MY17/MQB Platform Tiguan Discussion Thread

[REXman]

Took a 140TDI R-Line for a drive today.

The car itself is gorgeous. The R-Line, in white, looks fantastic. The interior feels very special with the trick dash and all of the other bells and whistles. Progressive steering is fantastic, the car felt quiet and refined with the exception of the diesel rattle. Everything but the engine was spot on.

...It sounded positively truck like, even on the road. I'd like to see it on a dyno. I seriously doubt the claimed power and torque figures.

To confirm my thoughts, we took a 132TSI for a spin. From the moment we started the engine it felt a lot more refined. The performance was markedly better. It was quieter, smoother, had a greater torque range and was generally a lot more enjoyable than the 140TDI.

It's a shame. The 140TDI R-Line at Sutherland today was, up until we drove it, exactly what we wanted. R-Line, Driver Assistance Pack and no sunroof. We probably would have driven it home today. Once we drove it though there was no way. We'll be ordering a 162TSI very shortly and join the long list.

I actually had posted something similar but deleted it as I didn't want to put off potential any TDI owners. The car certainly had its merits, and it was still fun to drive but for me the second I jumped in the 132TSI, the performance difference was massive. Despite factory claims of the diesel doing 0 to 100 in 7.9 seconds and the petrol 132TSI doing 0 to 100 in 7.7 seconds I would suggest that in actual fact the difference would be at least one second or more - which if you know a little bit about cars you would understand that is quite a lot.

It's the first diesel I've driven - I was expecting a little weapon and it was fun, and importantly all the other things like refinement and excellent interior finish and style were certainly there.

I just couldn't get the surge of the 132TSI off my mind so I ordered the 162TSI.

[NZ_GolfR]

Just been reading one of the German Tiguan forums and it looks like they have just started receiving the 220PS (162KW) TSI Tiguans over there and are starting to give some good reviews of the engine performance.

One thing I did discover is that the 162TSI R-Lines over there are getting the Dual Trapezoid fake exhausts like the BiTDI version. Not sure if I am happy about that as not keen on the fake exhaust but hopefully it grows on me. At least I wont have to worry about keeping the chrome exhaust tips clean.

Here is the link to the forum page, I would suggest using Google Chrome so it can translate the page, unless you can read German that is Hat schon jemand einen TSI 220 PS bekommen. Seite 2 : Schick! Mich würde aber mal - als Besonderheit des 220PS TSI ...

[Gladbach]

Thanks for posting that link. Was nice to practice my german .

It actually sounds like they still don't have the R-Line, just the 162kw (220ps), but even the standard model has the dual fake exhausts. One thing to note though is unlike the bi-diesel that I've seen in a video that only has one exhaust pipe on the left side behind the bumper, the petrol has two pipes, one on either side. So while the façade exhaust tips are fake, at least it does actually have pipes behind both of them, which makes it more genuine

09 : Hat schon jemand einen TSI 220 PS bekommen. : VW Tiguan 2 : #208637275

I also read that the engine is really quiet, especially when idle (a plus over the diesel which is little noisy) but apparently when you put it in sports mode it's louder (presumably the exhaust note).

[NZ_GolfR]

I thought at least one of them had a R-Line, Kbh1818 said he received his R-Line in October but that seems really early for the TSI.

I did see that it had the dual exhausts behind it, I wonder if the change in noise is similar to my current Golf R in that when cruising along it only uses one side of the exhaust and then when you put your foot down a flap in the exhaust opens and uses both pipes and sounds much loader.

[Gladbach]

Yeah, I think one or two had a diesel R-Line, but I'm not sure. One of the photos is of an R-Line, but the one I posted above is standard, whilst still featuring the twin faux exhausts.

I think you might be on the money in regards to the exhaust setup, I hope you're right as it sounds like a great feature. The guy in the forum mentioned that its louder when in sports mode, I wonder if the flap opens in sports mode, or as you mentioned, whether it's just when you give it more throttle. I love the idea of having a car that's quiet and smooth but can get aggressive when you're in the mood

[NZ_GolfR]

While the Google translate works well to put all the words in English something's didn't make much sense because the way it was translated I think so was hard for me to follow everything they were saying.

On my MK6 Golf R there was a vacuum hose the ran to the exhaust that controlled the flap. A simple mod was to kink the hose and cable tie it and it kept the flap open. I did this for a while but got a bit droney inside when cruising and drove my wife nuts when I pulled in and out of the carport so I took it off. If it is the same type of setup I wouldn't imagine it would be too hard to control that via the ECU for it to switch when I sport mode etc.


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[JB286]

Placed an order for my White 162 R-Line at the end of August and just had call from dealer to say it will now be delivered towards the end of Feb if no other delays occur.

[Gladbach]

On my MK6 Golf R there was a vacuum hose the ran to the exhaust that controlled the flap. A simple mod was to kink the hose and cable tie it and it kept the flap open. I did this for a while but got a bit droney inside when cruising and drove my wife nuts when I pulled in and out of the carport so I took it off. If it is the same type of setup I wouldn't imagine it would be too hard to control that via the ECU for it to switch when I sport mode etc.

Yeah, definitely sounds viable. I really wish they had some hard detail on the 162TSI for our markets. I'd love to have that confirmed.

[Gladbach]

Placed an order for my White 162 R-Line at the end of August and just had call from dealer to say it will now be delivered towards the end of Feb if no other delays occur.

Nice one. Further strengthens the assumption that pre-ordered 162 R-Lines won't be delayed, but ones ordered out of the next batch might be.

[NjB]

Anyone have any ideas whether the Tig can handle standard diamond snow chains on the front wheels? Have been considering a Subaru Outback as an alternative but oddly they can't handle snow chains on the front wheels where they should be and can only take them on the rear wheels.