MY17/MQB Platform Tiguan Discussion Thread

[IrishKiwi08]

Nice video!! do you know if the colour of that car is the Pure White or the Oryx White?

This is a Pure White R Line as I was one of the lucky few to have driven and seen the vehicle at one of the daily previews here in NZ.
All I can say is that I was "blown away" by the features on the vehicle. I was even more impressed when I drove it and even though it only had the 132 KW engine, it still had a lot of grunt. It was just unfortunate that I could not have taken the vehicle for a longer test drive, however it was enough to convince me to place an order for the 162KW R Line version when I returned to the dealership.
If you want to order an Oryx White Tiguan here in NZ you have to pay a $2000-00 premium!

[NZ_GolfR]

Lucky bugger, am a bit disappointed I didn't get to take it for a drive (just got to sit in the drivers seat), I realise the performance wouldn't be there but would have been good to see what the ride felt like. Which dealership were you at?

Glad that was the Pure White, looked really good and that is what I have ordered. Pity about the limited colour choices available and really hard to pick a colour without see it. Was tossing up between the White and Grey, what did you go with? My current Golf is the Rising Blue and would have liked to stick with something similar but the blue that is available looked quite dark from the limited pictures I could find.


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[IrishKiwi08]

I was disappointed I couldn't take it for a longer drive, but there were customers waiting to view the vehicle back at the dealership. As for the ride, it was superb and not unlike the Golf so I was really happy with that. In a nutshell I suppose you could call the new Tig an oversized Golf, the interior certainly looks like the Golf. I stuck with the Tungsten Silver Metallic which is the color of my current Golf. I find it a practical color which is a lot easier to keep clean as well.

[Sharkie]

Just visited my local dealer and for Australia, the 162TSI will be available to order in the system from October with first deliveries in April/May 2017. Exact specs is still not confirmed ....

7 seat option is coming, but only 18-24 months' time

[Regdop]

Just visited my local dealer and for Australia, the 162TSI will be available to order in the system from October with first deliveries in April/May 2017.

The expected delivery time frame just keeps on blowing out... Current lease on my car is due to expire soon.... may have to look at other options...

[NZ_GolfR]

The wife already has a silver SUV so I thought I would stay away from that colour and the black I thought would take away from all the black accents on the R-Line (plus I have had a black Mazda 3 before and was a pain to keep clean). Always liked white cars but never owned one so that was a safe bet since had already seen it in that colour.

I heard that the current Tiguan actually handles better than the equivalent MK6 Golf as it has better weight distribution so hoping this is the case with the new Tiguan against the MK7 Golf. Also nice that the R-Line has the same 162kw engine from the GTI, means it can easily be upgraded to 200kw+ with just an ECU flash... Makes for a quick SUV.

[IrishKiwi08]

This is what I know from having seen and sat in one of the new "R Lines", I say it like that because it wasn't the 162TSI that we are getting here in NZ but one that had all the R Line interior and exterior kit so it looked exactly like an R Line was just missing the HUD.

Tristram European here in NZ had it in their showroom for a day and got me to come in and have a look at it but couldn't take it for a drive.

They look really awesome in the flesh and those 20" rims are amazing. The Active display is really cool and nice that you can customise it to suit your preferences. The driver profiles settings will be really handy, can have all the seats and mirrors and suspensions setup separate for the wife when she drives it.

From memory it has the dual exhaust on the left hand side and not the fake outlets but since it wasn't the proper 162TSI this might be different.

The park assist is a full 4 camera setup so you can see everything around you, you can tap on each 4 sides of the car on the display to get a better view.

I have a 162TSI R Line in White on order which is due to arrive the week of Christmas (great Xmas present). They are going to trade in my current MK6 Golf R and have agreed on a change over price already and I can keep driving the R until the Tiguan arrives. The agreement is also subject to me viewing and taking the Tiguan for a drive so if I don't like the way it drives/feels then I don't have to go through with the purchase.

Tristram European are having a launch party at their dealership for the new Tiguan R Line on the 31st of August so should have that car back there again for me to have another look at again and I'll try and get photos.


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Have you actually had confirmation that your R Line is being delivered in December. If this is so then mine should be on the same ship?
I saw in another post that Aust is only getting their R lines in April/May 2017

[Sharkie]

The expected delivery time frame just keeps on blowing out... Current lease on my car is due to expire soon.... may have to look at other options...

Yes, hence the reason I walked away with a decent quote on a new Polo GTI ..... it will fill the gap perfectly while we wait for the Tiguan to become available with 7 seats.

[NZ_GolfR]

Have you actually had confirmation that your R Line is being delivered in December. If this is so then mine should be on the same ship?
I saw in another post that Aust is only getting their R lines in April/May 2017

According to Tristram European (and I am dealing with the Operations Manager so I assume she knows what she is talking about) the first shipment of R-Lines is due in the week of Christmas. Apparently the dealers only had 1 day to place orders so Tristram ordered extra over what they had already pre-sold (not sure if other dealers did as well) which allowed me to order one after and still have it arrive on the first shipment. Before ordering from Tristram I was in at Continental Cars looking at one of the current Tiguans at the sales rep there said the first shipment of new ones had sold out so wouldn't be able to get one until early next year, not sure if he didn't think I was too serious in looking at the new one as I was driving a crappy old basic Golf as a curtesy car while mine was getting fixed.

I am pretty sure the ETA of December would be right (will remain to be seen which side of Christmas it arrives and is ready) as they have given me an agreed trade in price for my current car which I can still keep driving until then. Surely they wouldn't want me using for another 3-4 months on top of the 5 months they have already agreed on, all those extra kms would only continue to decrease the trade-ins value.

[hcvo1]

Just visited my local dealer and for Australia, the 162TSI will be available to order in the system from October with first deliveries in April/May 2017. Exact specs is still not confirmed ....

7 seat option is coming, but only 18-24 months' time

I just spoke to my dealer and spoke to the salesman who sold me the car. He then had a quick chat to the stock controller and told me that the cars should be ok to order in a few weeks - what they are waiting on is compliance on the anchor points for the 162TSI. They are still hopeful for a December/January delivery for the 162TSI R-Line.

On a different note, he also confirmed that the comfortline will be on display from mid next week at the dealership.


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