is 1.2 TSI with a capacity of 105 hp. With. Maybe the power is not enough, but due to the turbocharger, the torque of this motor is quite impressive. Already from 1400 rpm. engine produces 175 Nm.

Second engine - 1.4 TSI with 122 horsepower. With. This unit can be safely written in the "medium". It shows good dynamics, and fuel consumption when driving in a combined cycle barely reaches 8 liters per 100 km.

Most motorists, of course, try to buy a Skoda Yeti car, a characteristic whose ground clearance is at its maximum. So, the Czech automaker offers 1.8 TSI with a capacity of 160 forces. He is able to give 250Nm per wheel, and they don't make 2WD versions with this engine.

Motor for Russia

For Russia, Skoda offers a naturally aspirated 1.6 engine. This is an MPI engine, and its power is 110 horsepower. This product is not highly efficient compared to its older TSI brothers. Its torque is only 155 Nm, which becomes available only from 2000 rpm. Fuel consumption is slightly higher, about a liter. Regarding the price and reliability of this motor, everything is fine here.

This unit is completely devoid of components and parts with which there were problems in the design of the TSI type. There is no turbocharger, heaters, high pressure pump. And you can even fill this engine with 92m gasoline.

Transmissions

The Czech manufacturer has finally equipped Bigfoot with an automatic transmission. But this is only for TSI - traditionally, robotic DSGs are available in 6 or 7 steps. The classic torque converter six-speed automatic will work with the MPI motor.

Conclusion

In general, the new crossover turned out to be, if not impressive, then certainly good and reliable. Everything is fine in the new car "Skoda Yeti" 2016 - clearance, engine, transmission, all-wheel drive. On city roads and uncomplicated off-road, the car demonstrates high stability. Pleased with the presence of electronic assistants that help to easily overcome problem areas on the road.