Same here

Agreed

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Same here! New ones look so bland.

xzach23 x Hi, how's ur experience with your Tiguan? Considering 2014 demo car with DSG and 4motion from VW here

Thearith HOR hey i love her. the drive is so smooth, responsive, and fun. only regret not getting one sooner.

Thanks man

Thearith HOR no DSG in the Tiguan

I hope so but I don't have any specific dates yet.

Sadly no AWD/manual combo in the USA. It is possible in other markets as I understand it however.

It has been a while since I have had one, I'll see what I can do.

Tan N but they look so fire 🔥 makes the vehicle look waaaay better in my opinion

+mark williams A hair, but the feel is better in the Mazda

Not that I know of.

I do

Audi has one locally I could borrow but it is kind of low on my priority list as it will be replaced somewhat soon. I may drive it towards the end of the summer but it's a bit up in the air.

Well when you review the next version you could compare things like interior and ride quality

Yes please I have been scouring KZfaq for a current generation fully detailed review of the Q7

Alex on Autos I also agree that a review on the Q7 would be nice (even though it will be replaced soon). There aren't many quality reviews out there for it so you should get some good view counts.

As I said in the video I really had to limit the video to just the four large players in the segment and the second best handling CUV which is the CX-5. There are over 30 different small CUVs/SUVs sold in America so I really can't include them all without the video getting really long. The Forester is either the 8th or 9th best selling crossover so I would not include it in a comparison like this before the Cherokee, Rogue, etc. I will have a Forester review out in a few days but in that review I won't be talking about the Tiguan, that review will be limited to the same top 4 plus the Cherokee since it is also off-road focused like the Forester.

Not to disagree, much, but an upper trim Forester XT would have made the perfect nemesis to a Tiguan R, since both are performance oriented models within their respective lines. As for "off-road" focus, the generic X-Mode on the Subaru may not be in the same category as the Trailhawk pachage Cherokee, yet it is available across the line-up . I wonder how many people "off-pavement" need more traction and clearance then a showroom Subaru.

stephane matis While both are performance models they march to very different drummers. The Tiguan R is by far the best handling mass-market brand crossover, but the Forester XT with its soft springs, taller suspension and narrower tires is faster but doesn't handle nearly as well. The Forester is also considerably less expensive. The Tiguan R-Line is targeted towards people that want a jacked-up GTR while the Forester is targeted at people that want a faster soft-road capable crossover. I'm not sure how many Subaru owners take their Forester off road, but it does seem as essential to the brand as Jeep with the Cherokee. In some ways the Forester is more sure footed than the Jeep due to the permanent AWD system. The soft springs and greater suspension travel in the Forester (relative to your average crossover) provide a much better feel on dirt, gravel and rough roads.

+Louis S I would take the CX-5 over this generation Tiguan. The next gen model looks like it will be more reasonably priced.

+Alex on Autos So alex what do you think of this deal on auto trader www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=407496064&hideBackLink=true&Log=0

There is more going on at work than simply F=Vmu however. The wider contact patch in reality will provide better ultimate traction. While there are a few reasons for this, the biggest one has to do with the fact that this is not a simple columnar friction equation. There are so many other forces going on where a larger contact patch has a net increase in real friction. One good example (but not the only one of course) is a tire "sipe" (the small rubber blocks on a tire). The way they interlock with the road surface improves grip. Think of tiny rubber studs gripping the rocks at an angle that is not straight down. This increases friction. Think of a golf shoe on grass vs a flat soled boot. To some extent this also happens with a soft rubber tire that has no treads because the rubber forms to the road surface increasing traction.

wider tire increases the shear force which results in better traction. This is why I recommend everyone to take level I Kinematics Physics, it explains a lot of things. Since the rubber on the tires is soft, it will stretch before it loses contact with the ground. If we have wider tires, the force exerted on each tire will still be the same, but the increased surface area of the tires will increase the shear force needed for the tires to slip dramatically. there are other reasons why they use wider tires, but this is the main reason. this is also why F1 cars use super wide tires with no pattern, increase surface area in order to increase the shear force. Before I went into engineering, I used to think about this too.

Yes and no. Supposedly (according to both VW and BMW) the X1 and the Tiguan don't compete with one another. The Tiguan is a solid mass-market vehicle and is more practical in many ways than the X1. I really like the X1 mind you, but to get the same grip out of the X1 it gets rather expensive (you need the S-Sport package). I''d rather ave the X1 IMHO, but supposedly the average Tiguan shopper thinks otherwise. Go figure.

700 km hwy on a full tank is not terrible milage, 610 mix of city /hwy

My cousin has the Escape, likes the turbo effect but hates the mileage and doesn't want a CUV for his towing. Also too small for his long-distance luggage, as seems the Tiguan. We're talking Forester or Volvo XC60, or the very underrated Touareg TDI if he decides he wants to tow, but he's furious with Ford in any case.

acchaladka If you plan to tow, cross the Forester off your list the tow rating is fairly low. The XC60's tow rating is also fairly small. The Touareg, Grand Cherokee and Durango are probably the least expensive ways to go if you want to do any real towing with a mid-sized SUV.

@alex - thanks much, I agree. I meant that he may want to tow but won't do it with a CUV if he buys one. He has an old F-150 for his limited towing needs and may trade it in if he can find a satisfactory (whatever that means) mpg + towing combination. He lives in the woods of central northern Michigan, 85% highway driving and his Ford Escape gets 23 mpg and leaks like crazy - no help or returns from Ford. We're leaning toward a slightly used Touareg TDI in the top-end trim for a price in the mid-20s but if he decides towing doesn't matter...

acchaladka You may want to think about a new or almost new Grand Cherokee with the V6. The new 8-speed makes it a very solid towing alternative and the entertainment systems are considerably more modern than the Touareg's.

+Stephen Peel You might be more convincing w/o the typos. And this guy is one of the best auto reviewers on the internet. Don't like the shades? Don't watch. The other thousands of viewers are fine with it.

Bruno TaTa Don't like the way I write or what I have to say, don't read it.

+Stephen Peel For the record, they aren't "sunglasses" per se, they are only slightly tinted but the camera makes them look darker. I have a condition where my pupils will not shrink enough for me to see in strong sunlight. Therefore if the choice is to be blind as a bat or see with tinted lenses on, I'll take the tinted lenses any day. Ignorance, perceived or otherwise has nothing to do with prescription lenses.

Alex on Autos :) Got it. All the best Alex