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Think you'll find that's a temporary glitch that is planned to be addressed in an update before too long. IIRC the same issue is not seen with the equivalent Ateca system, so it's not a fundamental characteristic of the Active Display.

Another benchmark for assessing these Karoq deals is the discount available for outright purchase, which currently looks to be around 5% judging from eg Carfile.

Is that so surprising? Some people will find themselves in a position (eg expiry of an existing PCP deal) where they have a deadline to have a new car delivered, so they need to buy something new within a finite timeframe. And maybe Karoq comes closest - at least on paper - to their ideal. The specs and options are already all available and cars have become so generic that it's difficult to believe that Karoq will drive very differently to an equivalent Ateca or that the finishes and general demeanour of the car will be very different to Kodiaq, both of which vehicles can be sampled today.

TBH It's only the T-Roc that looks comfortably presented (not seen one in the flesh of course, but just judging from online videos). Leaving aside quite why Arona is being compared to T-Roc and Karoq - aren't the competitors T-Cross and whatever the Skoda equivalent ends up being called - the angular lines on Arona and Ateca just look rather awkward and will I suspect date fairly quickly. And, totally agree, Karoq just looks like a blandmobile. In a way it continues the Yeti tradition - with Yeti as a buyer you had to look past the quirkiness of the styling, but with Karoq it will be looking past the blandness. Even bland doesn't quite describe it, it's more like a computer-generated identikit of a 2018 crossover that hasn't had any human input to give the styling some coherence. That's not, for a second, to say that Karoq may not be an excellent buy; indeed I may end up buying one if and when the vRS makes an appearance, it's simply that styling will come some way down its list of selling points.

Any interest here in the rumoured Karoq vRS? Any more details beyond it being likely to see production in 12-18 months' time and have some electrical assistance? Sounds like VW see it as a stablemate for the Ateca Cupra and T-Roc R, both of which seem all but confirmed for production in the next 6-9 months, but which are likely to have the standard 300-ish bhp R engine rather than being electron-supplemented.

I think I get your drift But the question was: Imagine in 2-3 years' time when there certainly won't be any new or nearly new Yetis available then which out of the currently available small SUV type vehicles would you choose? Qashqai, Ateca, T-Roc etc. Where does Karoq fit into that?

Rumoured not to go down well in China, which is of course an all-important market these days. And obviously it doesn't fit the K****Q formula. But just to look at Karoq from a slightly different angle: If you were in the market for a Karoq-sized vehicle and given that Yeti will no longer be available, is there enough to like about Karoq that you might choose it over Ateca, Qashqai etc? IOW, for better or for worse, the market has moved on; we might mourn the Yeti's passing but, in practice, for future buyers there will be a different choice to be made. Will Karoq cut the mustard for the next 5-6 years (before we all go electric)?

More a question that they can sell every one they make even with a lead time of up to 2 years (for certain models eg GTS or Turbo, though it does seem to vary). So any enquiry for a discount is automatically met with a polite refusal.

If this said 'but I suspect not as much room or practicality inside' then I'd probably say fair comment, but I'm quibbling and wouldn't dispute the basic point (with the rider that until we're actually able to inspect the Q2 inside then it's difficult to be 100% sure about eg passenger space). But they're different vehicles aren't they? The Q2 will appeal to those with more of a yearning for style and perceived quality while the Yeti (for as long as it's made to the current design) to those needing to maximise load space, especially with the option of removable seats, and value for money. TBH I suspect that the Q2 will have adequate load space for most users unless you really need those removable seats.

AFAIK details of the Q2 have only been revealed since the Geneva motor show, anything previous to that was speculation, sometimes wild speculation. You need to search for online reports/data posted in the last 2 weeks or so to get more accurate data. For example: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-geneva-motor-show/audi-q2----video-analysis-new-compact-crossover Load space is quoted here as 405/1050l for instance.

@Urell: Not sure where your render came from but that 2-door version looks like a fairly old guess. New Q2 is actually here: No doubt that it's a somewhat different concept to Yeti in that it's not a van with windows and hence more compromised in rear compartment height. But I suspect that interior space will feel OK once you get to see one at first hand.

I'll be interested to see the RS Q2 (SQ2? or exactly whatever it's to be called) as and when it arrives - hopefully later this year, but no-one seems quite sure. I suspect that it will indeed be quite similar in interior size to the Yeti for seating space, but of course without the high rear roofline then there can't be as much rear stowage space. Obviously not seen it in the flesh, but the proportions and general styling look to work better than on Q3 (my current drive). The one detail I definitely don't like is sticking with the satnav screen stuck on the top front of the dash. It's ugly and doesn't work well IMO - in sunny conditions it's not easy to see the screen. Ultimately though I suspect that a buying decision would be made by head not heart.

I doubt it. Don't forget that Skoda are planning 3 or 4 distinct SUV-type vehicles ranging from a Juke competitor through to a 7-seater. By all accounts, the direct Yeti replacement is some way back in the queue and I have seen 2018 quoted (though whether that's MY or calendar year I don't know). And then of course this was all before the emissions cheating affair blew up. I'd have guessed that this is bound to suck up a lot of the cash that was planned to be spent on model development and it's difficult to believe that new model introductions won't be reviewed and potentially slowed down. So it's anyone's guess when the new models will actually get out of the door - I'd suggest that even Skoda don't know at present until the technical details and scale/cost of the recall become clear.

Given that the Yeti like-for-like replacement is not apparently due for 3 years yet (yes I know there are likely to be other sized variants coming along in the meantime), maybe there'll be a revelatory super-L&K special current-Yeti edition before long that has eg black leather seats?

The point of the 0-60 time is surely that it provides a standard benchmark by which you can compare performance between models. Few of us will ever bother to do 0-60 in the absolute minimum time, but there will be a correlation between 0-60 and eg 40-60. OK of course it's not exactly the same thing but few cars with a faster 0-60 won't also have a (roughly) equivalent faster 40-60 time. A 0.8 sec 0-60 is about 10% faster and so this will translate approximately into an overtaking urge that's at least 10% greater - a difference that is definitely perceptible and potentially helpful for safe overtakes.

I'm not sure that you said that exactly, but perhaps the implication was there. But what were the relative emissions and mpg values? That was clearly the point I was raising. I'm not a supergreen by any means, but I'd really feel uncomfortable nowadays buying a car that was higher than 180-190 in CO2 emissions, quite apart from the admittedly limited extra costs of doing so. And I've always felt that there's a perceived difference in practice between the capital cost of a car and its running costs. Once you've bought the car that's a sunk cost, which you tend to forget about relatively quickly. But if your cost to fill up is say £80 rather than £60 (or if you need to fill up only every 3 weeks rather than every 2 weeks) then you tend to get reminded of that every single time that you fill up. It's not an economic argument of course but it is a practical pyschological one. By the way, I don't disagree with the basic point - for equal torque (over a comparable rev span) then yes I'd opt for petrol over diesel. But the other compromises you have to make eg as in CO2, MPG, etc for me might make the petrol a non-starter. For instance I'm currently musing over getting a Macan. Realistically, the only option for me is the diesel (580Nm torque). The 'Turbo' petrol (which 'only' has 550Nm) is around the 210 CO2 mark (as indeed is the lesser petrol). So the petrols, for me, are out of the equation.

That's a pretty enormous proviso. Take almost any diesel model that you care to mention and show me a petrol model that's equivalent in torque but that doesn't have much greater emissions and proportionately lower mpg. (Actually there won't be too many models where a petrol option even has the same torque as the diesel.)

Since this thread has come back to life... For the record, ALS near Ely are now primarily Suzuki dealers. They're continuing to service Skoda and I think - for the time being at least - can still order new Skoda models, but Skoda is no longer where their prime sales focus is. (Apparently, SUK didn't like their present semi-rural location and wanted them to move to a town-centre location some considerable distance away. They politely declined the offer and, I believe, explained to SUK where to go, hence the move to Suzuki.)

Isn't this VW HQ just tightening up how much latitude they allow Skoda though? In particular, presumably, so that it doesn't impinge too much on VW as a marque (given that VW - the marque not the group - has performed fairly poorly in terms of profit margin recently, relative to eg Skoda and Audi) and Skoda is repositioned as a mainstream brand with _some_ real appeal, but not too much. Just looks to me like there's more control being exerted from the centre to achieve this in terms of the specs that Skoda are allowed to offer. But there does seem to be more of a theme of central control emerging with some Skoda dealers being required to expand or relocate or face the consequences. ALS, the dealer down the road from me in East Cambs, has recently dumped Skoda in favour of Suzuki, apparently after being told to relocate to a higher-profile town centre location.

For those willing to wait a few further months the new Tucson does sound like something relatively close to the Yeti in concept, but more up to date: http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/new-hyundai-tucson-revealed-geneva/1332087

Because the Japanese don't make many cars that you might ever want to buy at present. Can someone remind me please: What was that Japanese make/model that offers a compact SUV with a decently powerful engine (0-60 in around 8 secs or better) and is available as a DSG automatic?

The 1.4TSi engines for the Q3 are currently on about 6 month delivery (week 49 build) - rumoured to be a shortage of this engine type. This is the 150PS 1.4TSi with COD (cylinder on demand, ie runs on two when it can), maybe the new Yeti one is the previous 1.4 without COD?? Or maybe Skoda have bagged themselves a big forward batch of 1.4 engines and left Audi short. But for anyone thinking of ordering this engine it might be prudent to check the likely build week.

In-car WiFi is actually a fairly standard option in higher-end cars nowadays. The Q3 that I have on order will have it as part of the Audi Connect option - see: https://www.audi.co.uk/audi-innovation/advanced-technologies/audi-connect.html The downside is that you need a separate 3G SIM card to provide the onward data connectivity (at least I think you do - can't tell for sure as yet - still awaiting delivery). But that's not too surprising - how else are you going to get the data connection (other than through your existing phone, but I think the argument is that while this is feasible in principle, there are too many practical issues and so it's simpler in the end to have a separate SIM). So it's obviously an option in the VW group and I might be surprised if the next Yeti doesn't have it as an option too.

Not in the Q3 any more, if that's what you're thinking of? (Or was it the RS Q3?) Post-FL the best petrol Q3 is now the 184PS (in the UK at least, I think 227PS is available in eg Germany still). Mine (180PS I mean) might be here next week but more likely the week after Easter.

Has anyone told them that they need to update their website? It's somewhere on the scale from amateur to unusable on a modern browser, at least on my system, which is a fairly standard modern Win8.1 + Chrome.