The much awaited crossover-SUV from Skoda was officially launched in Delhi today. The launch ceremony happened at hotel Janpath, and unlike all other launches performances and flash lights are abound indoors indoors, Yeti stood covered, in a seemingly calm and cool manner in an open area. The surrounding area had a raw and rocky ambiance to enhance the background for the product.
The car was unveiled by Mr Thomas Kuehl, Board member & Director, Skoda Auto India. Mr Keuhl and as rightly pointed out by him, this wasn’t a launch ceremony, it’s instead a price unveiling ceremony. The Yeti had done away with its dust sheets in January at the Auto expo.
Entry posted on November 15, 2010 by
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As we speak, journalists in Delhi are bracing for the launch of the much-awaited Skoda Yeti. The car will be available in two trims. Ambient and Elegance.
The Yeti comes with a 2 litre TDI CR (Common Rail) mated to a 6-speed manual transmission featuring an advance real-time four-wheel drive system.
Entry posted on September 23, 2010 by
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The Skoda Yeti is arriving in India over the next few weeks and it will have a 2.0-liter diesel engine currently being used on the Skoda Laura automatic and the Superb. This engine makes 140bhp of power and 320Nm of torque. It will be mated to a 6-speed manual transmission and hopefully the pricing will be around 15 lakh rupees.
The car was recently introduced in Poland and their television Ad is short but effective.
Chanced upon this Youtube video that shows how you seemingly can fit an universe of things in the Skoda Yeti’s cabin. The Yeti is expected in India in the next couple of months with a diesel engine and a price tag of 15 lakh rupees. If you don’t know, we’ve already shown you a preview of the Yeti from an Indian dealership.
Entry posted on July 13, 2010 by
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Skoda was betting big on its Fabia hatchback, the first premium hatchback in India. Though the Skoda Fabia did well in the initial few months, the Hyundai i20′s launch pushed the Fabia to the sidelines.
Thomas Kuehl, Director (Sales and Marketing), Skoda India -
We were the first to introduce the concept of super hatch (in India) but as is the case always, the product which followed the Fabia (Hyundai i20) received a much better response. We are quite confident that the new Fabia will clock monthly sales of over 1,000 units.
The Octavia was shelved because of the BS4 norms and Skoda is bearing the brunt of it. But not for long. Skoda India is planning an aggressive comeback and hoping to regaining its lost glory that it had during the days of the Octavia.
Skoda would begin assembling the Yeti compact SUV in India by October 2010 and launch it simultaneously. Then the revamped Skoda Fabia would be launched. The revamped Fabia is also expected to come with revised competitive pricing.
Skoda is also developing a small car that would be priced between 3.5 to 4 lakhs. The new car would be built at the Chakan plant in Pune. Then the Skoda Felicia which would fill in the Octavia’s position would be launched. The Felicia would be based on the Skoda Fabia’s platform.
Skoda future models -
> Yeti compact SUV – 2010 October
> New revamped Fabia – 2010 October
> Skoda small car – 2011 end
> Felicia (Octavia’s replacement) – 2011 end
> Bigfoot 7-seater SUV – mid 2012
Entry posted on June 29, 2010 by
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Skoda Auto recently produced its 100,000th 1.2 liter TSI petrol engine at its engine and transmission manufacturing plant in Mladá Boleslav in Czechoslovakia. The 1.2 TSI (Turbocharged Stratified Injection) engine is used on the Fabia, Octavia, Yeti and the Roomster. The engine is also used in other Volkswagen models and various Seat small cars.
This turbocharged petrol engine comes in two different states of tune, a 84 hp version and a 103 hp version. This Fabia with a 1.2 TSI engine mated to a 7-speed twin-clutch DSG gearbox, is capable of delivering 19 kmpl.
Reinhard Jung, Chairman , Škoda Auto -
This is another milestone in the 110-year history of engine production in Mladá Boleslav. The massive demand for the 1.2 TSI shows that our engines with optimized consumption are the right direction.
Sadly the Indian market does not get this turbocharged 1.2 liter 4-cylinder motor, we only get a 1.2 liter HTP 3-cylinder unit on the Fabia.
Also the 1.2 TSI engine could be powering a lot of other Skoda and VW models in India. The upcoming Octavia replacement, Skoda Felicia could be powered by the 1.2 TSI engine.
Indian Autos Blog aficionado Bharat Iyer is the craziest 17 year old car freak you can come across. He probably knows 10 times more than what we knew about cars when were preparing to exit teenage.
Bharat attended the Yetival conducted in Delhi yesterday at the Skoda Boutique showroom and got to learn a tonne about the upcoming Yeti. Here’s a list of things he learned about the car that you possibly didn’t know.
Over to you Bharat.
The Yeti according to them will be coming by Sept/Oct this year but I sense it’ll be here much before that. Going by what was said at the event, there will be two variants – Ambiente and Elegant. There will also be a fully loaded Laurin & Klement variant.
The top of the line diesel Yeti could be priced around 18 lakh. The Laura’s 1.8 TSI will power the petrol model while the 2.0-liter diesel making 140bhp will be the diesel power source.
The vehicle will have hill descent control and also an automatic 4-wheel drive control unit which channels power to the four wheels depending on the terrain. Bi-Xenons and fog lamps with cornering facility will be present.
The vehicle comes fitted with 17-inch alloy wheels and the rear bench on this car is very versatile. It can be completely removed to increase boot space, it is a 40:20:40 (like on the Honda CR-V) split, so it can also be arranged as a four captain seater. The rear seats can be inclined and pushed back as well.
The car will come with roof rails and beige interiors.
The Skoda Yeti was a star attraction of the 10th Auto Expo in New Delhi. The Skoda stall was crowded with people who were trying to catch a glimpse of this good looking SUV. Of course the cute yet abominable creature-the Yeti proudly stood beside the SUV!
It almost crushed me when I tried taking a close-up snap of the Superb Combi. Moving on -
Skoda is pretty serious about the Yeti and even displayed it (along with the creature!) at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai last month to generate some interest. Now the company is taking the car for an India tour like its pals Toyota, who can’t stop showing the Etios twins to the people of India.
The Yeti tour kicked off in Chandigarh on April 15th & will cover the Punjab & Delhi NCR region this month. Skoda plans to take the Yeti to other cities too. This is a good marketing strategy which generates customer interest & brand awareness.
