help:tiguan variant can't decide

[snooze]

Hi all,

We saw the tiguan and fell in love, coming from a honda civic auto whenever the car are filled with five passengers, its seem gutless and stressful to move.

Our requirements are:
1)to seat 5 passengers with air cold on and the car can still move without stressing.
2) highway driving and overtaking power.


125TSI
103TDI
147TSI

I test drove the 147TSI and felt its got power to satifised our requirements but abit pricey considering our option addons want leather, sunroof, offroad, park assist, fog lamp.

which automatic variants would suit our need?

and how much would I expect to pay driveaway for the above models and options.

Thanks all in advanced.

[team_v]

125 + chip if you want power with no luxury extra's.

147 if you want power and luxury extras.

103 diesel if you want economy and can be chipped to 125kw.


A quick search wil show the tiguan payment costs from forum members.
Should be able to determine what you want from that.

[Pullstarter]

125+chip=reasonably priced fun

[team_v]

125+chip=reasonably priced fun

That's the path I'm going to take.

[snooze]

I'm too afraid to chip anything to a brand new car

anyone with this model 103TDI, 125TSI will it drive 5 passengers without stressing and still have the grunt for highway and overtaking?

I noticed a 125TDI variant on the internet, will we get this model in australia?

[Arctra]

I'm too afraid to chip anything to a brand new car

anyone with this model 103TDI, 125TSI will it drive 5 passengers without stressing and still have the grunt for highway and overtaking?

I noticed a 125TDI variant on the internet, will we get this model in australia?

I have the TDI and it has enough grunt. Did a long trip up to northern NSW not long after I got it with 4 of us adults in the vehicle it still had plenty space, and we fitted 2 tents and equipment in the boot. Granted, there was no space left in the boot of back shelf, but the point is we were fully loaded. On the long uphills between Newcastle and Sydney we were cruising past other cars with the cruise control on. No mess, no fuss. The auto box is beautifully smooth too.

The 125TDI is not available in Aus but the 103 can be chipped to about that spec vehicle. I have not done it yet as I want to get to the end of manufacturer warrenty before I do it.

I love the TDI but often wonder if I had to do the choosing again if I would go for it knowing I could have got the 125TSI and had it chipped for about the same price. The thing that is attractive about the TSI isn't its higher kW's, it's the fact that is has a "peak" torque over a MUCH wider rev range to keep you pinned back in your seat when accelerating. I do have a soft spot for oil burners though, so I'm very happy with my TDI.

[team_v]

I love the TDI but often wonder if I had to do the choosing again if I would go for it knowing I could have got the 125TSI and had it chipped for about the same price. The thing that is attractive about the TSI isn't its higher kW's, it's the fact that is has a "peak" torque over a MUCH wider rev range to keep you pinned back in your seat when accelerating. I do have a soft spot for oil burners though, so I'm very happy with my TDI.

Again, this was a concern of mine.
The TDI was meant for low end torque and grunting around, but the chip opens up a greater torque band for the TSI engine than the diesels have.

Chipping a new car is not a problem in my eyes.
Just ask sharkie, his has only done 800km and it's going to Guy to get chipped shortly.

The only problem is what happens in 10 years when they remove unleaded fuel and everything goes electric/hydrogen.

[snooze]

I just did some reading regarding the chip, indeed sound very interesting, considering the power increase with the 125kw variant.

is the chip all thats needed to boost the output to 178kw with 360nm torque or other minor mods needed to incorporate this power increase eg. exhaust, air filter etc?

does the chip work along side the offroad option?

[team_v]

I just did some reading regarding the chip, indeed sound very interesting, considering the power increase with the 125kw variant.

is the chip all thats needed to boost the output to 178kw with 360nm torque or other minor mods needed to incorporate this power increase eg. exhaust, air filter etc?

From memory the chip bumps power figures up to 187kw by itself.
With haldex, intake and exhaust you could make over 200kw.
http://goapr.com.au/products/ecu_upg...guan20tsi.html

Best bet would be to check through the below thread about tiguan tuning or to talk to Guy about the go-fast bits APR provide.

[Arctra]

I just did some reading regarding the chip, indeed sound very interesting, considering the power increase with the 125kw variant.

is the chip all thats needed to boost the output to 178kw with 360nm torque or other minor mods needed to incorporate this power increase eg. exhaust, air filter etc?

does the chip work along side the offroad option?

The "chip" is actually just a remap of your ECU, it's nothing physical from what I understand.

Secondly, the off-road pack just alters the characteristics of the throttle, brakes, and haldex ("locks" it in a 50/50 split of power between front and back rather than varying as needed). So yes, the "chip" will work with the offroad pack.