M17 Tiguan - Australian Reviews

[Vwvw1212]

Review for 162tsi is here! 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI Highline review | CarAdvice

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[Mac135]

A decent review........and pretty much what you would expect in terms of comparisons to the GTI. Looking forward to Friday.

[TungstenR]

Pretty lame review. There is so much more to this car, that I doubt if he's actually been driving the Tiguan 162kw R-line (or Highline with R-line package and DAP). Or maybe just around the block of his office?

[Gladbach]

I thought it was a decent review. Funny though that they rated technology and connectivity as 8. I thought it would have got a bit better than that.

[Mac135]

Pretty lame review. There is so much more to this car, that I doubt if he's actually been driving the Tiguan 162kw R-line (or Highline with R-line package and DAP). Or maybe just around the block of his office?

Well there has been a fair bit said about the Tiguan in general and the 162 highline adds only a bit to that story overall. The biggest change is the performance of the 162 engine and that seemed pretty well covered and the other niceties that come with the highline/rline that we haven't had reported on a fully specced Comfortline. Things like ride handling on the bigger wheels, the progressive steering etc, rline styling etc.

Best review ever no....but an indicator of the one thing we don't know about the 162 Tiguan and that's how it feels to drive. Performance seems pretty good/as expected but clearly once we get into the bends its no GTI (but then anyone thinking that it would be was probably not in touch with reality).

You have also had the benefit of living with it for a few weeks too?

My gripe - he referred to the standard highline as a bit bland.........he's obviously not taking into account the Habenero

[Chocolate_Bear]

Well there has been a fair bit said about the Tiguan in general and the 162 highline adds only a bit to that story overall. The biggest change is the performance of the 162 engine and that seemed pretty well covered and the other niceties that come with the highline/rline that we haven't had reported on a fully specced Comfortline. Things like ride handling on the bigger wheels, the progressive steering etc, rline styling etc.

Best review ever no....but an indicator of the one thing we don't know about the 162 Tiguan and that's how it feels to drive. Performance seems pretty good/as expected but clearly once we get into the bends its no GTI (but then anyone thinking that it would be was probably not in touch with reality).

You have also had the benefit of living with it for a few weeks too?

My gripe - he referred to the standard highline as a bit bland.........he's obviously not taking into account the Habenero

Obviously not the habenero bud! Seen one around and it's sweet!

Overall review is good I felt. I have driven the macan gts, MB glc 250 and MB glc 43 AMG then at the end of dec drove the tiggy 162 .. apart from raw power of the Porsche and GLC43, there is not much in it at all.. glc250 was not the most impressive from a drive perspective. Was not a fan of the display sticking out the dash like an iPad! Result is I actually prefer the Tiggy from a price point, options and overall balance with it being practical and also having decent power.. enough for a family SUV..that's the whole point.. a family SUV!! I was close to signing for the MB43 AMG taken away by the pure power of it, but common sense prevailed after sitting in the Tiggy.. reality is that you are basically paying for a premium brand badge and that's paying by more than 30k. If you are loaded then go for it.. just remember that the 162 Tiguan we bunch are getting is really up there with them. Smile and wave proudly from your Tiggy at those so called premium brands when you see them at the traffic light .. lol


Tiguan 162tsi rline (May 2017) - NSW, Northern Beaches

[tigger73]

I thought it was a decent review. Funny though that they rated technology and connectivity as 8. I thought it would have got a bit better than that.

I think the problem most reviewers have with the car is that a number of features that are in the options packs should be standard features.

Things like adaptive cruise control and rear traffic alert which are standard features in cars close to half the price.

This is why they gave the 162TSI a 7/10 for price/features (value).

[Gladbach]

I found this video of the NCAP testing pretty interesting. The end of the video where they test the emergency braking is pretty cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaQQ_d3901Y

[wiredless]

Here's another 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI first drive review



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[Gladbach]

And here's a (brief) video review of the 162TSI. They're starting to flow in now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JsgSloCZX4