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Skoda Yeti review by TopGear

Well built, decent to drive, economical and practical – there’s a lot to like about the Yeti. Look out Qashqai, Skoda has you in its sights.

  • Comfort

    Like any car of this shape and size the Yeti's jacked-up suspension means it lollops over speed bumps, but the ride isn't squidgy.

    Rated 7 out of 10

  • Performance

    There’s 1.2 and 1.8-litre TSI petrols and a 2.0 diesel with either 110, 140 or 170bhp. So far we’ve only driven the 1.2-litre, turbocharged unit matched to a seven-speed DSG ’box. It’s a great little combination: efficient yet rapid, quiet yet revvy. Despite being small it doesn’t feel short on power, though it could start to struggle with a big load.

    Rated 6 out of 10

  • Cool

    Surprisingly cool... for a family car.

    Rated 6 out of 10

  • Quality

    Inside, the knobs, dash and dials are familiar from other VW Group cars and are predictably well put together.

     

     

    Rated 8 out of 10

  • Handling

    Show it some pace and it rolls slightly as it leans on those high springs. But it grips well and certainly handles better than a Qashqai, which is an unrewarding thing to drive quickly.

    Rated 7 out of 10

  • Practicality

    There's plenty of room here for five passengers and the maximum boot space of 1,760 litres is huge. But it's the Varioflex seats that impressed us the most, with a folding/flipping/removable second row like the Roomster. The Yeti loses 20 litres of max bootspace to its MPV sibling, despite being a bigger car, because its roof is lower. Still, 20 litres is just a couple of carrier bags.

    Rated 7 out of 10

  • Running costs

    The 1.2 is the cheapest to run, thanks to 149 g/km of CO2 (£125 road tax) and 44mpg, although the 140 and 170bhp diesels come close with 159 g/km of CO2 (£150) and 46mpg. Stay away from the 1.8 TSI - it returns just 35mpg and is in the £215 taxation band.

    Rated 9 out of 10

Article source: www.topgear.com

Skoda Octavia vRS review by Top Gear

Basically an Octavia with a VW Golf GTI engine and transmission in it’s original form, though there‘s now a vRS with a 2.0-litre diesel called the ‘CR‘ vRS. Fast, competent and not flash. It’s a surprise they’re not more popular.

  • Comfort

    The Octavia is a pretty big car, so it rides well, looks after your 4th and 5th vertebrae and still manages to get a spurt on when it needs to. The seats are nicely sporting without being uncomy-for-distance racer’s chairs, and the engines settle back to a muted thrumble when you hit the motorway. The suspension also manages it’s control without the usual trade-off of a thumpy town ride. We like.

    Rated 6 out of 10

  • Performance

    The 2.0-litre Fsi petrol uses a turbo and delivers 200bhp, 207lb ft of torque and 0-62mph in 7.3 with a top end of a fraction under 150mph. Stick that in yer pipe and smoke it - suddenly the Police pursuit cars don’t look so silly now do they? The diesel version is a little bit slower; at 8.4 seconds to 62mph and 140mph top end, but beware it on the motorway - it may only have 168bhp, but that’s backed up by 258lb ft of torque - so in-gear acceleration is brisk.

    Rated 8 out of 10

  • Cool

    Yeah, it's pretty cool. Ish. Kind of. If you like that sort of thing.

    Rated 7 out of 10

  • Quality

    Solid and splendid from Skoda. Not flashy or even that interesting, but the vRS gets some nice added bits to let you know you’re in the fast one.

    Rated 7 out of 10

  • Handling

    Very tidy, if a little safe for fun’s sake. The front-wheel-drive chassis is supremely well-sorted in this latest generation and there’s a distinct lack of drama when pressing on. The vRS looks after you in a way that many quick cars don’t - it’ll be faster in the end.

    Rated 7 out of 10

  • Practicality

    Brilliantly practical - which is presumably why the cops love ‘em. The boot holds 560-litres seats up - which believe us is plenty, and there’s room for five with change.

    Rated 7 out of 10

  • Running costs

    The petrol vRS emits 190g/km and gets hit for 26-percent tax, but the insurance group is a very reasonable 15. The diesel drops an insurance group to 14, emits 150g/km and gets an 18-percent tax bashing - so that’s the one to go for on the company car scheme. Residuals are so-so.

Article source: www.topgear.com

Yeti SE Plus pulls in double win for ŠKODA at Towcar of the Year Awards

  • ŠKODA Yeti SE Plus victorious in two categories at Towcar of Year Awards 2013
  • Best in class for Vehicle Excise Duty Bands G, H & I and Under 1800kg All-Wheel Drive
  • The winners were announced at the Caravan Club’s annual awards in London on Wednesday 26th September

The ŠKODA Yeti SE Plus has scooped two class wins at this year’s prestigious Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards.

The brand’s acclaimed 4x4 model took top honours in both the Vehicle Excise tax bands G, H & I and the All Wheels Drive under 1800kg categories.

The judges, made up of experienced motoring journalists and seasoned caravanning experts, were impressed with the Yeti’s towing capability, applauding its “load capacity, high-speed stability, cornering prowess, handling and ride”.

ŠKODA UK Brand Director, Alasdair Stewart, comments: “The Yeti is an astonishingly versatile vehicle, so it is no surprise that it continues to win awards across the board.

“The caravanning community has always been extremely supportive of ŠKODA – the Superb Estate is already a double-winner at the Towcar of the Year Awards - so it’s fantastic that the Yeti’s exceptional offering for these customers has been recognised this year.”

The 2013 competition attracted 23 entrants from a number of manufacturers, with the entrants put through their paces at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.

Special guest, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, attended the testing regime at Millbrook and then presented the Class awards to representatives from the winning manufacturers at an awards ceremony in London on 26th September.

In a bid to make the awards more relevant for members and more attuned to environmental motoring issues, the categorisation of entrants was decided by Vehicle Excise Duty tax bands rather than by price-class for the first time in the competition’s 30-year history.

During track tests, the judges assessed each car’s towing ability more rigorously than ever before, with an acceleration test and a reversing test added to the usual evaluation. The tests included a mid-range 30-60mph acceleration assessment, high-speed towing circuits, emergency braking, ride and handling evaluations and hill-stop and restart tests.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

New Architectural Icon

A professional team of designers, engineers, and experts in other fields of specialty work in the Design Center on development of new automobiles for ŠKODA. Using drawings and models, the Exterior Division designs the external appearance, while specialists in the Interior Division elaborate on the details in the interior. In order to be able to evaluate designs realistically, a Model Shop makes life-size models from modeling clay at a 1:1 scale, which are indistinguishable from actual automobiles.


The Color & Trim Shop designs upholstery fabrics for the seats, colors of the lacquer, and all other materials to give the interior a comfortable and pleasant appearance. Workers in the CAD Design Division generate computer-based models of components (e.g., wheels), create data for subsequent machining of ŠKODA Auto components, and ensure exchange of information with the relevant design units.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

 

Business Contract Hire

If you run a small business and want to run a ŠKODA without worrying about its future value or the hassle of eventually selling it, a Contract Hire agreement could be for you.

 

We’ll agree a plan of fixed monthly rentals lasting for one year to four years.  At the end of the contract you simply hand the car back, subject to mileage and vehicle condition, and start a new agreement on a brand new SKODA.

 

You can budget ahead by adding servicing, maintenance and tyre costs to your agreement. It may even be possible for your business to recover the VAT on these elements.

 

We recommend that you seek independent tax advice.

 

To find out more about Contract Hire, please contact ŠKODA Business Direct.

Article source: www.skoda.co.uk

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