2022 Tiguan R

[FastMitch]

0-100 km/h in 4.2 sec looks good, wonder how much it will cost above an R-Line

Not a fan of the silver mirrors and cloth seats

[whitevx]

Have a look at the volkswizard review on the same vehicle. It looks ok but the silver mirror covers are a flat no.

[iDiesel]

Another thread here as well

2021 Tiguan R Officially Revealed

[FastMitch]

Have a look at the volkswizard review on the same vehicle. It looks ok but the silver mirror covers are a flat no.

Watched volkswizard but his lisp is annoying to watch. Not a great reviewer who tests a performance car and doesn't bother to time his 0-60. Front seats are not electric and there is no spare tyre ... WT

Hopefully in 3-4 years time when I need to swap out my Tig, I will be looking at a Hydrogen Electric / Electric which is quieter and has linear torque

[iDiesel]

Hopefully in 3-4 years time when I need to swap out my Tig, I will be looking at a Hydrogen Electric / Electric which is quieter and has linear torque

The linear torque in an EV is amazing and different, but I do miss the noise of an ICE when accelerating hard. It adds to the drama. But don't miss it for normal day-to-day stuff.

[FastMitch]

Which EV did you buy ?

[Wazza 162]

Which EV did you buy ?

Good question, I'm interested to know too.

[iDiesel]

Nah, not yet.
I had the opportunity to drive an eGolf when in NZ for work a couple years back for a week.
We had Golf's as our fleet company car and VW NZ and lent out an eGolf to try and convince the procurement guys to buy them for our fleet.

Since then I've driven a BMW 530e, i3 (which my wife loved), Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf (old model), all for 3-4 days as we were looking at new fleet cars in AU.

For me the Tesla 3 is by far the value for money, especially at $59,900 starting price.

But, I'm hanging out for a Model Y as the next upgrade.
With Covid changing what little driving I will need for getting to work (can't see us ever going back to more than 2-3 days in the office once we get back to "normal"), plus solar on my roof, I feel this is the right next car for us.

[Wazza 162]

Nah, not yet.
I had the opportunity to drive an eGolf when in NZ for work a couple years back for a week.
We had Golf's as our fleet company car and VW NZ and lent out an eGolf to try and convince the procurement guys to buy them for our fleet.

Since then I've driven a BMW 530e, i3 (which my wife loved), Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf (old model), all for 3-4 days as we were looking at new fleet cars in AU.

For me the Tesla 3 is by far the value for money, especially at $59,900 starting price.

But, I'm hanging out for a Model Y as the next upgrade.
With Covid changing what little driving I will need for getting to work (can't see us ever going back to more than 2-3 days in the office once we get back to "normal"), plus solar on my roof, I feel this is the right next car for us.

KIA EV6 looks very interesting, not so sure about the brand though, any thoughts any one?

[iDiesel]

Yeah looks very interesting
7 year warranty too
Cant go wrong…

[FastMitch]

KIA EV6 looks very interesting, not so sure about the brand though, any thoughts any one?

The Kia EV6 has a better charging standard 800V vs 230 vs of a Tesla which means it will charging a LOT faster

Will be keeping my Tiguan for at least another 3 years so will be interesting to see what EV have evolved by then

Would like a Tiguan size EV for under $60K preferably NOT made in China (looking at you Tesla 3)

[OLI89G]

Cant wait for it to be released in Australia. Already put one on pre-order for placement.

[OLI89G]

Anyone know roughly how much it will cost to buy fully optioned?

[Vwcorrerog]

Not sure. I put down a preorder on one. They quoted me 75k drive away as a place holder fee. Vw doesn't have pricing yet is what they told me back in july

[iDiesel]

Anyone know roughly how much it will cost to buy fully optioned?

I’d imagine it would be similar but cheaper than the Ioniq 5 which is being quoted $70k-$80k for base and top of the range will likely top $100k…for a Kia or Hyundai…wowsers!