KawaZukiVdub
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Latveria
Any pics? But of course we don't get the cool shit over here.
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2019 VW Tiguan
- Thread starter KawaZukiVdub
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Any pics? But of course we don't get the cool shit over here.
Aelwulf
Ready to race!
- Location
- Vandenberg AFB, CA
My wife traded her 2013 Sienna SE for a 2019 Tiguan SEL R-Line 4Motion. Bit smaller, but she likes that it handles easier and it has the 4Motion in case we end up back in Colorado (the SE version Sienna didn't offer AWD in 2013).
Ours has the third row. At 6'2" I can sit there, but I'm nearly doing a split. Definitely just for the smaller kiddos and/or pets without crates (unless small).
As for power, it's no GTI if that's what you want. It does have enough. Less than the pre-2018 in hp, but more torque. My wife gets skittish with too much power (she was a bit nervous in a 2015 GLI) so it's perfect for her. To me the Eco mode bogs it too much but she likes that one. Sport mode is sporty enough to move better, but you're not going to win races. It does have a pronounced 'pedal pause' I don't like and will likely be getting her a Pedal Commander to help get rid of it.
The third row option can technically seat 8, and we've packed in 6 including 2 car seats comfortably enough (myself, 5'8" wife, 5'9" daughter, 5'-maybe mother-in-law, and a 4 & 6 year old almost as tall as grandma). Long road trips still have to be tested.
My wife also loves the larger sunroof vs. her Sienna. I'm concerned about possible leaks, fingers crossed.
It's no Jeep, but the 4Motion did ride pretty smoothly doing about 40 down a muddy, bumpy farm road. Rode a lot better than the Sienna on the same spot. They had to wash it again after we got back.
With the third row down we have almost as much room in back as the Sienna. And not horrible with the third row up considering the Sienna lost a fair bit then as well. With the seat down there's room for two small/medium dog crates, a large suitcase, 2 smaller suitcases, a couple duffel bags, couple backpacks (one a laptop bag), dog food container, and various miscellaneous.
The floor in the third row one is odd-shaped, I'll give it that. But at least that odd shape helps stash the privacy screen if not in use.
Overall so far my wife loves it almost as much as she did her Sienna, and prefers it with the 4Motion. And she loves the look of it with the R-Line package.
Ours was MSRP'd around $37k in Cali, think we got it for around $34K? So not too bad there either considering. Not a stellar deal, but ok.
Mileage so far if memory serves on hers is averaging about 24 MPG. She can be down around 21 on base (my GTI suffers there too) but gets around the 27 mark on the highway. Better than her van got, and not nearly as miserable as the Atlas is advertised with the V6.
One dislike I have is they put the LED taillights on this one but it has halogen headlights. Only the SEL Premium gets the LED headlights. Maybe I'll shoot for replicas later if they have them, but overall she doesn't mind it.
Also Chipwerke does offer a piggyback for it as well if shopping those. Not competitive with a full tune (which I imagine there will be least one or two at some point), but if it's like mine it's still worth some extra HP/torque and a lower cost.
My wife had a requirement for AWD and a third row in any replacement for her minivan, hence why we didn't go with the Mazda or most of the others. The only exception she'd make is for an Evoque. [emoji14] The other option for her was a Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport (or whatever the mid-level SR5 trim is). This one was cheaper, smaller yet fits, and looks better to her.
There are some group pages for it on FB, and some have already started changing out suspension and other things such as lowering and intakes, etc. While I don't see it being quite as tunable as its predecessor there is some potential.
Ours has the third row. At 6'2" I can sit there, but I'm nearly doing a split. Definitely just for the smaller kiddos and/or pets without crates (unless small).
As for power, it's no GTI if that's what you want. It does have enough. Less than the pre-2018 in hp, but more torque. My wife gets skittish with too much power (she was a bit nervous in a 2015 GLI) so it's perfect for her. To me the Eco mode bogs it too much but she likes that one. Sport mode is sporty enough to move better, but you're not going to win races. It does have a pronounced 'pedal pause' I don't like and will likely be getting her a Pedal Commander to help get rid of it.
The third row option can technically seat 8, and we've packed in 6 including 2 car seats comfortably enough (myself, 5'8" wife, 5'9" daughter, 5'-maybe mother-in-law, and a 4 & 6 year old almost as tall as grandma). Long road trips still have to be tested.
My wife also loves the larger sunroof vs. her Sienna. I'm concerned about possible leaks, fingers crossed.
It's no Jeep, but the 4Motion did ride pretty smoothly doing about 40 down a muddy, bumpy farm road. Rode a lot better than the Sienna on the same spot. They had to wash it again after we got back.
With the third row down we have almost as much room in back as the Sienna. And not horrible with the third row up considering the Sienna lost a fair bit then as well. With the seat down there's room for two small/medium dog crates, a large suitcase, 2 smaller suitcases, a couple duffel bags, couple backpacks (one a laptop bag), dog food container, and various miscellaneous.
The floor in the third row one is odd-shaped, I'll give it that. But at least that odd shape helps stash the privacy screen if not in use.
Overall so far my wife loves it almost as much as she did her Sienna, and prefers it with the 4Motion. And she loves the look of it with the R-Line package.
Ours was MSRP'd around $37k in Cali, think we got it for around $34K? So not too bad there either considering. Not a stellar deal, but ok.
Mileage so far if memory serves on hers is averaging about 24 MPG. She can be down around 21 on base (my GTI suffers there too) but gets around the 27 mark on the highway. Better than her van got, and not nearly as miserable as the Atlas is advertised with the V6.
One dislike I have is they put the LED taillights on this one but it has halogen headlights. Only the SEL Premium gets the LED headlights. Maybe I'll shoot for replicas later if they have them, but overall she doesn't mind it.
Also Chipwerke does offer a piggyback for it as well if shopping those. Not competitive with a full tune (which I imagine there will be least one or two at some point), but if it's like mine it's still worth some extra HP/torque and a lower cost.
My wife had a requirement for AWD and a third row in any replacement for her minivan, hence why we didn't go with the Mazda or most of the others. The only exception she'd make is for an Evoque. [emoji14] The other option for her was a Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport (or whatever the mid-level SR5 trim is). This one was cheaper, smaller yet fits, and looks better to her.
There are some group pages for it on FB, and some have already started changing out suspension and other things such as lowering and intakes, etc. While I don't see it being quite as tunable as its predecessor there is some potential.
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Aelwulf
Ready to race!
- Location
- Vandenberg AFB, CA
SEL and up does have a fair bit of tech. The digital dash is sparkly, but after that wore off I'm kind of glad it's not in the GTI. A lot of graphics that don't add much, although some customization is nice. But my Ram had a less flashy one I could do more with. I'm happy with the GTIs. I wouldn't mind the 8" stereo setup but mine does ok. The automatic climate control is one thing I would like better in my GTI with constant fog/cool/warm all in a day in this area. Not a fan of the power lift gate, it's too slow for me. I prefer to be able to manually close it but this one doesn't really let you. My wife likes it, all that matters in our case. Ours was only pricier because of the R-Line and 4Motion.
KawaZukiVdub
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Latveria
My wife traded her 2013 Sienna SE for a 2019 Tiguan SEL R-Line 4Motion. Bit smaller, but she likes that it handles easier and it has the 4Motion in case we end up back in Colorado (the SE version Sienna didn't offer AWD in 2013).
Ours has the third row. At 6'2" I can sit there, but I'm nearly doing a split. Definitely just for the smaller kiddos and/or pets without crates (unless small).
As for power, it's no GTI if that's what you want. It does have enough. Less than the pre-2018 in hp, but more torque. My wife gets skittish with too much power (she was a bit nervous in a 2015 GLI) so it's perfect for her. To me the Eco mode bogs it too much but she likes that one. Sport mode is sporty enough to move better, but you're not going to win races. It does have a pronounced 'pedal pause' I don't like and will likely be getting her a Pedal Commander to help get rid of it.
The third row option can technically seat 8, and we've packed in 6 including 2 car seats comfortably enough (myself, 5'8" wife, 5'9" daughter, 5'-maybe mother-in-law, and a 4 & 6 year old almost as tall as grandma). Long road trips still have to be tested.
My wife also loves the larger sunroof vs. her Sienna. I'm concerned about possible leaks, fingers crossed.
It's no Jeep, but the 4Motion did ride pretty smoothly doing about 40 down a muddy, bumpy farm road. Rode a lot better than the Sienna on the same spot. They had to wash it again after we got back.
With the third row down we have almost as much room in back as the Sienna. And not horrible with the third row up considering the Sienna lost a fair bit then as well. With the seat down there's room for two small/medium dog crates, a large suitcase, 2 smaller suitcases, a couple duffel bags, couple backpacks (one a laptop bag), dog food container, and various miscellaneous.
The floor in the third row one is odd-shaped, I'll give it that. But at least that odd shape helps stash the privacy screen if not in use.
Overall so far my wife loves it almost as much as she did her Sienna, and prefers it with the 4Motion. And she loves the look of it with the R-Line package.
Ours was MSRP'd around $37k in Cali, think we got it for around $34K? So not too bad there either considering. Not a stellar deal, but ok.
Mileage so far if memory serves on hers is averaging about 24 MPG. She can be down around 21 on base (my GTI suffers there too) but gets around the 27 mark on the highway. Better than her van got, and not nearly as miserable as the Atlas is advertised with the V6.
One dislike I have is they put the LED taillights on this one but it has halogen headlights. Only the SEL Premium gets the LED headlights. Maybe I'll shoot for replicas later if they have them, but overall she doesn't mind it.
Also Chipwerke does offer a piggyback for it as well if shopping those. Not competitive with a full tune (which I imagine there will be least one or two at some point), but if it's like mine it's still worth some extra HP/torque and a lower cost.
My wife had a requirement for AWD and a third row in any replacement for her minivan, hence why we didn't go with the Mazda or most of the others. The only exception she'd make is for an Evoque. [emoji14] The other option for her was a Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport (or whatever the mid-level SR5 trim is). This one was cheaper, smaller yet fits, and looks better to her.
There are some group pages for it on FB, and some have already started changing out suspension and other things such as lowering and intakes, etc. While I don't see it being quite as tunable as its predecessor there is some potential.
Thanks for this post! Very detailed. Really, by the time I am looking at getting another car it will probably be 2021 or beyond, I just like to torture myself periodically looking up this car, BMW M240 etc..
Oscar LaVista
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Mt Kisco, NY & Weeki Wachee FL
- Car(s)
- 2018 GTI SE 6MT
I had a loaner Tiguan, base model, that was unimpressive in so many ways. Especially the transmission. I told the service writer I was very disappointed in the DSG calibration, and he said it's an automatic! So it has no excuse whatsoever for being so clunky! The engine sounded tinny and thrashy; you'd never know it was related to the one in the GTI. The cloth upholstery felt cheap, as did the rest of the interior. I hated it.
Jovian
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Car(s)
- 2016 VW GTI
I’m pretty sure the service writer is correct. It’s a normal automatic, not a dual clutch.
Oscar LaVista
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Mt Kisco, NY & Weeki Wachee FL
- Car(s)
- 2018 GTI SE 6MT
Yup, it's a clunky, jerky automatic.
Carlosfandang0
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- UK
- Car(s)
- 2016 3Dr GTi DSG CSG
The Euro spec Tiguan uses a 7 speed DSG or 6 speed manual.
Remember guys, it's a Mexican VW. It will go for 5K+ off.
Also, why are GSW/Alltracks not being talked about? Roof rails + station wagon storage in back, in a sporty, not-so-different-from-a-gti package. With Golf R performance potential for like 2K$
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Also, why are GSW/Alltracks not being talked about? Roof rails + station wagon storage in back, in a sporty, not-so-different-from-a-gti package. With Golf R performance potential for like 2K$
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JC_451
Autocross Champion
- Location
- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
^
Because our ignorant society dislikes the awesomeness of wagons and instead favors something similar except with a lift kit and huge body roll.
Because our ignorant society dislikes the awesomeness of wagons and instead favors something similar except with a lift kit and huge body roll.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
^^^
Yup
And if you troll over on Vortex, you'll see that there are some Atlas and Tiguan owners that want to install lift spacers and bigger/off road tires for crawling thru the mall parking lots.
Yup
And if you troll over on Vortex, you'll see that there are some Atlas and Tiguan owners that want to install lift spacers and bigger/off road tires for crawling thru the mall parking lots.
vbrad26
Autocross Champion
- Location
- St. Petersburg FL
- Car(s)
- '15 CSG GTI 2DR M/T
Hah I would totally drive a lifted Atlas.
The Basecamp concept at the NYIAS was pretty sweet I thought...
I would buy one if my wife would drive it but I would never actually buy that over a wagon of some sort.
The Basecamp concept at the NYIAS was pretty sweet I thought...
I would buy one if my wife would drive it but I would never actually buy that over a wagon of some sort.
Yeah it really is a shame. My 63 year old mother even gawked at my suggestion that she get a station wagon. Something about it not being cool enough...
I'm like mom. I'm 25 and would drive that thing in a second BECAUSE its one of the most awesome cars on the road for under 30K, if i want already too invested in my GTI.
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