Mar 4, 2009, 10:57 GMT
Prague - Skoda will go ahead with production of its offroad concept, the Yeti, with a production-ready model to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show, the Czech car maker has announced.
Hostesses of the Skoda booth pose next to the new Skoda Yeti during the press day at the 79th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, 03 March 2009. The Motor Show will open its gates to public from 05 to 15 March, presenting over 1,000 brands with more than 85 world and European firsts in the sector saloon alone. EPA/ULI DECK
The offroader will retain the Yeti name of the concept first revealed in Geneva in 2005 and use much of the VW Tiguan technology from the parent company.
It remains unclear whether Skoda will pursue the idea of a pick-up based on the Yeti with a variable roof system that could transform a convertible into a pick-up.
Official pictures of the production model have not been released but Skoda says it will be closely based on the 2005 concept.
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