I have ordered/received my New Tiguan

[REXman]

The ride is the same. The noise is surprisingly the same in cabin, the diesels engine is surprisingly quiet and you don't hear it while in the cabin.

I am in 2 minds on your findings. I have driven only the 132TSI and the 140TDI.

Wifey and I found the 132TSI quite a bit quicker than the 140TDI for performance. We considered owning the 140TDI, and would have taken delivery of the car back in Dec 2016 if we went ahead, however, we decided to get the 162 Highline due to the sound of the TDI not being to the wife's taste. Too "truckish" for her.

Agree regarding the cabin, ride, and the engine is punchy. Fuel economy is excellent also.
And To be fair, its one of the smoothest diesel's I have been in, wifey is just spoilt!

[Mac135]

?.... wifey is just spoilt!

+1 though she maintains that being spoilt is nothing less than appropriate and precisely what she signed up too.

[IsDon]

I am in 2 minds on your findings. I have driven only the 132TSI and the 140TDI.

Wifey and I found the 132TSI quite a bit quicker than the 140TDI for performance. We considered owning the 140TDI, and would have taken delivery of the car back in Dec 2016 if we went ahead, however, we decided to get the 162 Highline due to the sound of the TDI not being to the wife's taste. Too "truckish" for her.

Agree regarding the cabin, ride, and the engine is punchy. Fuel economy is excellent also.
And To be fair, its one of the smoothest diesel's I have been in, wifey is just spoilt!

They were similar to my experiences with the 140TDI.

VW Sutherland had exactly the vehicle we thought we wanted. 140TDI R-Line with DAP in white. In all seriousness, when I saw it I expected to drive it off the lot that day.

I've been driving the current model 3.0TDI Audi A6 Allroad for the last few years. Mated to the 7 speed DSG it's a very capable beast. It is my first experience with a diesel road car and I'm more than impressed with its refinement economy and performance.

Then I drove the Tiguan diesel. I was very surprised and disappointed.

I found it to be very truck like and not at all like the Audi diesels I'm used to. I hasten to add, I've also driven numerous 2.0TDI Audis as loan cars while the A6 was being serviced. So it's not a 4 cylinder verses 6 cylinder issue at all.

To confirm I wasn't imagining things, we then test drove a 132TSI. Like you, I also found the performance and refinement superior to the 140TDI.

I suspect this is what we can now expect from VAG diesels post diesel cheating fiasco. VW are so paranoid about it they have now detuned their diesels so much it's taken away all the character that made them superior to petrol engines. It appeared from my drive in the 140TDI the only way to wring any performance out of the engine was to rev the nuts out of it. There seemed to be no torquey down low performance that made diesels so practical in the past.

I'd love to see a torque graph. Rather than a practically flat torque graph I suspect it's more peaky. I have no doubt the quoted torque and power figures are correct, it's just that they're so far into the high part of the rev range they're not practical to use every day. In the lower part of the rev range, where diesels like to spend most of their time, the performance is tragic.

I've since ordered a 162TSI R-Line. Based on the impressions of those lucky sods that have taken delivery already, I made the right choice.

So, I don't think your wifey is spoilt at all. Rather she's a fine judge of machinery.

[TIGR]

Hi TIGR,
Hope that answers your questions mate.

Yes, perfect! Thankyou - I'll get in touch with GS and organise it to be added to my order!

[REXman]

So, I don't think your wifey is spoilt at all. Rather she's a fine judge of machinery.

Completely agree!!

[Gladbach]

I took a 162TSI R-Line with DAP for a test drive today. Well, all I can say is that I'm very happy that I've ordered one. The wait has been so hard (and I still have 2-3 months to wait) but I found the 162 to be a lot more responsive than the 140 (and the 132).

I really enjoyed driving the car today, it is so classy, super smooth, and just a pleasure to drive. I didn't have a dealer with me so I was able to give the engine a workout as well. In normal mode it was nice and responsive, and in sport it was lots of fun. I planted my foot down on a nice stretch of road and let it pull. The DSG held the gear quite long and when it changed gear it sounded lovely, even gave a little crackle from the exhaust. I always find with new cars that the acceleration doesn't seem quite as brutal as ones that have been warn in a little. Also, with new cars like this being so smooth and quiet, you don't get the same raw feeling that you get with an older car. There was a bit of that feeling in this car but I'm definitely not disappointed with the performance.

I had previously driven a 140TDI R-Line without DAP. I had played around in the showroom on a comfortline that had DAP, so I had played with the AID and other features but hadn't been able to play with the ACC for example. I tested it out today and I love it! A little bit freaky at first but it stopped when it needed to, and getting it going again was as easy as pressing the resume button.

I drove it in Eco mode for a while as well, and actually found it really nice. It is so smooth and quiet, for a few moments it felt like I was in a hybrid (with almost no engine noise). I think this would be my go-to mode when I'm sitting on a freeway for a few hours.

One thing I wanted to ask others here: In my Jetta, I switch between normal and sports quite frequently by moving the gear stick down to S mode (rather than flicking across to tiptronic mode). Switching between normal and sports and vice versa in the Tiguan involves pressing the mode button and toggling through the options (or reaching forward to tap the desired option on the screen). How are you guys finding that? Using the paddles it probably an option for quick changes down for more acceleration but that doesn't change out of the mode you're in to sports mode as far as I'm aware.

All in all, I have absolutely no regrets with my decision to pre-order, and I just can't wait to finally get the car

[Regdop]

I took a 162TSI R-Line with DAP for a test drive today. Well, all I can say is that I'm very happy that I've ordered one. The wait has been so hard (and I still have 2-3 months to wait) but I found the 162 to be a lot more responsive than the 140 (and the 132).

I really enjoyed driving the car today, it is so classy, super smooth, and just a pleasure to drive. I didn't have a dealer with me so I was able to give the engine a workout as well. In normal mode it was nice and responsive, and in sport it was lots of fun. I planted my foot down on a nice stretch of road and let it pull. The DSG held the gear quite long and when it changed gear it sounded lovely, even gave a little crackle from the exhaust. I always find with new cars that the acceleration doesn't seem quite as brutal as ones that have been warn in a little. Also, with new cars like this being so smooth and quiet, you don't get the same raw feeling that you get with an older car. There was a bit of that feeling in this car but I'm definitely not disappointed with the performance.

I had previously driven a 140TDI R-Line without DAP. I had played around in the showroom on a comfortline that had DAP, so I had played with the AID and other features but hadn't been able to play with the ACC for example. I test it out today and I love it! A little bit freaky at first but it stopped when it needed to, and getting it going again was as easy as pressing the resume button.

I drove it in Eco mode for a while as well, and actually found it really nice. It is so smooth and quiet, for a few moments it felt like I was in a hybrid (with almost no engine noise). I think this would be my go-to mode when I'm sitting on a freeway for a few hours.

One thing I wanted to ask others here: In my Jetta, I switch between normal and sports quite frequently by moving the gear stick down to S mode (rather than flicking across to tiptronic mode). Switching between normal and sports and vice versa in the Tiguan involves pressing the model button and toggling through the options (or reaching forward to tap the desired option on the screen). How are you guys finding that? Using the paddles it probably an option for quick changes down for more acceleration but that doesn't change out of the mode you're in to sports mode as far as I'm aware.

All in all, I have absolutely no regrets with my decision to pre-order, and I just can't wait to finally get the car

Cheers for the review!.... its very comforting to know from you and others here that i have made the right decision in ordering one. Sight unseen (in the flesh) and undriven. I look forward to owning it!.... Thank you.

[IsDon]

Completely agree!!

Like her taste in men, right?

[Gladbach]

If anyone in NSW is in the market for a white 162TSI with R-Line and DAP, I saw this - http://www.quicksales.com.au/ad/2016...emid-702809323. You'd want to negotiate a bit on price and I'm not sure exactly where in NSW the dealer is, but hey, if it saves waiting months and months it's at least worth a phone call

[Regdop]

Received my VIN today from my dealer and according to this link https://www.2wglobal.com/webapps?url...uickSearchPage my car should arrive on the 11/02/17 at the Port of Brisbane aboard the BREMERHAVEN!!

Woohoo!

Sorry to brag!