I need a family car and I am looking at buying a Yeti. To start off, I do not live in the UK but in Malta therefore regarding fuel consumption it is falls more towards the urban rather than mixed. Diesel prices are cheaper but very near to petrol, and since we do not travel large distance we are considering the 1.2 TSI. However I am a bit sceptic on whether the engine can haul the Yeti with four people, a reasonably filled boot and with A/C on without having power issues. Can the engine manage this? Will it consume too much fuel? I am normally a diesel fan for such jobs but since there is quite a price difference and fuel prices are so similar, I cannot justify it.

Cheers.

Can you get the 1.4 TSI (122bhp) in Malta, that could prove a better bet.

All the 1.2tsi owners seem to think it is fine for 4 up etc. great for town work - very nippy.

I had similar concerns regarding its small 1.2 capacity but it punches well above its weight, refined as well. Probably best to think of it as a normally aspirated 1.6/1.8 but but with lower emissions plus better torque & mpg. Proves to be the favourite Yeti engine choice for many.

http://www.autocar.c...I-S-2WD/241051/

http://www.autoexpre...eti_12_tsi.html

http://www.honestjoh...koda/yeti-2009/

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/articles/2009/07/cars/skoda/yeti/skoda-yeti-1-2-tsi-car-review

Edited 27 March, 201115 yr by Bassa

Parents test drove a Yeti 1.2 TSI DSG and loved it, although they've ordered a 1.8 TFSI 4x4 Elegance for extra ooomph.

Road test all the rivals. Also the emmissions were done on an engine dyno, not actually in the car (same with bhp/torque figures), like all manufacturers do. If you need the car now, get something that isnt a Skoda. Simple as. No car is worth waiting anything up to 6 months for.

I'd disagree with that! Why pay 3k more for an equivalent car tomorrow? When you can wait 4-6 months for the one you want?

Road test all the rivals. Also the emmissions were done on an engine dyno, not actually in the car (same with bhp/torque figures), like all manufacturers do. If you need the car now, get something that isnt a Skoda. Simple as. No car is worth waiting anything up to 6 months for.

Yes it is, if you end up with a car you specifically want.

Order before you need it.

I did both times.

Road test all the rivals. Also the emmissions were done on an engine dyno, not actually in the car (same with bhp/torque figures), like all manufacturers do. If you need the car now, get something that isnt a Skoda. Simple as. No car is worth waiting anything up to 6 months for.

Well I knew what the wait would be and didn't hesitate to order one and didn't give any other vehicle a single thought.

Well I knew what the wait would be and didn't hesitate to order one and didn't give any other vehicle a single thought.

Same here. And it came in time for my snowy Scottish holiday.......

I need a family car and I am looking at buying a Yeti. To start off, I do not live in the UK but in Malta therefore regarding fuel consumption it is falls more towards the urban rather than mixed. Diesel prices are cheaper but very near to petrol, and since we do not travel large distance we are considering the 1.2 TSI. However I am a bit sceptic on whether the engine can haul the Yeti with four people, a reasonably filled boot and with A/C on without having power issues. Can the engine manage this? Will it consume too much fuel? I am normally a diesel fan for such jobs but since there is quite a price difference and fuel prices are so similar, I cannot justify it.

Cheers.

The 1.2 is perfectly capable of fulfilling your requirement. I'd agree with othes here, it behaves more like a 1.8/2.0 litre petrol engine with better economy. In my judgment it excells at sub 70 mph motoring. After some lengthy consideration our 1.2TSI SE DSG is being called on to tow our recently purchased 2 berth caravan!

Thanks for all the comments.

It is nice to hear that the 1.2 is also capable of towing a caravan. It seems to be enough for my needs

Thanks also to those that posted some review links.

I'd be interested to know how a 1.2 handles towing a caravan.

I have to say that I'd not have bought a 1.2 if I planned towing anything with a bit of weight or wind resistance.

The 1.2 is perfectly capable of fulfilling your requirement. I'd agree with othes here, it behaves more like a 1.8/2.0 litre petrol engine with better economy. In my judgment it excells at sub 70 mph motoring. After some lengthy consideration our 1.2TSI SE DSG is being called on to tow our recently purchased 2 berth caravan!

I hope that's a lightweight caravan, I would have thought 1.2 would be a bit short of breath to tow anything over about 500kg. My 1.9Tdi Roomster tows my 930kg Eriba 2 berth quite well but even that runs out of pull on some hills.

Fred

I hope that's a lightweight caravan, I would have thought 1.2 would be a bit short of breath to tow anything over about 500kg. My 1.9Tdi Roomster tows my 930kg Eriba 2 berth quite well but even that runs out of pull on some hills.

Fred

I would be the last to suggest that the 1.2 TSI DSG Yeti is a contender for "tow car of the year".

When I was trawling around trying to find a suitable car to replace my faithfull old FIAT Multipla 1.6 (petrol) I was not even vaguely considering towing anything. In August the 1.2 Yeti looked to fill our requirements more closely than any other contender so we ordered ours.

In the time between ordering and receiving said Yeti we had rather come to like the idea of at least considering a caravan. Why do we come to these decisions? I have no idea but we have enjoyed many years of camping over the years.

I then started doing plenty of research and reading and came to the conclusion that there was no reason at all why the Yeti shouldn't be able to cope with towing a caravan. Its weight, power and torque compare reasonably with the Citroen Xsara 1.9HDi that was the Caravan Club's "tow car of the year" in 2001. Speed limits are still the same as then and, I hardly need add, more rigorously enforced now than then.

Anyway we now have an Abbey Vogue 212 which is under the 85% rule in the configuration that I use. The very first time I towed anything at all was in bringing the caravan from near Guildford, around the M25 and up the M1 to Bedford; about a 90 mile trip.

Other than having to get used to the rather odd motions that the van imparts on the car I can't say that there was anything alarming involved.

The DSG gearbox gets to do rather more gearchanges than normal and the engine oil temp was up by about 5C but other than that no problem.

I should also add that for the time being our intention is to do our caravaning relatively locally. We are not abouts to head off for the Alps or such like. If we do decide to travel much further afield I'm sure a larger engined vehicle will be considered.

Our first proper trip will be this weekend. Gulp! I'm much more worried about the details of towing and caravaning than I am about the Yeti's ability to tow :-)

I would add that a surprising number on this forum appear to be power mad/hungry.

In respect of supposed deficiencies in power for towing

Seeing as a Defender can & does tow 3500kg (& well over bytimes), plus I have towed 3500kg behind a 110BHP Galaxy, quite smartly too btw,& without impeding other traffic.

A bit of forward planning & anticipation goes a very long way when driving, however the lack of these attributes is accentuated when towing, & then some appear to percieve that excess power will compensate for their lack of driving skills.

just a thought

M

my 1.2 tsi ceratinly has more go than my last car an 125 bhp ford focus zetec...cannot fault the yeti for pulling power, i reg have 4-5 adults on board and live in a very hilly part of yorkshire, no problems..as for towing caravans, i wouldnt hesitate to tow with mine, just cant decide caravan or camper :yes: