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Skoda Yeti – What’s on Walton’s Drive

Every issue Motoring Editor Paul Walton tells us what he’s been driving, reading or watching during the course of his motoring life.

That’s doesn’t look like your drive
No. I used this Skoda Yeti to tow my caravan to three European cities for a magazine feature.

Was it any good?
Yes, it was great. We went to Paris, Brussels, Amst…

No you numpty. Was the car any good?
Yes, it was actually. With this being Skoda’s interpretation of the cross over – part SUV, part hatchback – it was spacious yet good to drive. We covered 1000 miles with it in ten days and through three countries but it was always comfortable and easy to drive.

But it’s a Skoda…
Yeah, yeah. Enough already. This Yeti was as well built as any Volkswagen and is final proof that the Czech company has left its cheap and nasty past behind. And this Elegance version is well specified with air conditioning, 17in alloys, leather upholstery and cruise control as standard.

Impressive. What else?
Well, I had the 2.0 TDI 140bhp 4×4 version which meant it was fast but also returns 47.1mpg (the two-wheel drive is even better at 52.3mpg.

And how did it pull?
I couldn’t say. I’m married.

Imbecile. How did it tow the caravan?
Ahh, gotcha. Really well. We don’t have the largest but it still towed it like it wasn’t there, having loads of torque. But for those who do have a larger van it will tow up to 2000kg, which is impressive. While the boot had loads of room for all the stuff we couldn’t fit in the caravan.

If you say so (nerd). So how much is this caravaner’s delight?
This Elegance 4×4 model costs £22,840 which is £3,000 less than the Nissan Qashqai 2.9 dCi Tekna 4×4.

Will you miss it when it leaves your drive?
Very much so.

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