Can’t get enough of your reviews, great info, great presentation, and you make it fun and informative and everything you critique is relevant! Great job mate!
I'm getting the 4x4 red color this week. The test drive was really good, and this red color makes it look tough and sporty. For its price, this is the cheapest & most practical SUV for anyone's needs.
To +Azureecosse, the complaining about the 1.2 litre turbo engine: take it back to your dealer. I've just bought one of these for my mum, and it handles like a dream! But on second thoughts, maybe you have a manual gearbox. I have automatic and notice that the gears shift extremely quickly into 4th and even 5th gear (at 40mph). Anyway, I did a long bit of driving in it last night: high speeds, twisty roads going up long mountain roads and the engine's rev counter hardly climbed above 2,000 RPM in 7th gear! The HP is around 105, but don't let that fool you, the torque on this thing must be somewhere in the two hundreds, easily. And the MPG is amazing to boot. This is coming from someone who drives (and loves) a Range Rover Evoque. I didn't think I could feel so secure in something smaller, but the Yeti is reassuringly heavy too and just hugs the road. Probably like that because of its low centre of gravity. I'm just glad I didn't get a Nissan Qashqai or Subaru Forester or XV lol
Love our 2013 2.0 litre TDI 6 Speed DSG - 94,000 Kms Down Under of delightful practicality. Our other car is a 2018 Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 turbo petrol 6 speed auto. Just did 5,500 kms with 1,950 kms in 3 days from Sydney to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Both cars very endearing.... and then there is the 2CV6 Charleston for real fun..
The pillar behind the front doors . The way they curve up remind me of the Lancia Stratos which is something i would never imagine myself saying about a Skoda 4X4 crossover .
I'm sure you won't regret it is so. I have owned many cars over 50+ years but this, after 5 years ownership, with also being the top-of-the-range 4x4 Clement & Lourent model (sun roof, self parking, gps, etc) , is the best and most enjoyable I've had. Being the 75bhp 2L diesel giving mid-40's mpg, it pulls my big Compass Cassita caravan like a dream. Go for it - if you can find a good example.
Skoda vehicles are not available in North American countries because they havent passed the Ambiental test to be sold. They arent also available in some latin american countries like Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. But they still great cars and very very safety for lateral crashes. 10/10 my opinion.
Great review man, I like your style. The only thing I would ask for in future reviews is a comparison of power / ground clearance / economy between competitors in the segment. Thanks!
Strongly recommended by Jeremy Clarkson, reasonably high review scores, strong residual values, rated highly in customer surveys, won a number of awards and now in an advertising campaign with Xzibit. Now all I need is around £20,000 to get a good spec one...
@chikmaginet95 ok lets use litres :) Prius..... 4,7 l/100km (tested in Europe) Yeti..... 4,6 l/100km Superb .....4,4 l/100km Octavia..... 3,7 l/100km Fabia..... 3,4 l/100km The best Economic run tested was Fabia with 2,78 l/100km. Best prius was 3,9 l/100km. Prius can do 2,2l/100km if its under 20km. Also i believe that electric power is not solution, fuel cell cars could be.
@lllLucky13lll it was tuned 1,8 engine from like 130 to 160 HP but it had too high emissions so the turbo was given to it to achieve 160 HP more efficient. It wasnt in mass production, just 5 models were made for testing. Its the case with US, they dont have so high emissions standards for cars. My boss has car from US and he had to modify the engine to even run it here. I would buy Mustang Shelby GT500 but i would have to redo all the engine, handling and suspension to make it drivable for me
I'd prefer when the left to right driver side conversion takes place, the indicator stalk is also moved to the opposite side of the gear lever. Bit of lazy cost savings. Spoils an otherwise excellent car. Signed Skoda Superb owner in Australia.
@lllLucky13lll Im afraid i did mistake :) yes the production one is turbo, altough there was one without :) I would like VW to import Mustang with Audi engine tuned by cosworth :)
@chikmaginet95 You have to compare engines, European engine has almost twice the HP than american cars for example. Thats why 1,6 Europe car is same fast as 3,0 American which drains 3 times more fuel. Europe cars are around 50-60 mpg, American are 20-30 and prius is about 50.
@lllLucky13lll Chevrolet 1,4 litre with 138HP is Turbocharged =) Same engine from VW 1,4l has 160 HP. Only if you meant Chevrolet 1,8l with 136 HP, (no turbo), VW 1,8 with no turbo has 160 HP.
@lllLucky13lll I compared UK mpg with converted US to UK mpg of Prius smartass :) I wrote that 2 times now. European cars have less HP because they have smaller engines to meet the strick emissions in Europe. Also because fuel costs 2-3 times more in Europe than in US.US cars have big engines with low power and big fuel consumtion,thatws why US is still impressed by Prius, thats why Europe is not. Prius has bigger fuel consumption than most (green) gas cars in Europe.
Skoda announced the new full Offroad is in study and should be available in next 3-5 years. Some theoretical images can be found even now how it could look like.
@lllLucky13lll its older engine, im not sure if it wasnt developed by Audi back than. Today most engines use turbos because of the power. Naturally aspirated engines are not so often today.
Skoda Yeti 1.6 TDI Greenline, 105 ch 23 020 € Ce Yeti “ligne verte” est censé être très peu porté sur le carburant. Doté d’un stop & start en série, son diesel 1.6 TDI 105 ch se révèle très “rond” à l’usage malgré un relatif creux au décollage. Uniquement disponible en traction, il séduit comme ses frères par son habitabilité et sa modularité, moins par son confort. (French)
It has to do with estabishing brand recognision, establishing seperate dealerships, and figuring out the right Ads. which would cost Porsche-Volkswagen alot of money. And even though its part of Volkswagen, Americans would question its reliability, and its worthiness. As most of us are unfamiliar with a car coming from countries like the Czech Republic. Its because of these factors is why we dont get the Skoda nor the SEAT brands. And it'll be cheaper and less of a risk just to rebadge it.
@ArtemiyPavlov Its not common in central europe to have automatic, because everybody loves to drive a car, not to drive a robot (no offense). And 1,8 is quite strong as you can see on many previews.
@christianm50 I know skoda dont sale cars in the u.s. I didn't know it has to pass a test. If I ever move in the usa. Im taking a skoda yeting with me.
@ArtemiyPavlov I guess youre right, but i still would buy the 1,8 with manual. And why you dont like Diesel ? it is well known that Diesels in Skoda's are as good as petrol engines. I drive 1,8 diesel and had 2.0 petrol. The sound is very surpressed in yetti from high pressure engine.
Realy like mine but its cost hundreds pounds in repairs in the last 8 weeks egr valve 900 pounds then 3 weeks later a injector went down 460 pound 2 weeks later 3 more injectors needed cost 900 pounds the coils fail on the injectors but they are not available so have to buy the whole injector 16 tdi the add used to say if every thing was as reliable as a Volkswagen not so sure now
There is no denying cars get better in terms of the stuff they offer, this thing with the seats is nice. Actually I would drive a Skoda, a VW is comparable but in the Americas you can´t get a small VW that is made in Germany, only the brazilian crap, which definitely sucks.
First, I'm not an eastern european spongebob, I'm from Germany and I don't think this is in the east of europe. How do you define "underpowered"? If you want go fast, you won't buy such a car. And for its price, it has a great quality, part of the VWAG. If I would "need" a SUV, I would buy the Yeti rather than a Volkswagen, simply because its much cheaper, and I like this kind of "understatement", driving a eastern european car, that is built as good as a volkswagen, in some parts even better
@LeadHammer yeah youre right, i didnt consider weather. Skoda is still not that known again as it was long time ago. VW is mad on them now for Superb, so Skoda will have to push some nerve with these things. We can only hope :)
@lllLucky13lll 20-30 US mpg is 24-36 UK mpg ... European cars have 50-60 UK mpg which is 42-50 US mpg. Still dont get it ? US Chevrolet engine.....1,8l.....138 HP EU VW engine.....1,8l.....180 HP Thats 1,3x more than US engine. Still dont get the point?
I've had the 110 diesel version of the Yeti for 8 months now, it still puts a smile on my face every time I drive it:)
Good all round review Matt.
Can’t get enough of your reviews, great info, great presentation, and you make it fun and informative and everything you critique is relevant! Great job mate!
My favourite Skoda and the only suv-like vehicle I would ever buy.
this man could show me, during the first 1.5 min of this vid, everything which I like to get explained; thank you.
Ridiculous for vag group to drop this car.truly unique and one of the most versatile cars ever
that's what i call a "smart car"
I'm getting the 4x4 red color this week. The test drive was really good, and this red color makes it look tough and sporty. For its price, this is the cheapest & most practical SUV for anyone's needs.
How was the car or Do you still drive it?
@@marvin2678 Excellent car, always got appreciated by everyone. Sadly had to sell it off after 10 years of driving (as per local laws).
one of the best cars that is always under the radar, because its a skoda.
very few people actually know that this car is amazing
its a shame isnt it
Good to have you back!
To +Azureecosse, the complaining about the 1.2 litre turbo engine: take it back to your dealer. I've just bought one of these for my mum, and it handles like a dream!
But on second thoughts, maybe you have a manual gearbox. I have automatic and notice that the gears shift extremely quickly into 4th and even 5th gear (at 40mph).
Anyway, I did a long bit of driving in it last night: high speeds, twisty roads going up long mountain roads and the engine's rev counter hardly climbed above 2,000 RPM in 7th gear! The HP is around 105, but don't let that fool you, the torque on this thing must be somewhere in the two hundreds, easily. And the MPG is amazing to boot.
This is coming from someone who drives (and loves) a Range Rover Evoque. I didn't think I could feel so secure in something smaller, but the Yeti is reassuringly heavy too and just hugs the road. Probably like that because of its low centre of gravity.
I'm just glad I didn't get a Nissan Qashqai or Subaru Forester or XV lol
Love our 2013 2.0 litre TDI 6 Speed DSG - 94,000 Kms Down Under of delightful practicality.
Our other car is a 2018 Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 turbo petrol 6 speed auto. Just did 5,500 kms with 1,950 kms in 3 days from Sydney to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
Both cars very endearing.... and then there is the 2CV6 Charleston for real fun..
Well, Clarkson did say, this is the best car in the world... :D
i can't believe i like this car, got character
OH DEAR, ANOTHER GREAT SKODA.
I could not wait for new videos.
Review Faster!!!
The pillar behind the front doors . The way they curve up remind me of the Lancia Stratos which is something i would never imagine myself saying about a Skoda 4X4 crossover .
Getting Mine on Thursday. Come on!
He forgot to mention that you can drive through a burning building with out having your icecream melt!!!!
I seriously like this car.
buying this this year probably
I'm sure you won't regret it is so. I have owned many cars over 50+ years but this, after 5 years ownership, with also being the top-of-the-range 4x4 Clement & Lourent model (sun roof, self parking, gps, etc) , is the best and most enjoyable I've had. Being the 75bhp 2L diesel giving mid-40's mpg, it pulls my big Compass Cassita caravan like a dream. Go for it - if you can find a good example.
Skoda vehicles are not available in North American countries because they havent passed the Ambiental test to be sold. They arent also available in some latin american countries like Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. But they still great cars and very very safety for lateral crashes. 10/10 my opinion.
Great review man, I like your style.
The only thing I would ask for in future reviews is a comparison of power / ground clearance / economy between competitors in the segment.
Thanks!
this yeti looks like a great vehicle - wish we had this in canada.
It’s always one of these cars that I am stuck behind on the B road at 12 mph below the speed limit
Strongly recommended by Jeremy Clarkson, reasonably high review scores, strong residual values, rated highly in customer surveys, won a number of awards and now in an advertising campaign with Xzibit. Now all I need is around £20,000 to get a good spec one...
Perfekt short review additional with the back seats
My favourite car of all time, I think.
This car looks very nice in red, I think its the best color for the Yeti :D
I wish the US could have these
Fantastic car versatile dependable and economical I love mine 👍
daniel mc can you please tell me about the fuel efficiency ?
@@shubhamchadha6196 it’s excellent
Welcome back, Matt!
@chikmaginet95 ok lets use litres :)
Prius..... 4,7 l/100km (tested in Europe)
Yeti..... 4,6 l/100km
Superb .....4,4 l/100km
Octavia..... 3,7 l/100km
Fabia..... 3,4 l/100km
The best Economic run tested was Fabia with 2,78 l/100km. Best prius was 3,9 l/100km. Prius can do 2,2l/100km if its under 20km. Also i believe that electric power is not solution, fuel cell cars could be.
i like all skoda
It will be cool if skoda sells yeti's in the usa.
@lllLucky13lll it was tuned 1,8 engine from like 130 to 160 HP but it had too high emissions so the turbo was given to it to achieve 160 HP more efficient. It wasnt in mass production, just 5 models were made for testing. Its the case with US, they dont have so high emissions standards for cars. My boss has car from US and he had to modify the engine to even run it here. I would buy Mustang Shelby GT500 but i would have to redo all the engine, handling and suspension to make it drivable for me
I'd prefer when the left to right driver side conversion takes place, the indicator stalk is also moved to the opposite side of the gear lever. Bit of lazy cost savings. Spoils an otherwise excellent car. Signed Skoda Superb owner in Australia.
@lllLucky13lll Im afraid i did mistake :) yes the production one is turbo, altough there was one without :) I would like VW to import Mustang with Audi engine tuned by cosworth :)
Depends which engine you go for, like any car. Not that you'd by this car for its performance.....
I agree, I WANT ONE!
Grande YETI
Best Car ever
@chikmaginet95 You have to compare engines, European engine has almost twice the HP than american cars for example. Thats why 1,6 Europe car is same fast as 3,0 American which drains 3 times more fuel. Europe cars are around 50-60 mpg, American are 20-30 and prius is about 50.
it's like the only car you'll only need
I did not know that the rear seats slid forward and backwards and I have owned the cae for four years.
Varioflex seating, same on the Karoq it's replacement.
@lllLucky13lll Chevrolet 1,4 litre with 138HP is Turbocharged =) Same engine from VW 1,4l has 160 HP.
Only if you meant Chevrolet 1,8l with 136 HP, (no turbo), VW 1,8 with no turbo has 160 HP.
@lllLucky13lll I compared UK mpg with converted US to UK mpg of Prius smartass :) I wrote that 2 times now. European cars have less HP because they have smaller engines to meet the strick emissions in Europe. Also because fuel costs 2-3 times more in Europe than in US.US cars have big engines with low power and big fuel consumtion,thatws why US is still impressed by Prius, thats why Europe is not. Prius has bigger fuel consumption than most (green) gas cars in Europe.
the 2009-present Skoda Yeti is assembled in
Kvasiny, Czech Republic
Oskemen, Kazakhstan
Solomonovo, Ukraine
i wish we had that in the us
Skoda announced the new full Offroad is in study and should be available in next 3-5 years. Some theoretical images can be found even now how it could look like.
@lllLucky13lll its older engine, im not sure if it wasnt developed by Audi back than. Today most engines use turbos because of the power. Naturally aspirated engines are not so often today.
Cool image of the sls on the iphone 1:16
It's an interesting car. No doubt about that.
i love the yeti i wish it came to north america as a vw!
this truly is the best car in the world
Skoda Yeti 1.6 TDI Greenline, 105 ch 23 020 €
Ce Yeti “ligne verte” est censé être très peu porté sur le carburant. Doté d’un stop & start en série, son diesel 1.6 TDI 105 ch se révèle très “rond” à l’usage malgré un relatif creux au décollage. Uniquement disponible en traction, il séduit comme ses frères par son habitabilité et sa modularité, moins par son confort. (French)
It has to do with estabishing brand recognision, establishing seperate dealerships, and figuring out the right Ads. which would cost Porsche-Volkswagen alot of money. And even though its part of Volkswagen, Americans would question its reliability, and its worthiness. As most of us are unfamiliar with a car coming from countries like the Czech Republic. Its because of these factors is why we dont get the Skoda nor the SEAT brands. And it'll be cheaper and less of a risk just to rebadge it.
great interior beautiful
@ArtemiyPavlov Its not common in central europe to have automatic, because everybody loves to drive a car, not to drive a robot (no offense). And 1,8 is quite strong as you can see on many previews.
@christianm50 I know skoda dont sale cars in the u.s. I didn't know it has to pass a test. If I ever move in the usa. Im taking a skoda yeting with me.
@ArtemiyPavlov I guess youre right, but i still would buy the 1,8 with manual. And why you dont like Diesel ? it is well known that Diesels in Skoda's are as good as petrol engines. I drive 1,8 diesel and had 2.0 petrol. The sound is very surpressed in yetti from high pressure engine.
london bus?
i think dis is the first time he has not mentioned any "downsides"
Is it as good as BMW X3?
@lllLucky13lll yes thats why i used Prius with 4,7 l/100km which was Europe test and not US test :)
@HowkeyLL Aren't the sizes of gallons different tho? Isn't an imperial gallon bigger than a American gallon?
A shame they stopped making it. They’re hard to find now.
i love this car its pretty awesome..!
can I add translation to other language? there is something you have to change in settings because I cant do it now
Realy like mine but its cost hundreds pounds in repairs in the last 8 weeks egr valve 900 pounds then 3 weeks later a injector went down 460 pound 2 weeks later 3 more injectors needed cost 900 pounds the coils fail on the injectors but they are not available so have to buy the whole injector 16 tdi the add used to say if every thing was as reliable as a Volkswagen not so sure now
@SwiftHDX you probably quoted wrong post, i was telling the same thing :)
the 2009-present Skoda Yeti is assembled in
Kvasiny, Czech Republic
Oskemen, Kazakhstan
Solomonovo, Ukraine
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Is it really that small like how journalists are calling it? I haven’t seen many of these irl, but it does look quite big to me in videos and photos
I've seem to notice that when Matt is in the back seats, the headrest is underneath his shoulders......
I would love to see an electric or hybrid version of this car.
Go hug a tree
watch the top gear version Jeremy Clarkson loves this car!
Jeremy top gear
...and it's not that small really. It does have road presence.
u can tell this guy breaks a lot of things! :-O
they should make that as a sporty mini pickup.
There is no denying cars get better in terms of the stuff they offer, this thing with the seats is nice. Actually I would drive a Skoda, a VW is comparable but in the Americas you can´t get a small VW that is made in Germany, only the brazilian crap, which definitely sucks.
Awesome-car!
how about theprice first
It's only downside is that Skoda doesn't offer an automatic gearbox on the 1.8 turbo petrol...
which has a bigger boot/trunk this or the octavia?
Watching this in 2024 after buying my 13 yo 2011 Yeti 😂
is that matt watson from carwow?
Its his brother
@DennisPublishingLtd thanks alot ...i hesitate to buy. do u recommend it?
@HowkeyLL Yeah you're right, I did :D my bad
don't understand in us is bmw mercedes audi WV but why no skoda?
This car should be sold in the US and Canada as a Volkswagen
Skoda vehicles are not available in North American countries because they havent passed the Ambiental test to be sold.
@MatWatsonCarbuyer woow thats awesome ...thank you
Review the 2011 vw jetta! :)
First, I'm not an eastern european spongebob, I'm from Germany and I don't think this is in the east of europe.
How do you define "underpowered"? If you want go fast, you won't buy such a car. And for its price, it has a great quality, part of the VWAG. If I would "need" a SUV, I would buy the Yeti rather than a Volkswagen, simply because its much cheaper, and I like this kind of "understatement", driving a eastern european car, that is built as good as a volkswagen, in some parts even better
@LeadHammer yeah youre right, i didnt consider weather. Skoda is still not that known again as it was long time ago. VW is mad on them now for Superb, so Skoda will have to push some nerve with these things. We can only hope :)
@lllLucky13lll 20-30 US mpg is 24-36 UK mpg ... European cars have 50-60 UK mpg which is 42-50 US mpg. Still dont get it ?
US Chevrolet engine.....1,8l.....138 HP
EU VW engine.....1,8l.....180 HP
Thats 1,3x more than US engine. Still dont get the point?
Cool vehicle. It's like a poor man's LR.
Iv said pronunciation, not spelling. I hope you can make understand the difference between this 2 words
Dude can you please pronounce the name of the car correctly - its SHKODA! Can you do that if you dont mind?
I Really Wanna Know, I Dont Know What This Car Is, Is It German, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Sweden, British , etc. WHAT IS IT.?