Volkswagen Tiguan test drive since 2008 SUV

Two -liter VW Tiguan: diesel against gasoline

A lot has been written about VW Tiguan, and therefore we decided to move on to specifics, comparing the long-awaited 2-liter. Versions with automatic transmission gasoline and diesel. Taking two black, the same in appearance Tiguan, we get a parting warning: do not confuse than to refuel anyone.
Okay, we’ll figure it out somehow to the back door and look at the nameplate: TSI eats gasoline, tdi, respectively, diesel fuel. True, by ear to determine who is who is not easy, especially from the salon. They worked perfectly on the sound and vibration insulation in Wolfsburg, and the diesel engine itself is well balanced.
 
The choice between turbodiesel and turbobensin representatives of one model, all other things being equal, is always painful. On the one hand, diesel fuel is consumed a little more economical, and on the other, it is common that because of it, if you are not lucky, you can cut a bunch of problems, especially in winter. Again, the difference in the characteristics: diesel Tiguan by 30 liters. With. Weaker than gasoline (140 horses versus 170), but the torque has a 320 nm diesel at 2500 rpm, and in a gasoline version only 250 nm at 4200 rpm. However, the difference in dynamics (in favor of gasoline) was observed only with deliberately frisky starts.
 
Do not touch your hands
Tiguan behaved like exemplary crossovers in the city. They perfectly coped with the lying police and other road irregularities, did not try to independently move the steering wheel on the ruts, and they didn’t strain anything at all. Maybe these cars are not enough sharpness, but for everyday driving their slightly smoothed reactions
what is needed. After spending many hours behind the wheel, you get out of him almost rested. I will note deep thoughtfulness in everything: for example, an elastic lining is launched along the bottom of the doors that protects the thresholds from dirt. As a result, pure pants-cubes.
What surprised was the work of a manual regime of a 6-speed hydromechanical automatic transmission. It was not possible to achieve braking by the engine when moving a manual gear. On the instrument panel, the indication of the selected low gear has long been burning, but nothing happens. Otherwise, the machine is excellent, he does everything when and as it should, the main thing is not to touch the joystick. By the way, at a diesel engine, the start in D (drive) mode is from the second gear.
On the suburban highway, our subjects did not throw anything unexpected. Although there was a feeling that gasoline is slightly better holding the road in corners. The explanation for this lay, or rather, rolled on the surface. The inspection revealed different wheels: 18-inch against 17-inch.
 
Armener in primers
Well, the asphalt is over, and we are on the ground. In theory, the road clearance of 200 mm and the latest generation Haldex with the latest rapid -shaped brains should provide a decent off -road potential. But what is it? The very low piles of frozen earth are scraped along the bottom. It is strange, and the second testpilot Ivan Evdokimov, we can say, are veterans of mud in our country, and our eyes are trained to an altitude of obstacles. And then we drive the cars for the slope, so that the abdomen is in sight, and we understand where the dog rummaged. The steel protection of the crankcase, which is included in the standard equipment for Russia, reduces the road clearance by no less than 30 mm. Well, okay, it is better to crawl to the target, scraping the protection than to expect a tow truck, expired from an oil from a broken crankcase.
 
Matter: VW Tiguan

 
Field, field, field
However, further comparison of cars in the off -road turned out to be incorrect. The fact is that the Tiguan solarium was in the configuration of Track & Field (track and field). And this means a mowed bumper that provides an entrance angle of 25 degrees against standard 19. Also, the tiguan nibbler is recognized by the Offrow button at the bottom of the central console. Pressing on it makes the gas pedal less responsive, activates the assistance system for descent from the mountain, changes ABS settings. And on its dashboard there is an electronic compass. It’s not enough to use it, especially when any GPS navigators are available, and he is a kind of hint of traveling for travels.
 
Well, as for the notorious diesel traction on the bottoms, she, of course, was. However, not enough to put the opponent on the shoulder blades. And what about gasoline? He did not drop the honor of his older brother Touareg into the mud. In short, where his low bumper skirt did not cling to obstacles, the difference between two VW was practically not noticed.
It is impossible to lose
Of course, cars such as Tiguan are carried out for most of the life on the asphalt, and the behavior of the engine outside the roads cannot serve as the main determining factor. So, on hard coating, a gasoline version is significantly more frozen. But only significantly on the stopwatch the difference is ridiculous. As for the fuel consumption, the difference is also purely hypothetic, modern gasoline engines from VW are very economical. But the unpretentiousness of both of them is most likely absent: the motor is stuffed with modern technologies according to the very head and even higher. And from poor nutrition, they can ask for a service without farewell to the service. So that there is a victory of globalism, choose what you want, lose or win.
Author: Evgenia Lyubimova, photo of Alexander Ortnova-Baranova
 
 

 

 

Source: Magazine 4x4 [March /2009]