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| ![]() Wonderfully detailed review there! What strikes me about the Yeti is the attention to detail on many parts.Feels really good on the effort taken to design it properly and thoroughly.Infact the number of negatives in this review is quite low. I love that wood trim,the shade of it,complements the interior so perfectly and gives it a more upmarket feel. I dont think this car will be a flop.You have define flop for the yeti because it hardly has any competition.i am guessing a 150-200 units/month sales and that will include 20-30 prospective Laura customers too. |
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| ![]() Great review guys, and brilliant pics. I too feel this will do well in the market, because there are many people who want something, with a little more space than a sedan, maybe higher seating too, but want the vehicle to drive like a sedan. This is perfect for those people and I expect it to do well, since the Elegance version has lots and lots of goodies for its price. I sat in one for a few minutes, and I thought it should have been a slight bit wider. But the legroom was fine, enough for average people. And that gearshift, just brilliant. Hopefull the DSG, power seats, xenons and panoramic roof make it here on the L&K. Now that will be a great buy. Also if it comes with the 170bhp tune. Personally I liked the brown colour the most. ![]() Last edited by Akshay1234 : 17th November 2010 at 01:48. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Sounds like technically its an excellent car (sorry SUV). Reminds me so much of the Subaru Forester. Big problem for me is (similar to Aria)...what image does it project? Not Macho like Fortuner, Safari, not sophisticated like Outlander or X1 or CRV. Its a playful/cheeky/geeky design.... OK for 3 lakh Nano or 4 lakh Beat not a 20 lakh car where prestige is important. Suddenly the Xtrail is looking mature and grown up. That aside, 4x4 could have been made optional so that price is a little more competetiv and FWD DSG should have been offered. Quote:
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In India Toyota/Honda =premium, so how come a car (or SUV or whatever) from an already messed up up brand competing with fortuner will sell in India ? Same price range same target audience. Any guesses for stabilised sales fig. above 300 or no. Is it another excellent product failing due to wrong pricing ? Cheers P.S Mods can we add a poll here or in separate thread for expected sales ? | |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Did Skoda guys mention anything about the TSI version of the Yeti? Are there any dates? 1.2 or 1.8 TSI? |
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| ![]() Thanks, Rehaan, for the excellent and very exhaustive review of the Yeti, and the great pictures. And very timely too - you posted right after the launch! I was waiting eagerly for this one. Ever since my wife and I happened to see the Autocar Show on TV in September this year, this car has been in the forefront of our minds, and in fact for the first time in our lives my wife actually said 'I like this car'! (Apologies, we are not anywhere close to all the enthusiasts here). Your review almost makes me feel as if I have seen the car for myself, and definitely there are many inputs a person like me would never be able to gather or to understand by himself. Just a few days ago I came across another thread on this forum, most probably 'Skoda Yeti - The Crossover SUV', where everyone was discussing the impending launch and possible attributes and pricing points of the Yeti, and so your review serves to put all further speculation to rest. In fact, yesterday's DNA newspaper reports that company has already received 1000 pre-orders fro the Yeti! I guess there must be many previleged persons who know all about the car even before its launch and wish to lose no time in getting one for themselves before the rush begins. But will I buy one? Let us see. Even though I am sure to like the physical/tangible attributes of the car, two aspects make me hesitate - i) your mention about the perceptible engine sound (in that case why shouldn't I choose the Scorpio, if my car will still sound like one?) and ii) the Skoda A S S horror stories that I see on this forum. Regards RKM |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Seems like a great package for the price. Given he cost of keeping this car beyond the warranty period, personally, I would never consider a Skoda. It makes sense for businessmen who can write of depreciation in 4 years and sell the car before extended warranty expires. However, between the Yeti & Santa Fe, it should hopefully put some pressure on Toyota to add some Kit to the Fortuner. |
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Skoda would have hit the nail on the head if they had offered some key features that might be the deciding factor for many, for example, the DSG 'box, electrically-adjustable seats, xenon-HIDs, etc. I'm a little taken aback when I heard that the space it offers inside is lesser than the Laura! That's a dampener! When you spend 20 lakhs, you expect it to be as spacious as a mid-size sedan, at least! Quote:
![]() I love that shade of brown on it. And as I've mentioned earlier, it comes across as the perfect car in many ways! I'm a little disappointed about the space it offers on the inside, but I guess we can deal with it. I wouldn't be surprised if we find the Yeti parked in our garage a year o so from now! ![]() | ||
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| ![]() Just a little while ago I saw Rehaan's post with a photograph showing the Yeti parked next to a Nano. Well, well! Makes one think twice about calling it even a crossover SUV. No wonder people are saying it looks like an overgrown Fabia! Another grouse - Why do so many car manufacturers neglect proper foot placement for the rear middle passenger? Straddling a raised transmission tunnel or rear AC Controls/cup/bottle holders for long periods causes discomfort to the other passengers as well and only serves to discourage buyers who may be looking to seat five persons comfortably at least sometimes. Quote:
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We didn't experience any under/over-steer, but to be fair, we didn't get the chance to push very hard on our usual uphill ghat sections during this drive. Quote:
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Think of it this way - for people looking for something in this segment, there are now TWO reasons to go to the Skoda showroom instead of just one! Couldn't hurt. Quote:
I'd say it is a logical step, but dependent on if the sales match or better the expected figures. Turn-in is eager and direct (though theres no feedback), mid-range is really solid and linear, visibility is good, brakes are good, body roll is controlled. Its great fun to throw around, or even nip around traffic in at medium speeds. I thoroughly enjoyed driving it. Quote:
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| ![]() Great review - highlights the details that one wants to know well. Can't get over the 'ajeeb' looks of this one though :( |
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Yeti needs a highly sophisticated, knowledgeable buyer to appreciate the car. The average customer needs to be 'educated' about Yeti. Quote:
Hope Mahindra too equips their new SUV on lines of the recent launches (Aria, Santa Fe, Yeti). Rehaan, Excellent review. Rated 5 stars. You seem to be having a photo as answer for every query. Who needs the auto magazines now, when we have reviews like these. ![]() | ||
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Although I'm no stranger to the versatility of the Yeti ![]() But what's with the retro-pointy corners of the front-windows? | |
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BANNED | ![]() going by this pic with the tallbaby nano, it leads me to believe the Skoda Yeti is roughly comparable with the erstwhile Subaru Forester. The only time I saw the Yeti was a couple months ago in the UK and from a distance - hence I am now quite confused. At that time it looked almost as big as an X Trail. Need to pop over to the Skoda shop and check it out i think. GC at 180mm is the same as the Scorpio so I would have less worries on handling bad roads. Quote:
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