Bear instead of a Yeti

14 March 2017

"The snow man" gives way to the Russian bear

The changes to the "SUV" Skoda Yeti crossover will come Kodiaq.
The title of the new seven-seater crossover in tune with the name of the breed of bears that live on Kodiak island have the coast of Alaska. This is one of the largest species of bears, however, very friendly and balanced the character.

According to the head of Skoda brand in Russia, Jan Prochazka, new, made in the Czech Republic, will be sold in Russia in this year and in 2018 will be deployed in Russia. On which the Russian enterprises – on our own factory in Kaluga or in Gaza Nizhny Novgorod – would be to do Kodiaq, the company has not yet decided.

To collapse the Assembly of the crossover Yeti will begin with the start of sales Kodiaq, but the timeline for the complete cessation of the release of "Bigfoot" is not reported.

For the first time Kodiaq was shown to the public at Paris motor show last autumn. Basic Skoda Kodiaq has connected full drive and only the front. Under hood it will be the 125th slny gasoline engine working volume of 1.4 liters.

This configuration in the database provides climate control, audio system with MP3, electric Windows all doors, heated seats and exterior mirrors with electric adjustment, fog lights, automatic hand brake and assistance starting at the rise.

Simultaneously with basic configuration was shown off-road (Skoda Kodiaq Scout) and sports (Sportline Skoda Kodiaq) versions of the crossover.

These cars will only be full plug-drive and more powerful than the "normal" Kodiaq engines in the lineup which provides turbo petrol 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TSI with an output of 150 180 HP, respectively, and also the 2.0 TDI turbodiesel producing 150 or 180 HP