Golf Alltrack

[gregozedobe]

Yup it launches very well up the steep hill near home. Not sure onthe favourite feature yet but I did just find the "voice enhancer" in the infotainment menu. Apparently it detects when the driver is speaking and broadcasts through the speakers to the passengers - "This is your captain speaking..."

...." We are currently cruising at 100kmh at an altitude of 250 meters, but there is a twisty section of road coming up shortly, so please ensure your set belts are fastened and your sick bags are handy ...."

[Hundwagen]

And here she is...
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Only don't 50km in it so far but it feels great. Interestingly it doesn't have the silver stud covers that others I've seen posted here with the kalamata wheels have. Might have to ask about that.

Nice ride mate. Should have come with stud covers, I'm sure your dealer will sort it.

[GooeyLizard9000]

Nice ride mate. Should have come with stud covers, I'm sure your dealer will sort it.

Mine is the same and doesn't have the stud covers. Picked up Tuesday this week
When I followed it up with the dealer the checked it out and said that MY17 has stud covers and MY18 doesn't.

If anyone gets told differently I'll hassle the dealer again.
The brochure shows the wheels with and without them, depending on the photo.

[Hundwagen]

Mine is the same and doesn't have the stud covers. Picked up Tuesday this week
When I followed it up with the dealer the checked it out and said that MY17 has stud covers and MY18 doesn't.

If anyone gets told differently I'll hassle the dealer again.
The brochure shows the wheels with and without them, depending on the photo.

I reckon your dealer is full of it, so they have just released MY17 & MY18 models at the same time? Rubbish! Tell them you want them.

[Rooboy]

Yup...it doesn't seem anything to do the which MY it is. All the ones I've seen are MY18 and 2 have had them, 2 haven't.

[Kachingg]

Yup...it doesn't seem anything to do the which MY it is. All the ones I've seen are MY18 and 2 have had them, 2 haven't.

Mine had them rooboy tell him he is full of bull and you want them

[Jeff13]

Very tempting to go for the fully loaded 135tdi, until found out it missed out on the below "basic" features that are available in the other Golfs or Tiguan ranges:
- blind spot monitoring
- rear cross traffic alert
- hands free auto tail gate

The newly released Tiguan Adventure 132tsi with DAP seems to be a better alternative, with similar features, power/torque & price as the 135tdi, as well as the above 3 basic features.

Thoughts from anyone?

[Kachingg]

Very tempting to go for the fully loaded 135tdi, until found out it missed out on the below "basic" features that are available in the other Golfs or Tiguan ranges:
- blind spot monitoring
- rear cross traffic alert
- hands free auto tail gate

The newly released Tiguan Adventure 132tsi with DAP seems to be a better alternative, with similar features, power/torque & price as the 135tdi, as well as the above 3 basic features.

Thoughts from anyone?

You don't need the powered tailgate its not heavy enough to need it unlike the suv brigade

Main reasons for not having rear cross traffic and blind spot monitors are the new cladding takes up the sensor space

As for needing it i don't miss it tbh your mirrors should be adjusted so you don't need blind spot and rear traffic i just turn my head and look

Also the 132tsi misses out on 100nm of torque the diesel gives extra and also the fantastic 7 speed dq381 its a absolutely rippa gearbox vw have nailed it with this one
The difference was also very noticeable between the 7 speed r and 6 speed gti with the r just seeming to be more composed and flowing shifts were better as well

Test drive them both to see i am sure a few others who have taken delivery will back me up
I drove the 162tsi tig at Phillip island vw experience last week and would happily put my diesel alltrack up against it and expect a draw at the minimum also a much better ride and handling with alltrack not suv like at all tig while good felt like a barge in comparison

In the end drive em both see if it really is a deal breaker or not
The alltrack may just win you over

[Rooboy]

I was cross shopping the 110tdi Comfortline with the 135tdi Alltrack, both fully optioned, and the price difference was much bigger but, for me, the led headlights, better wheel/tyre combo and better drivetrain won out plus I saved about $5k.

The Adventure package makes things more interesting because it addresses the headlight, wheel/tyre combo issues and it closes the price gap a bit. The electric tailgate is nice to have when your hands are full but it wasn't really essential for me. You can't get leather but you do get the massage seat (worked very nicely on the Passat I tried last week)!

In the end you have to make your own decision on what features are more important for you but whichever way you go you won't be making a bad choice.

[Rooboy]

Mine had them rooboy tell him he is full of bull and you want them

Sent them an email yesterday. Will see what they come back with.