MY17 Tiguan as a family car?

[brad]

I wpuld look at a Skoda Octavia Wagon before laying down a deposit

[JustCruisn]

I did not get the original Tiguan as the boot was too small, went for the Jetta. How much bigger is the new one ?

[Gladbach]

It's a lot bigger, it's now near class leading. I have a Jetta as well, the boot in the Jetta is massive, but the new Tiguan boot is more practical (flat load in).

[Brazen]

I did not get the original Tiguan as the boot was too small, went for the Jetta. How much bigger is the new one ?

Its a decent size, its also a very flexible space with the floor being able to lower a couple of inches and the rear seats slide back and forward (such a clever feature) so you can expand boot space a bit.

[tigger73]

I have 3 kids (7, 10, 12) and that works Ok with a gen1 Tig. Though you do have to be good at packing if you need to take a bit of gear.

The gen2 Tig is a decent improvement in terms of rear seat room and boot space. You do have to be selective which options/upgrades you deem as "essential" as you can quickly add $10k to the price.

The gen2 Tig has a slightly bigger boot than the X3 (615 vs 550 litres) and more load space with seats folded also.



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[kewy]

I have 3 kids (7, 10, 12) and that works Ok with a gen1 Tig. Though you do have to be good at packing if you need to take a bit of gear.

The gen2 Tig is a decent improvement in terms of rear seat room and boot space. You do have to be selective which options/upgrades you deem as "essential" as you can quickly add $10k to the price.

The gen2 Tig has a slightly bigger boot than the X3 (615 vs 550 litres) and more load space with seats folded also.



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Good insight there thanks!

So can we say the new Tig has more rear space and boot space compared to a current gen X1?

[equiped]

Definitely. New Gen Tig has 520L of boot space but can be increased to 615L by sliding back seats forward. Though leg room will suffer if seats are slid forward.

[Nealo]

Definitely. New Gen Tig has 520L of boot space but can be increased to 615L by sliding back seats forward. Though leg room will suffer if seats are slid forward.

I'm not convinced. 505 (X1) vs 520 (Tig) would come down to the shape.

Seats slide forward in the X1 as well.

X1 would have another 80-100 where the spare normally goes because it has run flats.

[Nealo]

Actually it's 200 litres of extra space making 705 in total.

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[VWVY]

Are we comparing the new Tiguan against X1 because of their price point?

Because if we are talking about size, the X1 is a small size SUV, and the new Tiguan is a mid size SUV which should be compared against the X3? One look at X1 and new tiguan would tell you the size difference already.

Any boot space increase in X1 would have been at the expense of passenger space, or having to use run flats - which is not an advantage over a spare at all imho.