After 3200 miles, our two-wheel-drive 1.2 TSi petrol Skoda Yeti’s fuel consumption remains, at 39.0mpg, stubbornly 5mpg adrift of the ambitious official combined figure.
This prompts periodic envy over the 2.0-litre diesel counterpart’s 50mpg-ish capability, which computes to 143 more miles’ range. But what the petrol engine, with five horsepower less, lacks in frugality it makes up for in smoothness. Plus it’s £1300 cheaper than the oil burner, although the diesel registers 9g/km lower on the CO2 front, which still puts it two BIK bands higher than our car.
| Skoda Yeti 1.2 FSI petrol SE five-door, 6-speed manual |
| Mileage |
3257 miles |
Claimed combined
consumption |
44.1mpg |
Our average
consumption |
39.1mpg |
| P11D price |
£15,820 |
| Model price range |
£13,990-£22,640 |
| CO2 (tax) |
149g/km/18% |
| BIK 20/40% per month |
£47/£95 |
| Service interval |
variable 10,000-20,000mls
or 1-2 years |
| Insurance |
group 10E |
| Warranty |
3yrs/60,000mls |
| Boot space (min/max) |
416/1580 litres
(1760 litres rear seats removed) |
| Engine size/power |
1197cc/106PS (105hp) |
| Top speed/0-62mph |
109mph/11.8secs |
| Why we’re running it |
Can Yeti extend Skoda’s footprint
and challenge Nissan’s Qashqai? |
| Positive: |
Cavernous loading bay
minus rear seats |
| Negative: |
Removing seats threatens hernia |
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