Skoda Yeti was one of the most long -awaited innovations, in the literal sense of the word. He had been waiting for his long four years, since the Czechs showed the designer layout for the first time. And so, the car finally entered the car dealerships, and we have the opportunity to find out what kind of beast this is “Yeti”.
Yeti gives the impression of an unpretentious and quite well -adapted car to our conditions. We do not run ahead, I judge by appearance. Stocky, knocked down, with a fairly large road clearance and simple body forms. Spacious wheel arches inspire confidence that on such a car, if not to Vladivostok, then at least to the foothills of the bird cherry I will reach it. I can easily imagine such a car parked on the lawn of a small summer house in a summer cottage or on the shore of one of the Khakass lakes. There is something in his appearance that immediately hints at his cozyness and family, reliability and simplicity. Although the exterior turned out and not without a share of aggressiveness. Yeti harmoniously fits into the «Skodov» tribe. He is like a brother of a puffy lazy “Rumster”, who was sent for six months to the gym and forced to pump muscles in front of the mirror with a photograph of the famous athlete “Tiguan”. “Tiguana”, of course, did not work out of it, but Yeti still acquired some of his features-both in the interior and in the exterior.
We get in the car, and the first thing you pay attention to is how the doors work. Simple, comfortable, predictable closers. Confident severity, quiet move, but there is one «but». Completely slam the “gate” turned out the third time. The handwriting of Kaluga masters? Although this is the first and, it seems, the last unpleasant impression of the yeti.
The salon creates a pleasant impression. You can find fault with such trifles as a bright red inscription 4×4 on a plastic knob of the gearbox handle. Pleasant to the touch high -quality materials, a good overview of the dashboard, an affordable and understandable location of all the necessary manipulators. Round climate controls are located in the usual places. The key of the inclusion of systems of additional control functions (assistance in the descent from the mountain, etc.) are at the very bottom of the panel, there they will not be able to accidentally hurt them — this is convenient when you reduce the temperature of the stove to the touch. Many experts stated that Yeti’s salon turned out to be one of the most successful among the entire «Skodov» line of models.
Well, it’s time to find out about the habits of the «snow man». We got a copy with a manual box for the test. It is so easy to control her that the girl is not even accustomed to the “stick” after a few minutes of driving will think about the rejection of the “automatic”. In addition, as it turned out, under the soft appearance of the «Yeti» hid a sharp character. With a complete press on the gas pedal, the inertia of acceleration is very noticeably pressed into the chair. We have under the hood — a 1, 8 liter motor, with a turbine. Such an unit gives out 160 horsepower, and to hundreds is able to disperse the car a little more than eight seconds. The power of the motor can already be felt when the tachometer shows a mark of only 2000 revolutions. Due to the underlying impeller of the compressor, there is no turbo. Lovers of the aggressive driving style will not feel deprived of themselves, and on the highway the supply of power will not be superfluous when overtaking.
If you talk about overtaking, it is worth mentioning the safety of the «snow man». As shown by crash tests, the car turned out to be strong. Based on the results of Euroncap Yeti, he received the highest rating — five stars. Thought about the smallest passengers. In the glove compartment of the crossover there is a keyhole. Turning the ignition key in it, the driver forcibly turns off the pillow in the place of the front passenger. This allows you to fasten a children’s chair in the front seat, without worrying for the fact that the triggering pillow can injure the child.
Check the suspension work — we will turn it to gravel. Where the driver of the sedan trampled at a speed of 30 km/h, shaking the bones on the bumps, the driver of the «Yeti» can go quite comfortably 50. A good road clearance of 18 centimeters is another point in a cross-ruled piggy bank, but actually this car is built on a golf platform, and on the asphalt it is very reminiscent of a passenger car. The suspension is quite stiff, but its energy intensity allows you to play the playing most dangerous for cars of bumps. From the SUVs, Yeti still connected all -wheel drive and anti -circus system that imitates differential blocking. “Snow man” is good on moderately broken country roads and in the conditions of the Siberian city off -road, but “rape” it is not worth it in a harsh crossed area.
A few words should be said about the little amenities with which the developers provided this car. For example, a system of assistance when descent. Pressing the Off Road button includes a kind of off-road cruise control. The system begins to work when you move out of the slope cooler than ten degrees, at a speed of two to thirty kilometers per hour. The car exactly holds the chosen course, and acceleration and braking are controlled by only two pedals. Convenient function. On an icy descent to the underground parking, it may well come in handy.
The practicality of the salon is also on top. And without that, a rather big trunk (405 liters) can be increased to 510 liters, if you move the rear seats forward and put their backs in a vertical position. And moreover, if you completely lower the backs of the rear seats down, you get a cargo compartment with a volume of 1580 liters. By this indicator, Yeti has no competitors among classmates.
Yeti — a typical city «resident». The brutal name only hints at the off -road potential of the car, but off -road is not his element. Stylish, spacious, convenient, energetic, dynamic — the best option for those who are looking for a “useful” city car on which you can ride a summer house or mushrooms with the whole family on weekends.
Prices for Skoda Yeti start from a mark of 699,000 rubles. The cost of the test of the car is 959,000 rubles.