Volkswagen Tiguan test drive since 2008 SUV

In Kaluga time

The first folskvagen-Tiguans of the Russian assembly left the gates of the heifer near Kaluga in August. Sergey Klochkov talked with a car in the Russian outback. Photo: Alexander Kulnev.

So far, cars are offered in Sport & Style and Track & Field trim levels. Outwardly, the second is characterized to 28 degrees with the corner of the entrance, it has changed the front bumper. All Tiguans are equipped with gasoline engines with a capacity of 150 and 170 hp, volume of 1.4 and 2.0 liters, respectively and six -speed gearboxes. Automatic with a more powerful engine. Basic prices 904 000 and 1 053 550 rubles.
Later, cars with a 2.0 TDI diesel engine will appear. There will be a version of Trend & Fun with front -wheel drive and 1.4 TSI engine.
In the vicinity of Kaluga, we went to the juicy blue Tiguan in the Sport & Style configuration with a 150-horsepower engine and a manual box. The route suggested a visit to the landscape festival Arch of the Arch of 2008 and the finish in the park of forest lands.
The seat with electric drives and the steering wheel adjustable in two planes without delay allowed to take a convenient pose. Devices and buttons in their places, a two-zone climate control quickly brought the temperature to a given one. The rear seats move 160 mm, increasing the luggage volume or space for passengers. The inclination of their backs can be changed in the range of 23 degrees, approaching or moving away from the tables on the front backs. The volume of the trunk is 470 liters, and if you fold the rear seats more than one and a half cubic meters!
The decent asphalt ended, and Tiguan was in his native element. He is bored on the smooth highway. Now you have to dodge the pits and puffin, lifting dust or gravel behind the stern. And the driver has a good mood: there is no return on the rolls from the irregularities of the larynx.
The steering with an electric power steering works excellently. Small squabbles periodically arising between the road and the front wheels remain their personal business. Tiguan’s stern from road adversities is protected by the suspension of an all -wheel drive Passat proven by millions of kilometers. Shock absorbers with a high volume of oil and more powerful support racks were installed on the crossover.
On the road with a normal coating, where the wheels of both axles rotate without slipping, Tiguan pull 90% of the moment transmitted to the front axle, and 10% to the rear. It is worth starting to turn the front at least 10 degrees more than the rear (for example, on a slippery rise), the electromechanical multi-disc clutch of the latest generation at a very high reaction rate comes into operation. Depending on the circumstances, the redistribution of the moment between the axes may vary mirror.
On Tiguan, for the first time for machines of this class, an automatic parking system was used. The driver only presses gas, brakes or clutch on pedals, and the car, relying on the readings of the sensors, rotates the steering wheel. This exercise was done in the parking lot of the park, where automation allowed to concentrate on the smell of barbecue.
It seems that the Tiguan is not a nonsense is quite consistent not only of the Moscow, Kaluga, but also to other Russian hours. Well, we will spend more extensive, serious tests in the near future. _x0008_
Volkswagen Tiguan
The car made his debut in 2007. In Russia, Kaluga assembly machines appeared at the end of summer.
Engines: gasoline 1.4 liters (150 hp); 2 l (170 hp).
Transmission: all -wheel drive mechanical and automatic (only for a version of 170 hp) six -speed.
Summer: Sport & Style and Track & Field
The price of basic configurations: 904 000 and 1 053 550 rubles.
+ Spacious salon and trunk, solid finish.
- mediocre visibility, high price.
Volkswagen Tiguan Crossover in the unisex style: representatives of the stronger sex will interest technical capabilities, ladies will evaluate the design and options.
Sergey Klochkov
 
 

 
 

A source: The magazine "Driving"