Skoda boss Winfried Vahland confirmed today at the Shanghai Motorshow that the Yeti will debut in China in 2013 with 60mm added into the wheelbase to give extra rear leg room.

The Chinese have a rear leg room fetish apparantly and this model will just be for them.

In Czech: http://auto.idnes.cz/skoda-predstavi-v-roce-2013-o-60-mm-delsiho-yetiho-fox-/automoto.aspx?c=A110419_054210_automoto_fdv

Skoda boss Winfried Vahland confirmed today at the Shanghai Motorshow that the Yeti will debut in China in 2013 with 60mm added into the wheelbase to give extra rear leg room.

The Chinese have a rear leg room fetish apparantly and this model will just be for them.

In Czech: http://auto.idnes.cz/skoda-predstavi-v-roce-2013-o-60-mm-delsiho-yetiho-fox-/automoto.aspx?c=A110419_054210_automoto_fdv

Tall chappies the Chinese!

Eh? :wonder:

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Now that's a very clever redesign for a stretched Monster. Looks like the floor pan remains the same; therefore possible no extra rear space for passengers but those wanting more boot space would benefit. Might lead to the demise of the Octy Scout mind :wonder:

TP

Rear door looks wider too?

And 'B' post 'blacked' !

Quite nicely proportioned

Terrible ramp-over angle.

Departure angle worsened.

Towing stability possibly affected by the rear overhang.

Think I'll stick with a little one, thanks.

I think I still prefer the one I did in this thread:

http://briskoda.net/...ost__p__2293037

A longer wheelbase, bigger rear doors and only a slight increase in rear overhang.

Also that B-pillar is someone's flight of fancy I assure you. No company will redesign BOTH front and rear doors for something like this!!! They will keep the exact same front door for both SWB and LWB Yetis.

I actually think it looks good although I think johann should be put forward for head of design.

I prefer Johann's, the official one has too much hanging out the back.

As long as they keep the current swb version.

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Perhaps I should elaborate - its an image I found on the internet that might show what a Yeti+ would look like.

As Johann stated it would not be economically viable for them to change the design of the car - likely to be an elongated rear doors like Johann's image.

Why would a Chinese adult who is barely 4ft 6inches need extra leg room

Sorry If anyone finds this offensive, it's not meant to be.

According to CAR magazine:

"Skoda is gearing up for a period of unprecedented change, as it plans to double sales to 1.5 million by 2018. And CAR's uncovered plans to replace today's Roomster and Yeti with four new models.

The 4214mm-long Skoda Roomster and 4223mm Skoda Yeti are bafflingly close in size – just 9mm separates them on the tape measure. The Czechs plan to counter that with a range of new people carriers and sports utility vehicles planned for their successors.

The plan for the new Skoda Roomster

The Roomster will be replaced by two minivans, one near Touran-size and the other one Sharan XXL-size. We don't have any artist's impressions, but you can see from the Roomster Mk1's design sketches the sort of direction they could pursue.

Both will be enabled by Volkswagen group architectures, so expect Touran and Sharan mechanical packages underneath and no-nonsense functional styling outside.

The first compact Roomster spin-off is due in 2014, the larger MPV in 2016.

And what are they meddling with the Yeti for? I thought that'd been a success?

It has been a success, scooping several awards and nudging into CAR's top 10 cars of the year. But Skoda is in expansionist mood and sees space for two new SUVs for the next generation (after a 2012 facelift for today's Yeti).

So the same principle will be applied to the Yeti Mk2, which becomes two SUVs: one Tiguan-sized (2015) and one seven-seater Passat-size 4x4 (due 2016). Both will be available with Greenline thinking, so expect the majority of sales to be two-wheel drive.

Skoda is now in charge of designing and building low-cost powertrains for the entire VW group, so expect more clever engine tech from Mlada Boleslav.

So Skoda's on a roll?

Most certainly. In the UK it flogged 41,000 cars, up 11% and accounting for a 2% slice of the car market here. But the momentum is continuing into 2011.

From January-September 2011 it registered the following sales globally:

Fabia: 201,900 vehicles (+19%)

Octavia: 283,900 vehicles (+20%)

Superb: 90,600 vehicles (+24%)

Yeti: 50,800 vehicles (+30%)

Roomster: 27,000 vehicles (+11%)

Chris

Tiguan size is far to big (long) for me; hence why I bought the Yeti in the first place. If this info is correct then sadly I won't be moving on to a Yeti II :(

TP

Does Tiguan size mean current size as they share the same platform?

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I actually think it looks good although I think johann should be put forward for head of design.

Awh thanks. In my next life I do want to be a car designer and not an architect.

I prefer Johann's, the official one has too much hanging out the back.

We think alike then!

Does Tiguan size mean current size as they share the same platform?

They share the same wheelbase but the Tiguan is about 200mm longer if memory serves.

I guess this newly touted LWB version could do well in India too if launched here. Many cars, including the Yeti, are actually chauffeur driven here in India so the 'owner' sitting in the back, would definitely like a bit of extra leg room! And the Yeti being reasonably expensive car here, tends in general, to be bought by chaps who are reasonably well-heeled, as a second or third vehicle and these self- same chaps invariably would have their personal chauffeurs. It is also quite practical in India to be driven, rather then to drive one's self, because the roads and the traffic, together, are a bit chaotic and the average work commute can be a misery. One can actually get to do some work on the phone or computer while one is commuting, if one is being driven, rather than driving one's self!

Edited 10 December, 201114 yr by Silver LittleBigFoot