Textual content by Tom Appel
2024 Volkswagen SE R-Line Black AWD
Specs
Class: Compact Crossover
Coloration: Kings Purple Metallic
Seating Capability: 5
Miles pushed: 123
Actual-world gasoline financial system: 26.1 mpg
| CG Report Card | |
|---|---|
| Room and Consolation | A- |
| Energy and Efficiency | C+ |
| Match and End | B+ |
| Gas Financial system | B |
| Worth | B+ |
| Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different automobiles in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim stage evaluated, and will not replicate Client Information’s impressions of the whole mannequin lineup. | |
| Massive & Tall Consolation | |
| Massive Man | B+ |
| Tall Man | A- |
| Massive & Tall consolation scores are for entrance seats solely. “Massive” ranking primarily based on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” ranking primarily based on 6’6″-tall male tester. | |
| Drivetrain | |
| Engine Specs | 184-horsepower 2.0-liter |
| Engine Kind | Turbocharged 4 |
| Transmission | 8-speed automated |
| Drive Wheels | AWD |
Driving combine: 60% metropolis, 40% freeway
EPA-estimated gasoline financial system: 22/29/24 (metropolis, freeway, mixed)
Gas kind: Common
Base value: $35,705 (not together with $1350 vacation spot cost)
Choices on take a look at car: Particular paint ($395)
Worth as examined: $37,450
Execs and Cons
The good: Upscale feel and look, sporty demeanor
The nice: Respectable gasoline financial system, snug long-distance experience
The not so good: Solely sufficient energy, glitchy infotainment system
Overview
Massive adjustments are in retailer for the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. Amongst a lot of new options, the ’25 lineup will embody for the primary time a plug-in hybrid mannequin. Look ahead to up to date exterior and inside styling, as nicely. That stated, we’re not suggesting your wait till the 2025 fashions to reach to buy a Tiguan, as there’s a lot to love in regards to the ’24 version–although not all the things was excellent.
The Tiguan is VW’s compact crossover, and slots within the German model’s U.S. lineup between the subcompact Taos, and the midsize Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport. Price noting is that Tiguan is accessible with 3-row seating, taking passenger capability from 5 to 7. As you may count on, rearmost seating lodging are restricted, and consumers severe about long-trip consolation will wish to transfer as much as the very-roomy Atlas.
Costs and Trim Ranges
For 2024 the Tiguan is obtainable in 4 trim ranges, entry S (about $30,000), standard SE ($33,000), fashionable SE R-Line Black ($36,000), and premium SEL R-Line ($40,000). Beforehand unavailable on the S—however normal in any other case—is VW’s IQ.Drive suite of driver-assistance options. For 2024 IQ.Drive is normal on all Tiguans. Volkswagen’s 4Motion-brand AWD system provides $1500 to the underside line of each trim stage, save for the SEL R-Line, on which it’s normal.
Critical compact crossover consumers may even wish to take a look at drive the Chevrolet Equinox, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Mazda CX-50, and Toyota RAV4.
Client Information not too long ago spent every week behind the wheel of an AWD 2024 Tiguan SE R-Line Black Tiguan in Kings Purple Metallic with AWD. All informed, together with vacation spot cost, our take a look at automotive got here to $37,450, and was not outfitted with 3rd-row seating.
Design
Like most VW merchandise, the Tiguan comes off trying like a luxurious car from the skin. We like the easy creased strains and the widely restrained use of trim. We additionally discover the black wheels, which come normal on the SE R-Line Black mannequin, distinction properly with the extra-cost crimson paint.
The cabin is equally elegant, eschewing apparent wooden and chrome bits for subtler, however nonetheless high-quality supplies. Meeting high quality additionally seems to be prime notch. The final really feel, in and out, is one among elegant, crisp, effectivity.
Connectivity
Cabin controls are additionally clear trying, although we discovered the Tiguan’s touch-screen pushed infotainment setup much less simple to function than programs in different small crossovers, as operation isn’t all the time apparent, and the display screen will be sluggish to reply to inputs. Bluetooth telephone connections have been likewise tenuous, because the system repeatedly reported that this creator’s telephone was not in proximity to the automotive, even if the telephone was, certainly, within the automotive. To treatment this example, it was sometimes essential to delete the telephone from the Tiguan’s reminiscence, and subsequently reconnect. This five-minute course of is irritating to repeat a number of occasions every week. Regardless of the Bluetooth points, we did discover the usual, non-branded audio system particularly prime quality, and spectacular at this value stage.
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Room and Consolation
Tiguan serves up ample front-row area, and higher than sufficient 2nd-row room. That stated, this large & tall editor discovered the Tiguan’s forward-seating row to be particularly accommodating.
Experience, Dealing with, and Efficiency
On the highway the Tiguan principally impresses, and can ingratiate itself with any driver who nonetheless recollects what VWs used to really feel like. Whereas the 184-horsepower engine isn’t way more than sufficient, the Tiguan boasts sporty, responsive steering, agency, reassuring brakes, and the form of management in corners that’s uncommon in fashionable crossovers. Additionally, the Tiguan rides nicely. Although the suspension is tuned to be agency, the VW’s well-controlled freeway angle makes it a superb long-haul companion. The cabin is usually quiet, too, although maybe not as fairly as the opposite crossovers on this class.
In testing that favored metropolis driving, our take a look at Tiguan averaged somewhat over 26 mpg, beating the EPA mixed estimate by 2. And, the Tiguan runs simply advantageous on lower-priced regular-grade gasoline.
Evaluation and Abstract
The digital bugaboos frustrate us, as a result of we wish to love this crossover. It’s lean and good trying, enjoyable to drive, and usually sensible. We loved driving the Tiguan, although wouldn’t thoughts somewhat extra energy, and would actually recognize it if our telephones stayed linked to the automotive.
Nonetheless, in our opinions, the “professionals” outweigh the “cons,” and we suggest including the Tiguan to your test-drive quick checklist.
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