Skoda Yeti spotted in the States

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 02/05/2016 at 16:47 • Filed to: Michigan cars

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[Pic from dad] My dad-in-law just FB messaged me:

I saw a Skoda Yeti Suv in I-75 today with a manufacturer license plate on it - it was travelling in a pack with 2 FCA vehicles

No idea who is testing it, but dad doesn’t lie. I really like the idea of either a rebadged Yeti, or Skoda coming to the US. Absurd, maybe, but it’s nice to dream. He spotted it on I-75, in Michigan.

phenotyp > zeontestpilot 02/05/2016 at 16:52

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Apparently I’m dyslexic today. My eye scanned the headline and brain read Yoda Sketi.

zeontestpilot > phenotyp 02/05/2016 at 16:53

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We are all allowed one day, just one though.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) is dead, long live Bman76 M. Arch > zeontestpilot 02/05/2016 at 18:42

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If so, all my next car plans are changing.

A slushbox can be fun, too! > zeontestpilot 02/05/2016 at 19:40

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Maybe they are using it as a benchmark for a new FCA vehicle that will be pffered internationally?

zeontestpilot > A slushbox can be fun, too! 02/05/2016 at 19:56

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That would be cool.

phenotyp > zeontestpilot 02/06/2016 at 00:25

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If it’s one per day, OK, I can live with it. If it’s one day full-stop

i’m fucked.

Frank Grimes > phenotyp 02/06/2016 at 01:22

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i dont want to eat any meat made from yoda.

phenotyp > Frank Grimes 02/06/2016 at 01:29

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Don’t worry, it’s just pasta.

Frank Grimes > phenotyp 02/06/2016 at 02:08

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i will now call all green spaghetti yoda sketi.

zeontestpilot > phenotyp 02/06/2016 at 07:29

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I’d have to check the rule book...

Svend > zeontestpilot 02/06/2016 at 07:54

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As ‘Slushbox...’ says. Probably a benchmark for a new car or double twist, the Yeti is an FCA mule. After all how many stateside would notice something being ‘off’ with the look of a Yeti on the road. The two FCA vehicles shadowing it to babysit the mule.

The Yeti is a great car. Reliable, spacious (by European standards) and great driver.

Svend > zeontestpilot 02/06/2016 at 08:20

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It could also be the Skoda ‘Snowman’ (internally called the ‘A-Plus-SUV’) being tested.

Rumours have been around for a few years that a new SUV based on the new Superb chassis. A bigger sister to the Yeti.

Pictures below taken in may 2015.

Recently Skoda released info of a ‘Vision S concept’.

certified cool guy > zeontestpilot 02/06/2016 at 08:33

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Is the white car in front of the Yeti a Pacifica?

zeontestpilot > Svend 02/06/2016 at 08:44

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That concept looks nice, but it'll probably never happen, right?

zeontestpilot > certified cool guy 02/06/2016 at 08:45

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Maybe, my dad-in-law took the pic. But the Pacifica is the new minivan name...

Svend > zeontestpilot 02/06/2016 at 09:02

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Well it seems more and more things are happening.

The 2013 concept VW ‘Crossblue’ to be between the Tiguan and the Touareg, leading to rumours of the Skoda Snowman, Skoda Snowman seen testing at the Nurburgring in May 2015, then Skoda release concept shots of the Vision S, Yeti seen in the U.S. with a couple of FCA vehicles (when testing a Skoda, why draw attention with other Skodas or VWs, when you can use FCA cars to throw people). I’m comfortable that a Snowman aka A-Plus-SUV aka Kodiaq with see the light of day in 2017.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/crossblue/first-drives/volkswagen-crossblue-concept-first-drive-review

http://www.carwale.com/news/18727-skoda-snowman-spotted-testing.html

jkm7680 > zeontestpilot 02/06/2016 at 09:05

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The Yeti is a really good all around car. I’d like to see it as a Volkswagen here.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 09:36

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You may soon see a new VW (Crossblue) similar to a new to be released Yeti bigger sister. Should be at the Geneva motorshow in March.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 09:51

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Oooohhhh I like the sound of that.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 10:16

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I think the VW Audi Group has quite a good future ahead of it.

I had typed some other stuff but deleted it for risk of offending the ‘dieselgate’ lot.

Two of my friends have got VWs affected by dieselgate and aren’t concerned at all. The U.K. government has asked VW to come up with a fix but isn’t forcing anyone to have their car done if they don’t wish and won’t penalise them either way because of it.

certified cool guy > zeontestpilot 02/06/2016 at 10:21

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Looked it up,apparently my sources say yes

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 12:05

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Well after dieselgate, I waited a few months. Then I bought a Jetta.

Lots of people are doing that and I see tons of GTIs, Jettas and Sportwagons on the road. All brand new also.

I also know a few TDI owners who are still quite happy with their cars. The only ones that are bitching and moaning about it are attention whores.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 12:15

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I had typed something along the lines of whiney arse ‘I’ve been cheated’ money grabbing, erm, individuals. Lol.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 12:48

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Like the hippies that are driving to the VW headquarters hoping to get media coverage and their money back. If they care about the environment that much, they should just walk or ride their bikes.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 13:05

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I used to get angry and annoyed about idiots like that, but what calmed me down a lot was the realisation that ‘you can’t cure stupid’.

If they are that worried about the emissions, why aren’t they either trying to help find a fix or just get rid of the car? But no, “my car is throwing out a lot more nox than I was made to believe, so I’m going to drive it further than I ever intended to drive it to make sure I do exactly what I’m against before I get shot of the car. That’ll teach them and the fuel stations selling me diesel”.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 13:09

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Very true.

Seriously though, you’d think people would know better.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 13:32

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You would hope so. But there are people out there that say after each mass shooting, “we need more guns”, people who have to have ‘Caution Hot’ on the side of the coffee cup because they need reminding that an inherently hot beverage is at the point of sale direct from the coffee machine, HOT. People who are suing motor manufacturers for damages, etc... because they didn’t realise that the Stop/Start feature on their car that required them to press start to start the engine, did in fact need them to press the button again to stop the engine. People who are driving automatics and for whatever reason panic and press the wrong pedal and go flying through an intersection, I mean it’s two pedals one to stop and one to go.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 15:11

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That two pedals thing was exactly what happened to Audi in the early 90's or whenever it was. Wasn’t Audi’s fault. It was people with fat feet.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 20:19

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Lol. It still happens from time to time in the U.S. with YouTube videos of drivers at drive through car washes and cars jumping through intersections and crashing into petrol stations with the driver saying “I put my foot on the brake pedal to stop, but it just made me go faster and I panicked and pushed it down further”.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 20:21

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People are dumb. Very dumb. Haha.

In the time between my A6 and the Jetta I ghost clutched the automatic car I was using a few times. But I can’t say I’ve ever mixed up the brake and gas.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 20:26

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So true. Ha ha

If you had said you did get the brake and accelerator mixed up once, I would of felt compelled to go over there to slap you upside your dead. :)

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 20:40

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Hahaha, thank God.

Brake pedals on automatics are giant though.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 20:49

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I’m 36 and never driven an automatic. I don’t ever intend to.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 20:50

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It’s strange for sure. I learned to drive on a manual transmission car and have only driven a handful of automatic cars. While I’m not a great manual driver by far, I prefer it much to automatics.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 21:19

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I think it’s just better (not that I can real world compare it). You have more control of the car and how it behaves, your more connected. It’s why I love my BlackBerry and it’s physical buttons and not just a screen with finger marks where I’ve been swiping and flicking my fingers across.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 21:21

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Exactly why I prefer it...

I too like tactile inputs. That’s why I use an IBM keyboard designed in 1986.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 21:36

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Ye’, you feel part of it rather than a passive viewer.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 21:38

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Exactly. It actually feels like I’m typing instead of mushing.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 21:52

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So many things these days say they are ergonomic or intuitive but end up separation the operator from the task.

Yes I use the microwave but I also like to cook and do my own thing and see what happens with it an how it comes out, it may be good, not so good or bad but it was me that made.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 21:54

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I’m totally with you on that. Same reason I don’t like self driving/parking cars.

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 22:15

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The world is going to sh1t. Lol.

Good talking to you fella. I hope you get to try a Skoda soon, I think you’ll like them for the honesty that they are.

jkm7680 > Svend 02/06/2016 at 22:20

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May look into a Fabia for the family house in Spain.....

I’ve heard very good things though!

Svend > jkm7680 02/06/2016 at 23:13

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The new Fabia Mk3 looks good.

or a Rapid Spaceback if you want something a little bigger.

Enjoy.

Burn-Spaz1966-Burn > Svend 02/07/2016 at 09:33

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Mass shootings happen in Gun Free zones. The One Eyed Man rules all in the Kingdom of the Blind. Not saying More Guns would do it but getting shot does tend to stop people from doing things.