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How I Met My Tiguan
My story about how we found the Tiguan.
We'd been in the market for a new car for a few months as the Mazda was approaching 3 years old which is when we look at changing. My wife had seen a few Tiguans on the road and always said she liked them. I felt they were too small and 'stodgy'.
Not giving it much more thought, we starting looking at the Mazda CX-7, Subaru Forester and WRX, Hyundai ix35 and even a Volvo S40 (yes I know - what were we thinking that day!).
After all the above failed to interest us and the trade-in we were after wasn't even close, we stopped by the VW dealer in Kedron. I'd read the stats on the Tiguan and thought that 125KW was a little low - after all, it was the same as the Mazda. If we were spending $40K odd, I wanted something fun and with wow factor.
I'm glad I took one for a drive as it surprised the pants off me - it was at that stage that I realised that 125KW isn't an accurate way of comparing performance. The turbo gives it so much more and the DSG really is a treat to drive, though the quick change into 2nd takes some getting used to.
A drive up Mt Tamborine showcased how good this thing performs - where the Mazda would be hunting between 3rd and 4th gear on the climb, the Tig went up comfortably in 5th using the turbo boost to give power when needed. Overall fuel for that trip was 8.3l\100kms
A squirt on the pedal around home on a road with a concrete wall next to it provided music to the ears and put a Cheshire grin across the dial - the DSG changes like a F1 when under load and the turbo has that unique sound only a turbo can produce.
Overall, very impressed with our little Tig - not to mention the price we paid drive-away.
We'd been in the market for a new car for a few months as the Mazda was approaching 3 years old which is when we look at changing. My wife had seen a few Tiguans on the road and always said she liked them. I felt they were too small and 'stodgy'.
Not giving it much more thought, we starting looking at the Mazda CX-7, Subaru Forester and WRX, Hyundai ix35 and even a Volvo S40 (yes I know - what were we thinking that day!).
After all the above failed to interest us and the trade-in we were after wasn't even close, we stopped by the VW dealer in Kedron. I'd read the stats on the Tiguan and thought that 125KW was a little low - after all, it was the same as the Mazda. If we were spending $40K odd, I wanted something fun and with wow factor.
I'm glad I took one for a drive as it surprised the pants off me - it was at that stage that I realised that 125KW isn't an accurate way of comparing performance. The turbo gives it so much more and the DSG really is a treat to drive, though the quick change into 2nd takes some getting used to.
A drive up Mt Tamborine showcased how good this thing performs - where the Mazda would be hunting between 3rd and 4th gear on the climb, the Tig went up comfortably in 5th using the turbo boost to give power when needed. Overall fuel for that trip was 8.3l\100kms
A squirt on the pedal around home on a road with a concrete wall next to it provided music to the ears and put a Cheshire grin across the dial - the DSG changes like a F1 when under load and the turbo has that unique sound only a turbo can produce.
Overall, very impressed with our little Tig - not to mention the price we paid drive-away.
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