The reviewers complaints have to do with Turbo Lag, and the stiffness with the larger wheels... go for a lower trim package or scale down the wheels, learn how to use the manual override, or throw it into Sport mode... I have the S version with 4 wheel drive / sunroof... love the car. Great performance, handling, fun to drive. Wish the rear side panels were a tiny bit smaller so there was a smaller blind spot. Mileage, if you drive conservatively, you can get better than 26MPG. I drive mostly highway and have 27MPG average after 11,000 miles, mostly in hills (bad for mileage).

The car is not based on VW Golf platform. It is on PQ46 platform, on which is based Passat 6 and Passat 7

I appreciate Wayne's expert opinion but I LOVE the Tiguan!

hello. can you helpme... my alarm dont work on my tiguan 2013

I have (according to Adobe) the latest version of Flash Player, yet many of the You Tube videos tell me I need a newer one. Why?????????????????

Correction...it doesn't have the HD radio. I bought my '13 Tiguan SEL a couple of months ago. Last year or 2012 it did have the HD radio but for 2013 VW deleted the HD radio.

I think of myself as a nice and fair person. This is the worst review I've ever seen

Not a fair review with some contradiction. He doesn't like the ride because the SEL is on 18" wheels. He should have mentioned that the entry level is on 16" wheels. If you want the better ride go with the 16" wheels on any of the levels.

CNET, were is cooley ?

So you can not take that apple's cable off?

This guy makes Cooley look really good

Wayne is getting better in his car reviews.

My friend has this car, and I driven it for more than 3500 miles now, I actually kinda like it, it's roomy inside, audio isn't that bad, only problem is the horrible under-steer, and the gear box, in regular mode it jumps to the top gear so aggressively, and in Sport mode it will hold gear like it forgets how to up shift.

Where is Cooley?

He lacks the punch of Cooley, but I like how thorough and sensible he is.

On power, compared to Escape, Tiguan is old... But compared to Japanese cars, I think Tiguan is a lot more fun to drive. And the interior feels solid.

No one is as good as Cooley in presenting cars

Where is Brian Cooley?

May I suggest Adblocker.

That was a nice review!

Where's Cooley?

Where is this car built?

This guy is obviously not very thorough. The car DOES have HD Radio, it DOES have Voice Control Audio, you failed to mention the Back Up camera with Park Assistance features. As far as rough rides, 19' wheels with low profile tire are not meant for off road driving so naturally do not sound or perform well offroad. Didn't mention the best in class safety, or Intelligent Crash Response System. This Car is sluggish, I think this guy was to short to reach the pedals, poor review of a decent vehicle

I have it but it doesn't block everything.

What happened to the other bloke....

STOP COMPARING OTHER REVIEWERS WITH COOLEY! yes, I do know that Cooley is one of the best out there but really guys... You guys need to chill and let other editors get the credit they deserve!

Where's the other dude??

I really Like the "squared" Wheel Arches. Macho !

He did a good job (compared to other reviewers)

I think Mr. Cooley should tell us before going for vacation !

You needed 30 seconds to establish that?

The only way to get Tiguan is with one of the turbo diesel engines. They even offered it with a V-10 twin turbo diesel that was a beast! That's the one I'd want.

This seems like a bad review, because i have seen over 12 Tiguan reviews and no one said anything like this. im thinking of buying this car...

Ok this guy said that Brian Cooley did not like the head unit (interface)1:24. But this guy says he likes it, @ 1:55 he says he would rather drop down to a lower trim cause he don't like it O_o.?????wtf???

I like the review. Its clear what you recommend "I wouldn't buy this car." I don't have to read between the lines. Also, if I only needed 5 seats and don't plan to go off road much, why get this thing? Small capacity, average gas to boot.

37k yikes. I bought the base model and only paid 26k for a 4motion. Excellent car.

This was a great review. People need to stop being butt hurt when someone other than cooley does a review.

Brian Cooley, the one and only

Bless you

wheres brian cooley

I hate when this guy does the reviews....gahh

still waiting for Cooley

Wayne is that you?

You can tell right off the bat which videos have cooley or not in them based on the dislike bar

Is it just me or his hands cover half of the camera angle

yeah, good look with that.

but its ok to be mean to the black guy with the listh?

CNet should hire Emme Hall to do their car reviews.

Am I the only one who prefers Cooley over the other reviewers?

omg.why isnt cnet on cars not listening to our comments that we want cooley for car reviews. Either him otherwise just fire him.

oh Cooley fanboys.... This guy is actually ok. He makes eye contact at the camera and well articulated speech compared to the other guy...

The ad was 30 seconds long.

We come here for Cooley, we demand him back anytime he's away. Deal with it and WHERE'S COOLEY?

Plus the reliability and lower maintenance cost of the Odyssey blows the tiguan out of the water

No Cooley = dislikes. Brian Cooley Fanclub wants Cooley back asap.

He needs to be more concise. Also, why the hell would you buy this when you can get a Honda odyssey for the same price? Both get the same real world gas mileage, but the Odyssey has a great audio system, more horsepower from its V6, and can seat 8 people. It looks great too.

For some strange reason, the reviewer seems like he is nervous.

Nobody does car reviews like Cooley.

the front end looks like a last gen toyota rav4

your right, i do. i almost got sucked into arguing over the internet, which is like bringing a bat to a gun fight...

The front lights of the car are like u_u

hi

Could care less who reviews the cars as long as I get to watch CNETTV

CNET should get Mickey Mouse to do the car reviews when Cooley can't make it... He will be more relatable

Sure I have a reason. There is no Cooley, I demand Cooley back. Cooley is awesome. He makes these reviews what they are. No Cooley = generic reviews. I can get those at a hundred other youtube channels.

10x 4 the review. I will pass on the German engineering, although it has cast iron block

The 2012 one (in England with Manuel gear) moves very quick. I've had 0-30 in 3 seconds

You would be better served getting the new Mazda CX-5, Honda CR-V or step up to a Volvo XC-60...the new Ford Escape is worth a look too.

Cooley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

do they not read the comments. No Cooley = negativity all around but guess they don't care

Cooley didn't like the touch screen? What else is new the guy hates them all!

I waited 30 seconds to see if it's Brian reviewing the car. I'm off.

Cooley!!

You complain about refinement yet call it an economy car?!

Do you guys not read all of these comments? We all want Cooley!! @cnettv

that's a Chrysler in drag, no wonder he had issues with it

WE WANT COOLEY! WE WANT COOLEY! hold on....this guy is pretty goo......never mine WE WANT COOLEY WE WANT COOLEY!

We want Cooley back

$37K is outrageous for what you get.

You people complaining about the reviewer need to stop getting your panties all worked up in a bunch: car tech is about cars, not the personalities of individual reviewers.

I like him actually! :D

WHERES COOLEYYY

I wasn't mad that it wasn't Cooley. I was mad though at his facial hair..

cooley..

I wouldn't buy Tiguan SEL... Go for the lower trim which still has 2.0T

you need better reasons than those empty ones

Have to admit Cooley is way better but we cant get Cooley all the time

Give me Cooley or give me crap.. oh what, that's what you just did..

Cooley Cooley

Wheres Cooley???New bord Game

Cooley = God

That's crappy mileage. My 96 4Runner 4X4 4SPD Auto V6 gets about the same mileage. I don't get why spend so much money on a crossover like this when some of the older SUVs get equal mileage

we look forward to your return cooley, so you can send this reviewer back to his graveyard shift.

Not "Tiptronic" it's DSG.

We come for Cooley first than the tech.

Bring Cooley back

NO! Not stroke greaseball! Off to watch some proper reviews.

40000$ entry level. nuf said about the review

You might have the wrong one.

The bumpy ride gets old real quick!!!