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The Skoda Yeti is a curiously named family car with plenty to recommend it to the family buyer - despite the oddball name, divisive looks and undesirable badge.
It's been a massive success for Skoda since its release, remaining near the top of the class for practicality and value, and holding its own against talented rivals like the Peugeot , Kia Soul and Nissan Qashqai.
As with many of Skoda's cars, the Yeti operates between two classes of car - bigger than the smallest supermini-SUVs like the Nissan Juke , but smaller than bona fide family crossovers like the Renault Kadjar. It's priced pretty neatly in between them, too, giving family buyers another buying choice. Since its release, the Yeti's had a minor facelift, which tidied up the front end and removed the bulbous dual headlamp arrangement.
It also split the range into regular and Outdoor trim - with the former losing the black plastic body cladding and adopting a more 'on-road' style. There are also some faintly silly fake carbon-fibre inserts and a smaller looking three-spoke steering wheel in the cabin.
The Skoda Yeti comes fitted with hill descent control and all-wheel drive versions have a sophisticated Haldex clutch design that provides maximum traction when needed. A lighter 4x4 system on the latest models means all-wheel drive versions are slightly more economical than before.
The engine range has also been rationalised, with the old 1. All engines can be had with the optional DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission. Skip to Content Skip to Footer. In-depth reviews Home Skoda.
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Skoda bosses admit that on the cards for the future is a plug-in hybrid model - understandable given growing public disdain for pure combustion-engined cars. But there's also an evo angle likely to arrive, with Skoda CEO Bernhard Maier admitting that the firm has detected customer demand for a faster model, which could carry vRS badging.
A dramatically improved interior is a real highlight though, looking more upmarket and luxurious than the slightly utilitarian aesthetic of the previous Yeti. A digital dial pack is also available for the first time on a Skoda product. Skoda has been sure not to lose the utilitarian capability of the previous car, with optional individual rear seats, which are also completely removable, unlocking a huge litre load bay. We will have to wait for our first drive to see if the Karoq has been able to hold onto the character that defined its Yeti predecessor, but we fear that despite looking more polished, it could well dissolve into just another worthy-but-dull option in the crossover class.
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