Got you there! Ha. But yes this is the Yeti II of course.

 

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/seat/ateca

 

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/seat/ateca/94902/seat-ateca-2016-review

 

Sounds fine and well.

 

I wonder how alike the five seat Yeti II will be to the 7 seat Kodiaq in terms of styling. Nissan has a similar approach with the Qashqai and X-Trail in giving what is essentially the same car different names, slightly different styling and five and seven seats respectively, but sharing a dashboard. 

 

So slap some Kodiaq design elements on this Ateca (the rear lights are basically already there), call it a Yeti and wham you have the Yeti II.

It's got a poxy electronic handbrake!!

I bet the "terrain Response" knob will only be on the top of the range, or lots of money extra.

And the rear seats are not all independent - removeable.

 

Colin

No curry hooks or Slide/Remove rear seats .

I'll bet there's no Spare under the boot floor either.

Maybe I'll wait for the Kodiaq-a-like Yeti ll after all....

(SWMBO will have the foot waggle rear hatch though.) :yes:

Curry hooks??? Please explain!

No curry hooks or Slide/Remove rear seats .

I'll bet there's no Spare under the boot floor either.

Maybe I'll wait for the Kodiaq-a-like Yeti ll after all....

(SWMBO will have the foot waggle rear hatch though.) :yes:

Quick edit:

I've just looked on Honestjohn and there's a picture of a spacesaver under the boot floor.(2WD only though)

On the specs lists it looks like the 190PS 4x4 will be DSG only.

The 150 tsi manual 2WD with ACT looks interesting though...

Curry hooks??? Please explain!

They're the big hooks in the boot, that roadtesters say you can hang your take away curry bags on, so they don't spill all over the floor.

Curry hooks??? Please explain!

 

 

They're the big hooks in the boot, that roadtesters say you can hang your take away curry bags on, so they don't spill all over the floor.

I like my curry hooks. There is one slight technical difficulty though, I park up with the tailgate right up against a hedge...... So I have to stop a few feet short of the hedge, get my takeaway out, shut the boot, reverse up to the hedge, lock car, grab food, take it into the house, plate it up and eat it......

 

Still it is better than having to get ruby murray out of the carpet!   

No curry hooks

 

Usually get mine delivered.

They're the big hooks in the boot, that roadtesters say you can hang your take away curry bags on, so they don't spill all over the floor.

 

Ah, thanks for the explanation.

 

Like TR7Driver, we usually get our curries delivered,  It's more often fish suppers that I have to go and get - or pick up on the way home.

 

Perhaps I could call the ones in my Yeti "fish hooks"?

I quite like the look of this and wouldn't feel I was deserting the fold completely. We've been looking round for something to replace our Yeti sometime this year, and after looking at and rejecting (for various reasons), the Kadjar, Tucson, CX3, ASX, and Countryman decided that another Yeti was favourite. Think we may wait and see what this looks like in the metal before final decision :think: 

I like my curry hooks. There is one slight technical difficulty though, I park up with the tailgate right up against a hedge...... So I have to stop a few feet short of the hedge, get my takeaway out, shut the boot, reverse up to the hedge, lock car, grab food, take it into the house, plate it up and eat it......

 

 

If that was me there'd be couple of extra steps though:

 

So I have to stop a few feet short of the hedge, get my takeaway out, shut the boot, reverse up to the hedge, spill the curry while i'm trying to hold and reverse at the same time, clean the mess up, lock car, grab food, take it into the house, plate it up and eat it. ( - what's left of it anyway)....

 

Jim

It's got a poxy electronic handbrake!!

I bet the "terrain Response" knob will only be on the top of the range, or lots of money extra.

 

My new Golf has an electronic handbrake and honestly Graham after being a bit sceptical at first I can say it's one of the best features of the car. Put on autohold and just forget about it.....really good    :sun:

I had a Tiguan on loan whilst mine was in the Bodyshop and that had one; we both hated it!

My new Golf has an electronic handbrake and honestly Graham after being a bit sceptical at first I can say it's one of the best features of the car. Put on autohold and just forget about it.....really good    :sun:

Yes, my 'new' Passat has it and I really like it. Especially the intelligent part where it applies itself and auto releases when you pull away. Also the hill holding aspect is far better than the 2 second one on the Yeti. The electronic holds 24/7 and releases when you pull away.

 

Oh and ref how do they test it during the MOT...on the rollers like a mechanical H/B...just had mine done.

I had a Tiguan on loan whilst mine was in the Bodyshop and that had one; we both hated it!

 

There is really nothing to hate on the new version though. 

 

The auto hold is great... pull up and the brakes hold the car stationary with no input from the driver, to pull away just use the throttle, a number of members never use the electronic handbrake as when you turn the ignition off it comes on automatically (I always apply it myself).

 

The only other time I use it is when I will be stationary for more than a few seconds... purely to turn the LED brake lights off so I am not blinding the car behind.

 

Much better than the older ‘just’ an electronic handbrake (which I was not a fan of)

So when I park the car and the hand brake "comes on",and I leave it in the airport carpark does it fail on or off ?

When I leave my car for any long time I always leave the handbrake off.

Are there any users out there who leave their car for weeks at a time ,in icy/salted road weather, with the electronic handbrake on?

(because how the **** do you get it off again.)

Edited 19 March, 201610 yr by bilun777

Curry hooks??? Please explain!

Used mine for just that last night, albeit a Chinese curry!

Yes, my 'new' Passat has it and I really like it. Especially the intelligent part where it applies itself and auto releases when you pull away. Also the hill holding aspect is far better than the 2 second one on the Yeti. The electronic holds 24/7 and releases when you pull away.

 

Oh and ref how do they test it during the MOT...on the rollers like a mechanical H/B...just had mine done.

Works better on autos like the DSG Passat and Multitronic A6 I had. In my manual Passat it was a nightmare - hopefully they have improved it.

 

BiL found it a real pain when parallel parking on a hill! Not good.

 

I was pleased that my TT and Yeti both have traditional handbrakes.

 

With all this new tech the skill and satisfaction and driving well is being taken away.

Edited 19 March, 201610 yr by VAGCF

As an engineer I was trained on all things manual and it was not until much later in life that machining technology hooked me. Then, within a short period, once I had learned the lingo, I could machine a single component much quicker on a CNC than on a fully manual machine. It's what you learn and how you apply it to the situation. And don't tell me what if a CNC goes wrong because both have their days.

So when I park the car and the hand brake "comes on",and I leave it in the airport carpark does it fail on or off ?

When I leave my car for any long time I always leave the handbrake off.

Are there any users out there who leave their car for weeks at a time ,in icy/salted road weather, with the electronic handbrake on?

(because how the **** do you get it off again.)

Though I have no experience of the situations you mention it does say in the manual...

 

If the EPB has not been used for a long period, the system will carry out occasional automatic and acoustic checks when the vehicle is parked.

 

I feel much more confident now that I am aware of this should I experience those situations.

 

The failsafe is, NO POWER, EP BRAKE ON.

Edited 19 March, 201610 yr by DonjSZ5

My new Golf has an electronic handbrake and honestly Graham after being a bit sceptical at first I can say it's one of the best features of the car. Put on autohold and just forget about it.....really good    :sun:

Ditto for our new Superb 3 estate.

I thought I'd hate it, but it works really well

As an engineer I was trained on all things manual and it was not until much later in life that machining technology hooked me. Then, within a short period, once I had learned the lingo, I could machine a single component much quicker on a CNC than on a fully manual machine. It's what you learn and how you apply it to the situation. And don't tell me what if a CNC goes wrong because both have their days.

I'm no dinosaur (though getting that way in age!) and like and embrace new technology (trained on a drawing board but now use computer software and in my work use the PC all day) but just saying that there is satisfaction in driving a manual car well, using the hand brake (traditional offers better control and feel rather than just on or off) and being able to park etc. 

 

I like the help that parking sensors give but don't need or want other stuff like park assist, lane assist, stop/start. I can see that as per the link that the new SEAT offers traffic jam assist! "It’s certainly got plenty of new kit. Options will include a traffic jam assist, which, like a Mercedes S-Class, will ease the stress of slow-moving jams by operating the accelerator, brakes and steering for you". Yikes! I suppose there is some benefit if your daily commute involves regular queuing but an auto with autohold deals with that perfectly well.  

 

I just think that some of this tech is of dubious value and a step too far and is just dreamt up to steal a march on the competition. You can't even say now it's to justify the price of premium class cars as it is now offered right through the range.

 

But like everything else it's "progress". But not always for the better!

Edited 19 March, 201610 yr by VAGCF

Can you do handbrake turns with these electronic handbrakes?

 

And before anyone asks, sometimes they are very useful to get round hairpin bends on rally stages.

When collecting his new Golf GTE, my brother was told that an (automatic) electronic park brake was required (amongst other things) by NCAP to achieve their full 5 star rating.