Test drive Volkswagen Tiguan – Road test
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Volkswagen Tiguan - Road test
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Facelift draws attention to Volkswagen Tiguan which supports qualitytall, safe drivingand family calling without being a mammoth.
While many fashion accessories are available upon request, safety equipment requires modest integration.
The 1,4-liter engine has been optimized, so if you have a light foot, the consumption won't increase much.
In addition, the choice of the TSI with 122 hp. reduces part maintenance costs.
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La Compact SUV of Volkswagen renews itself, acquiring the DNA that characterizes the latest models of the German house. From frontwhich includes a much larger grille and new headlight surround (with led daytime running lights).
The taillights were also redesigned: simpler and more linear, with dual internal graphics, a solution inherited from its older sister. Touareg.
La new tiguanlike the previous version, it is available in two different configurations: one is suitable forOff road, with a forward angle of attack of 28 degrees and underbody protection, allowing you to overcome light off-road conditions. Or Suffering versionand our test, with a less firm nose (angle of attack 18 °), but more sober.
And among the options for the road, we chose the most suitable for asphalt, with front-wheel drive and a 4-liter 1,4-cylinder gasoline engine with supercharging and direct injection with 122 horsepower.
The choice of transmission is also limited manual exchange on March 6because DSG is not available for this version.
Una TiguanThus, it costs “only” € 22.900 and does not require too high operating costs. It is ideal for those who use it like a normal car.
city
La raised position of the driver any SUV like it in the city, but it has a price, and you pay it right within the city walls: even if it's not a heavyweight, Tiguan It's cluttered like a mid-sized sedan, and navigating between cars in a double lane is no easy task.
This SUV, however, says goodbye thanks to comfort: Suspensions are excellent at absorbing bumps and slightly lowered tires, although not the apotheosis for aesthetics lovers, they minimize vibration and shock.
Finding a parking spot is never easy, but maneuvering is easier good rear visibility: on request, there is also an automatic car parking system (530 euros).
And as additional help, there is also Rear View Camera.
Engine boost and stop and start system they guarantee good torque (200 Nm from 1500 rpm) and acceptable consumption.
Outside the city
Twenty centimeters dividing the floor Tiguan from the ground, they are not a problem when working on bends and oncoming bends.
Indeed, the Volkswagen SUV behaves pretty well, feels like driving a compact sedan. In fact, the load transfer (1.501 kg) is well controlled by the suspension operation. The body of the car rolls a little, and the car remains fairly flat.
However, the traction limit is reached quickly and the front drive wheels lose efficiency. ASR kicks in and some traction is lost.
Lo steering it responds well, but is lowered and not very sensitive at small angles of rotation.
Disappearance of 38 horses affected by engine (compared to the 160th) this is felt primarily uphill, and in overtaking maneuvers 122 horses do everything they can, but to pick up speed with the fifth and sixth, you need to be patient.
Fortunately, the engine feed is gentle and well distributed throughout the entire arc of rotation.
Excellent modularity brakes and the softness with which 6 marches increase driving pleasure.
Attention, do not think to use this car off-road: only with front-wheel drive you will not go far.
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You can devour kilometers by kilometer, but on board Tiguan no fatigue at home because comfort high: the gasoline engine is barely audible.
Also a pleasant feeling safety it SUV transmission allows you to travel for a long time without stress: the braking system is powerful, even if it tends to heat up quickly.
Le suspensionsthey are then soft in the right place to filter out any irregularities, but are effective in preventing vehicle breakdown during the harshest braking or emergency maneuvers.
At motorway speeds it's utopian to ask for a gasoline engine consumption from a diesel engine (it drives 12 km / l), but a 64-liter tank gives good autonomy (768 km).
Life on board
New cabin Tiguan, just in designfunctional and spacious, it has not changed from the previous version.
There enough space for five peoplebut the fabric seats are a bit minimalist. The driver is configured manually, but within wide limits.
The sofa, which can be extended, folded and tilted, also extends 16 cm to provide more legroom or trunk space.
Il navigator (touchscreen) at the top of the console is convenient not only for consulting, but also for setting: it's a pity that it costs 2.087 euros.
It turns out well overall finish.
Price and costs
Il price 22.900 euro 1.4 Trends and entertainmentThe basic equipment is already higher than the competition: the Nissan Qashqai 1.6 Visia costs 18.980 euros.
Additionally, equipment of Volkswagen will be integrated: Mirror package with rain sensor, electric exterior mirrors and light-sensitive interior mirror (€ 182), radio (290), rear airbags (320), steering wheel controls (350), fog lamps with turn signals (179), automatic climate control (387 ) and cruise control (413).
Thus, the price reaches 25.021 XNUMX euros.
Fortunately, the cost of used cars is above average and the distance measured during the test is more than 11 km / l is not intimidating.
But be careful not to pinch the engine ... And if you want to extend the warranty, you start at € 355 for another 2 years.
safety
La Tiguan takes pole position on safety: 6 standard airbags (including curtain airbags), ESP with traction control, new intelligent seatbelt systems and height-adjustable head restraints.
All this made it possible to obtain 5 stars in European crash tests (Euro NCAP).
The level of dynamic security is interesting: road holding and stability, high for a vehicle with a higher than average level, gives the feeling that you can always drive the vehicle.
La braking it is powerful: 61,5 meters to a stop from 130 km / h. But be careful not to overload the system too much: weight affects heat generation and therefore drag.
Visibility while driving is not limited by the presence of struts.
Our findings
Acceleration
| 0-50 km / h | 3,89 |
| 0-100 km / h | 10,51 |
| 0-130 km / h | 19,21 |
recovery
| 20-50 km / h in 2a | 3,34 |
| 50-90 km / h in 4a | 9,05 |
| 80-120 km / h in 4a | 14,12 |
| 90-130 km / h in 6a | 21,71 |
Braking
| 50-0 km / h | 9,9 |
| 100-0 km / h | 40,6 |
| 130-0 km / h | 61,5 |
noise
| least | 51 |
| Max Air conditioning | 68 |
| 50 km / h | 55 |
| 90 km / h | 58 |
| 130 km / h | 65 |
Fuel
Achieve
Journey
| Media | 11,5 |
| 50 km / h | 47 |
| 90 km / h | 86 |
| 130 km / h | 127 |
Diameter
Kettlebell
| behind the wheel | 2,2 |
| 130 km / h in 6a | 2.600 |
