I have ordered/received my New Tiguan

[Eyes24]

Been out and about in the R Line 162 today. Covered almost 500km in a loop up to Ballarat and then on to the Pyrenees wine area and then back through Castlemaine to home. Covered a variety of roads and I must say that this is some car! Comfort, ride and handling have exceeded expectations. The DSG in this car is more refined than the version in the Mark 7 Golf GTI that I had previously. I mentioned in a previous post that tapping the shift lever into S mode give the car a real lift in performance and flexibility - it's more urgent and just gets up and goes. Fuel economy for the run showed 7.9l/100km.

Thanks for the feed back, that fuel economy sounds pretty good. Can't wait till l get mind in May.


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[heffmeister]

That fuel economy is impressive for a tight engine.

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Not too bad - about 150 km of the run was in 110 kmh zones with an indicated 114 kmh showing on the dash.

[Eyes24]

Not too bad - about 150 km of the run was in 110 kmh zones with an indicated 114 kmh showing on the dash.

How much do you think the speedometer is out by? Have you checked it with gps?


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[heffmeister]

Haven't checked the indicated speed with a gps yet - 114 kmh indicated is probably a bit less than 110 kmh actual but I kept at that indicated pace to avoid the camera$!

[Eyes24]

Haven't checked the indicated speed with a gps yet - 114 kmh indicated is probably a bit less than 110 kmh actual but I kept at that indicated pace to avoid the camera$!

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[Gladbach]

Been out and about in the R Line 162 today. Covered almost 500km in a loop up to Ballarat and then on to the Pyrenees wine area and then back through Castlemaine to home. Covered a variety of roads and I must say that this is some car! Comfort, ride and handling have exceeded expectations. The DSG in this car is more refined than the version in the Mark 7 Golf GTI that I had previously. I mentioned in a previous post that tapping the shift lever into S mode give the car a real lift in performance and flexibility - it's more urgent and just gets up and goes. Fuel economy for the run showed 7.9l/100km.

Man, you're getting me so gee'd up for this Have you driven a 140TDI? Just wondering if you can give an indication on the difference in performance.

[heffmeister]

Haven't driven a 140TDI but others say its performance is a bit dull. However, my previous car was a Golf GTI Performance and I can say that the Tiguan 162 feels more lively from a standing start and merging on to freeways for example, especially if the DSG is in S mode. The German VW website shows the Tiguan 162 is faster than a Golf GTI in the 0 - 80 kmh acceleration comparison.

[Gladbach]

Haven't driven a 140TDI but others say its performance is a bit dull. However, my previous car was a Golf GTI Performance and I can say that the Tiguan 162 feels more lively from a standing start and merging on to freeways for example, especially if the DSG is in S mode. The German VW website shows the Tiguan 162 is faster than a Golf GTI in the 0 - 80 kmh acceleration comparison.

Thanks. I've driven the 140TDI and wasn't impressed. I realise the 165TSI is quicker (6.5 0-100 for the 162 instead of 7.9 for the 140) but I found the 140TDI not just sluggish, but overall a bit confused. I've been hanging out to see if the 162TSI is smoother and more decisive. If it feels more lively than your GTI, then I'm happy

[Beowulf]

Looks great! - You said Official VW Towbar - was this ordered through Gerald Slaven/Lennock and what was the cost? (Apologies if I've missed this somewhere else) and do you know if this was fitted locally in Canberra or perhaps somewhere else?

Hi TIGR,
Yes it's an official tow bar according to the stamps all over it, plus it's the same part number as found on the Vw doco. It was ordered via Gerald slaven and installed by their master mechanic, it's the same bar I saw on a 132tsi at Lennock so would assume that it would be the same bar supplied by all the Aus dealers. I think roughly it was $1300-1500 installed with the wiring loom bar and labour, this was the same price from Lennock though was quoted $2100 by a Sydney dealer when I was ringing around.
The quote for an aftermarket one was $1600-1900 as I still would have needed to get the VW wiring loom though they were quoting me a H&R horizontal bar so this would have meant a big square cut of plastic from the rear bumper, I'm glad I took the gamble and go the official bar.

Hope that answers your questions mate.

[Beowulf]

Man, you're getting me so gee'd up for this Have you driven a 140TDI? Just wondering if you can give an indication on the difference in performance.

I've driven both, had a 140tdi rline for a day driving and now own the 162tsi. The 140tdi once rolling was a very nice car, it had some punch and loved the torque. The 162 accelerates faster but really once they are both in boost both are nice and fast. Depending on your experience driving diesels both cars are responsive (I've been driving "sport" diesels for 8 years) though the petrols band is wider so more suited to the 'plant the foot and ride' style some people like.

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.

The only real issue we found with the 140 was the stop/start. Whenever this engaged and turned off the engine we found the lag between the engine starting backup and having enough compression to get the turbo spooling made my wife uncomfortable driving it, and I think would have cause me to kill someone in peak hour traffic. If we turned off the stop/start we found both cars to be fun to drive.