tiguan 125tsi or subaru forester xt

[Transporter]

Because if you actually care about things like good fuel economy and emissions, performance is probably not your thing. But it you choose your vehicles based on fuel economy and emissions do you think a car with 4 speeds or 6 would perform better? its pretty much a complacent Subaru slap in the face to its consumers when cars are coming out with a 7sp DSG as standard and Subaru feels fit to clear its leftover 1980s stock of 4 speed autos but sticking them into 2009 Foresters.

Unless it is 7sp DSG (s tronic) in Q5, which can handle 500Nm torque and is for longitudinal mounting (and which reliability is yet to be seen), than 7sp DSG like in Golf and Polo is very limited in how much torque it can handle. So, 4sp auto from Subaru is probably stronger transmission. As you start putting more gears in the transmission than you need more room inside to accommodate the extra gears and longer shafts, so the transmission gets bigger or weaker - hence 7sp DSG for less than 300Nm torque. Tiguan has 6sp auto tiptronic transmission, so it's not a DSG. When it has diesel engine the max torque is 320Nm, petrol has 280Nm torque. Please note the absence of the 125kW diesel and both petrol engines 125 and 147kW have the same torque 280Nm.
Here is the link to detailed description of the new forester with diesel engine. It has 6sp gearbox.

http://digiads.com.au/car-news/lates...el_200809.html

P.S. Even petrol version of Forester XT gives you more performance in 180kg lighter body. (from subaru website) "Underneath the distinctive bonnet scoop you’ll discover the powerful Boxer engine capable of producing 169 kW of power at 5,200 rpm and 320 Nm of torque at 2,800 rpm"

[Transporter]

maybe the new diesel Forester will be better ? but the drive I had in the petrol Forester didn't impress me one bit and nobody I know of that's driven it and then the Tig has had much good to say (except for ground clearance and boot space) about the Forester. To me it felt lightweight, loose, rough, and the handling wasn't within a mile of the Tig. There may be the odd occasion where the Sub has an advantage but I'd say in 99.9% of your driving the Tig would eat it. In my case it simply wasn't even in the hunt.

Did you road test Forester XT?
If not than you compared the performance of the turbo charged engine to non-turbo engine, that could explain difference in lack of performance.
But main thing is that you are happy with your car. It doesn't matter what badge it has.