The all-new Volkswagen Tiguan arrived in South Africa last year with a difficult task of living-up to its predecessor's mantle.
Long awaited third generation Tiguan proved its worth over the festive season, but will have to face-off against stiffer legacy brand rivals, and more affordable Chinese alternatives.
The most technologically advanced Tiguan to date, the third generation hasn’t been without its detractors, largely due to the ID.4-inspired exterior and concerns about software issues that famously blighted the Golf 8.Along with a more digitised interior and the retention of the old Tiguan’s engines, the newcomer’s local market debut last year came with some apprehension more so than with its predecessors.
Varenna leather upholstery with the front seats being electric, heated, ventilated and further equipped with memory and first-time massaging functions: R24 500 A second incident saw the reverse camera not popping up, while a third came with a warning notice to check a supposed fault with the LED headlight control.
No longer integrated into the dashboard, the upright binnacle felt uncharacteristically Volkswagen cheap, as the rest of the materials were largely soft and upmarket. Doing their inclusion justice, the chairs provide ample support and not once did a strained back show itself regardless of the length of the journey.
Taking some time getting used to, the now steering column-mounted gear selector become second nature, while the physical buttons on the steering wheel proved a lot easier to grasp and much more intuitive than the frustrating touch-sensitive “pads” on the 2.0 TSI.
Used in place of the newer 1.5 TSI Evo as a result of South Africa’s poor fuel quality, the unit develops the outputs of 110kW/250Nm directed to the front wheels through the seven-speed DSG. In fact, the only unfortunate occurrence was a rogue nail penetrating the right rear wheel that, fortunately, could be fixed quickly.
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