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They say you're only as old as you feel, so Dave jumps into the ageing first-generation Skoda Yeti to see if it's still a worthy buy...
The entry level Skoda Yeti 77TI Active still takes it right up to a troupe of newer small SUV rivals...
Call our original small SUV comparison test the elimination round. Earlier this year when we tested this new breed of fully loaded, sub-$30,000 sub-compact ‘softroaders’, the competition was fresh but clearly green (read the full comparison here). Six months on, and the class has shifted up several gears...
A new look, lower pricing and increased equipment push the Yeti towards the top of the baby SUV pack.
Few people laugh at Skodas these days. The car brand that was as often the butt of cruel jokes in the 1980s – as with Lada and other Eastern Bloc makers renowned for disintegrating vehicles - has already been successful in Europe for many years since being taken under Volkswagen’s welcoming wing.
Skoda’s versatile little crossover has what it takes to put an Abominable Snowman-sized footprint on the compact SUV segment.
