2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42
Skoda is a member of the Volkswagen Group. Until recently, it produced high-quality and inexpensive sedans and hatchbacks. But at the end of the first decade of the new century, it released the first car with off-road performance, which opened the model line in this direction.
Skoda Yeti 2009
The Skoda Yeti crossover, so named for its confident behavior on a snowy road, was named family car of the year in 2010. It is ideal for traveling with children. The Skoda Yeti crossovers were distinguished by their original appearance, which was not immediately recognized by the public. They were even called the ugliest in their class. Roof rails made the car visually taller. The length of the car is 4.2 m, the width is 1.8 m, the height is 1.7 m. The ground clearance of 180 mm gave it increased cross-country ability.
The trunk of a five-seater and five-door compact crossover with a volume of 405 liters, and with the rear seats folded down - 1760 liters, could hold more than half a ton of cargo, which can also be securely fixed using a whole setgrids. The crossover was assembled in front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions. It had petrol and diesel engines, ranging from 105 to 170 hp. with., automatic or manual transmission.
Skoda Yeti 2014
The Skoda company updated crossovers that found their niche five years later. The term is quite long, but Yeti came out in two different images. The city car has become elegant and stylish, and experts called the Yeti Outdoor, designed for country trips, filled with the spirit of adventure. The off-road version is complemented by a body kit characteristic of crossovers.
Both options handle well both on city streets and on country roads. Externally, the restyled version differs mainly in the design of the front end, bi-xenon headlights. Inside, the front panel has changed, there are more electronics, a rear-view camera and a car park have appeared. The interior has become more spacious and comfortable, the materials for its decoration have become more modern.
The power unit can be gasoline, with a capacity of 105, 122 in front-wheel drive and 152 hp. With. Or diesel, with a capacity of 140 liters. With. on the all-wheel drive version with six or seven-speed DSG robotic gearboxes. The completely updated Skoda Yeti on the MQB modular platform will appear very soon.
Skoda Yeti version for Russia
At the end of 2015, at a hockey tournament in Moscow, the Skoda Yeti Hockey Edition, specially designed for the Russian market, was presented to the public in the Ambition package. This model features the original black and silverpattern on 17-inch alloy wheels, silver roof rails, treadplates and themed nameplates and decals. The upholstery of the seats has changed in the interior. A new three-spoke trapezoidal steering wheel has appeared.
The list of equipment includes a control system for low and high beams, fog lamps with cornering light, rain sensor, rear parking sensors, dual-zone climate control and much more. A limited number of cars were produced. They could be equipped with any power unit from the standard Yeti engine line. In general, this is not a completely new Skoda, Yeti crossovers are no longer a rarity, but only a pleasant variety for Russian drivers.
Skoda Octavia Scout
Familiar "Octavia" in 2009 expanded the lineup of SUVs "Skoda". Crossovers with the Skout prefix are all-wheel drive five-door high-clearance (171-180 mm) cars. They are stable, fast and safe. The length of the car is 4.6 m, the width is 1.78 m. Metal plates on powerful bumpers visually increase the width of the car. A powerful (152 hp) 1.8-liter gasoline engine was eventually replaced by a more environmentally friendly and economical two-liter diesel engine. Its power is 140 hp. With. Trunk volume of a compact wagon - 580 or 1620 l.
The updated version of 2014 has somewhat changed the appearance. There were protective lining on the wings, improved fog lights, seventeen-inch wheels. The Octavia Scoutpull a trailer weighing up to 2 tons. Entry and exit angles have increased: 16.7° and 13.8°, respectively. Engines have also become more powerful. Petrol, with a volume of 1.8 liters, produces 180 liters. with., and diesel two-liter - 150 and 184 liters. With. They work with both six-speed manual and DSG transmissions. All engines comply with the international EURO-6 standard. With a diesel engine, the crossover can accelerate to a speed of almost 220 km/h.
Expected novelties
If the Octavia Scout is a class C wagon with off-road qualities, then the Yeti is a real Skoda SUV. The crossovers that are about to be released are one step below and above the Yeti.
Skoda lovers are waiting for the update of the medium crossover Yeti, the appearance of a large seven-seater car with a name not yet fully defined, but already presented to the general public. The smallest is called "Polar" (Skoda Polar), the show of which was postponed to 2017.
Senior model
The new large 7-seater Skoda crossover has already received a new name, under which it will be produced. By the way, this is the third name of the project.
The concept of a large SUV was developed under the name "Skoda Snowman" (Skoda Snowman). The world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show, which took place in March 2016, took place under the name Skoda VisionS. And the series will go Skoda Kodiak, which is expected to be presented to the public in Paris in the fall of 2016 at the motor show. The new Skoda is a big crossover. Hisdimensions: 4.7×1.91×1.68 m.
Specialists describe the appearance of the concept car as a combination of Czech cubism and the traditions of Bohemian glass, sharp lines and clear edges with the play of light and shadows on artfully defined curves. The crossover looks expressive and mysterious. The model, which was presented at the motor show, is equipped with a mixed power plant. The 1.4 TSI petrol engine develops 156 hp. With. and works with a 54 hp electric motor. With. The liquid-fuel engine transmits torque to the front axle through a six-speed DSG robotic gearbox, and the electric power to the rear axle.
An intelligent all-wheel drive system that does not require a mechanical clutch controls the front and rear axles of the vehicle independently. The engines are interconnected, the driver in different operating modes can switch from electric traction and charge a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 12.4 kWh. The designers placed it in front of the rear axle. The creators promise that the car built on the modular MQB platform will be equipped with several power units, the power of which varies from 150 to 280 “horses” with a multi-mode all-wheel drive transmission. And it will be available in both seven-seat and five-seat versions.
Younger model of Skoda crossovers
Crossovers, the model range of which is represented only by medium and large cars, will replenish the line in the smallest class of Skoda Polar. Little is known about the car yet. It is created on the platform of the new Volkswagen Taigun. What's newcompany "Skoda" - a crossover, the photos show unambiguously. The available information is drawn mainly from photographs.
Characteristics of usable space should be modest. The design will be made in the corporate style of the concern, as well as the interior, which will become ergonomic. The engines will be small, three-cylinder, with low fuel consumption. Release expected only in front-wheel drive.
New Skoda Fabia Combi
The Skoda company, whose crossovers and SUVs were until recently represented by a single model, has become a leader in the transformation of existing modifications into an SUV class model. This is both the Octavia station wagon and a completely new version of the Fabia Combi, known since 2008. Skoda Fabia Combi Scout Line has become an all-wheel drive car with protective plastic body kits, sixteen-inch wheels (seventeen-inch wheels are installed for a fee), additional underbody protection under overhangs.
There is a lot of silver in the design of the model. These are roof rails, and underbody protection, and the surfaces of side mirrors, and fog lights. These details are set off by black plastic body kits, door sills and wheel arches of the same color. Designers even thought about the floor mats, which are protected from off-road dirt with a special coating. The novelty will have both a gasoline engine with a volume of 1.2 liters, and a diesel engine with a volume of 1.4 and 1.6 liters, corresponding to the EURO-6 standard.
Skoda has many plans. The model line is replenished with both updated pre-existing and completely new developments. They are united by traditional quality, reliability and relatively low prices. It remains only to wait for what else will be presented by the company to the court of crossover and SUV lovers in Europe, Russia and China.
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