Volkswagen Tiguan test drive since 2011 crossover

The first acquaintance with the restyled VW Tiguan

The restyled Tiguan received a fresh face and new motors ... Want to know about German cars go to Germany and go to any cafe. It is better, of course, in traditional beer or Sidorny, but even a institution for tourists in the basement of the hotel will be made. Everything works here. There is no shadow of what could be felt as a lack of benefit.

Waiters to bring food. Chef to cook. Tables to eat behind them. It is amazing. In France, the waiter hates you, despises you in Russia, does not notice in England. In Germany, he is so immersed in the work that he would go unnoticed if he had not had time to joke, adding you a good mood (and this is also his work). The meaning of French cuisine is to humiliate other peoples. Italian food pleases only Italians. In Russia, all dishes of the appetizer. In Germany, cooking exists to eat and be full. On the other hand, after a test drive in any old European country, you remember that you first listened to the radio in the car, and then you felt bored. But not in Germany. Here you are constantly in the impatient expectation of a miracle. It consists in the fact that at any moment you can be on the section of the route without all restrictions. And at this sweet second your right foot makes a kick-Dawn. God, I can squeeze everything out of this car, and nothing will happen to me! Germany is the only country of the world where the speedometer, marked up to two hundred, is really needed. After an unlimited autobahn, you will definitely meet a mountain serpentine, a narrow country track, and an ordinary town with traffic lights. That is why I always look forward to German test drives.


With a 170-horsepower turbodiesel for VW Tiguan and 200 kilometers per hour not the limit

Make perfection
One friend of mine says that getting into a German car is like holding a toad. And he is not alone. Do you know why? Not everyone calmly tolerates correctness and perfection. It scares some, irritates others, in others it causes disgust. But if you like German cuisine, you will enjoy Tiguan. How is he going? Naturally and impeccable. At a presentation in Munich, the Germans rolled out seven sets with various engines and transmissions. But because of the large influx of American journal, I managed to try only two two-liter diesel engines. One 110 l. With. with DSG, second 170 l. With. on mechanics. If I lived near an unlimited autobahn, I would take the second option. For him, not the limit and 200 km/h, while the stubborn reaches 180 and freezes, then each micron speedometer is given to him with great labor.


The mechanical six -speed KP brings efficiency on the highway to paranoid low indicators offhand liters up to 6 per hundred


Volkswagen no longer put only 7-speed DSG with two clutches.

IN QUEUE!
What else is Tiguan's correctness? In everything from design to the interior of the trunk. But in Russia, few will appreciate it. Here is the main advantage of the crossover size. And if it is small, then everyone knows that in this case it is better to take RAV4. In Germany, differently. There, the prerestyling Tiguan since its appearance on the market in 2007 has occupied leading positions among SUVs and has been leading since then. In 2010, in Germany, the average market share in the segment of compact crossovers was about 21%, and in Europe 12%. In total, almost 600,000 Tiguan cars have been sold in the world since the fall of 2007. Today, the Germans have already made an advance payment for more than 10,000 restyled specimens.

I'M A BOY
Tiguan has excellent geometric cross -country ability. The entrance angle is 28 degrees, the angle of the congress 25. A spacious trunk with a volume of 470 liters, which, when transformed by the salon, has an even floor. A fairly effective six -speed manual and seven -speed DSG (automatic transmission). Confidently low fuel consumption and exemplary security of the forerunner of the updated Tiguan at one time received the maximum five stars in a crash test conducted by the European Society of EURONCAP. The only sadness: in Moscow in this crossover you will be taken for a girl, and this, you know, entertainment for an amateur.

Author: Dmitry Leontyev, photo Volkswagen AG


 

Source: Magazine 4x4 [September /2011]