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Skoda has begun a teasing campaign for its upcoming seven-seater SUV.
It all started on the company’s local Facebook page, where it posted a picture of a slightly opened garage door with the Skoda logo on it. We expect the teaser to concern the future SUV planned by the Czech company owned by the Volkswagen Group.
The upcoming SUV is reportedly being called either Kodiak or Snowman. We already know it will be larger than the Yeti and that it will be built on the MQB platform.
According to several reports, the car is set to be available in five-seat and seven-seat versions. The new SUV from Skoda will share its underpinnings with the upcoming Volkswagen Tiguan. Unlike Skoda’s future seven-seat SUV, the Volkswagen Tiguan will not be available in Europe with a seven-seat variant, so the German company is ensuring that the two models will not cannibalize each other on that market share.
Given the timing of the teaser campaign, Skoda could publicly unveil its new SUV at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, held in March. Previous reports expected the car to be showcased at this year’s Paris Motor Show, but we believe that the axing of the Roomster brought the Skoda SUV closer.
As you know, while Skoda did finish the second-generation Roomster, the utilitarian vehicle based on the Volkswagen Caddy was discontinued from the brand’s lineup for cost-cutting reasons.
Skoda's teaser could mean something else and preview an entirely different model, though. However, we believe the company will unveil its SUV since the teaser image is associated with the word "big."
Since Skoda already unveiled the third generation of the Superb, and all its other models have been significantly remodeled recently, there aren't that many other possibilities left. That said, the teaser could also preview a Scout version of the Superb wagon or another addition to the Yeti range.
The upcoming SUV is reportedly being called either Kodiak or Snowman. We already know it will be larger than the Yeti and that it will be built on the MQB platform.
According to several reports, the car is set to be available in five-seat and seven-seat versions. The new SUV from Skoda will share its underpinnings with the upcoming Volkswagen Tiguan. Unlike Skoda’s future seven-seat SUV, the Volkswagen Tiguan will not be available in Europe with a seven-seat variant, so the German company is ensuring that the two models will not cannibalize each other on that market share.
Given the timing of the teaser campaign, Skoda could publicly unveil its new SUV at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, held in March. Previous reports expected the car to be showcased at this year’s Paris Motor Show, but we believe that the axing of the Roomster brought the Skoda SUV closer.
As you know, while Skoda did finish the second-generation Roomster, the utilitarian vehicle based on the Volkswagen Caddy was discontinued from the brand’s lineup for cost-cutting reasons.
Skoda's teaser could mean something else and preview an entirely different model, though. However, we believe the company will unveil its SUV since the teaser image is associated with the word "big."
Since Skoda already unveiled the third generation of the Superb, and all its other models have been significantly remodeled recently, there aren't that many other possibilities left. That said, the teaser could also preview a Scout version of the Superb wagon or another addition to the Yeti range.
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