M17 Tiguan - Australian Reviews

[Gladbach]

Here's a review of the 162TSI highline. It's focused purely on the highline without R-Line pack, which hasn't been done too much yet.

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-rev...highline-53927

[bendor]

Following on from the one linked above I found another new one mentioned at the bottom of the page for the 162 with R-Line....he seems pretty stoked with it!

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-rev...osshead-design

Feeling even more reassured about my order now.

[Chocolate_Bear]

Following on from the one linked above I found another new one mentioned at the bottom of the page for the 162 with R-Line....he seems pretty stoked with it!

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-rev...osshead-design

Feeling even more reassured about my order now.

Nice one... the wait is bloody agonising !!!


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

[Gladbach]

Following on from the one linked above I found another new one mentioned at the bottom of the page for the 162 with R-Line....he seems pretty stoked with it!

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-rev...osshead-design

Feeling even more reassured about my order now.

Thanks, I hadn't seen that. It is a pretty gushing review!

[VWVY]

Great r-line review but am I the only one that feel that the benefits of the r-line progressive steering has always been dismissed, ignored or understated? ... I really love how much ease it brings to steer the car around turns, acute corners and 3 point turns in tight areas.

[Gladbach]

Great r-line review but am I the only one that feel that the benefits of the r-line progressive steering has always been dismissed, ignored or understated? ... I really love how much ease it brings to steer the car around turns, acute corners and 3 point turns in tight areas.

I'm with you - hardly any of the reviews mention it and for me it's an underrated feature. It was the first thing I really noticed when I drove one. The steering feels a lot better, more dynamic and as you said, 3 point turns are really nice. I remember on the test drive I did a 3 point turn and was amazed how tight and agile it felt. It obviously doesn't make the turning circle smaller, but without having to pull the steering wheel around so many times to reach full lock, it just felt so easy. Even before I said anything, my wife turned to me and said "wow, it's really easy to turn around!". When I jumped back in my Jetta the steering felt really heavy and numb.

Can't wait to pick up the new car. Hopefully this week if I'm lucky.

[veew]

Another one from CA: 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI R-Line review | CarAdvice

[TungstenR]

Another one from CA: 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI R-Line review | CarAdvice

That's quite a compliment in that last line.

[Gladbach]

That's quite a compliment in that last line.

Which last line do you mean?

[TungstenR]

"Perhaps VW should turn up the power dial, and drop the silly name, and just go with a Tiguan R. In our SUV-above-everything market, it would be a sure-fire winner!"