Seems like a decent little crossover. It would be nice if they had a version available with the 1.8t though. I agree that the fake exhausts and auto start /stop need to go as well...
@@chocolatewheelchair Love it so far, and no, I went out of my way to get the FWD model. The programming on the DSG/4motion version was really terrible for some reason, and I wanted the better highway fuel economy. Not to mention multiple bad experiences with DCTs in the past turned me off them.
I had a previous generation Tiguan and really liked it. Traded it because I just needed a bigger vehicle to do things the Tig couldn't. I was never impressed with the new generation Tiguan but this vehicle seems to have captured a lot of the qualities the older generation Tiguan had. I might have to check this out in person.
People complained about the transmission and switched to an 8 speed transmission in 2023. Picture if Ford was that responsive. They'll let you drive an engine with known coolant intrusion and blame the end user.
I owned a 2019 Tiguan and loved it. I tested a Taos recently and found this: A lot of hard plastic in the interior for a car of over $30K, rougher ride than the Tiguan, noisy engine that seems to struggle getting up to speed. For a thousand or so more, you can move into the Tiguan line and end up with more room, more power and less plastic.
Have the 4 motion trendline. only caveats are loud turn signal , roadrunner horn. meep meep. and lag when taking off . other than that, highway passing has enough power, great fuel efficiency and we have had it loaded with 2 big suitcases, golf clubs, cooler and misc bags and it fitted it all nicely and boogied down the highway. Overall like this vehicle alot. Not as quick as my 2019 gti that I traded in for it but the benefits mentioned outweigh having to use premium fuel and tight quarters for short trips as mentioned. Gets 2nd looks as well.
My wife wanted a new smaller SUV now that we are retired. She looked at them all and picked the Volkswagen I've never been a fan of Volkswagen but I must admit once we picked up the car and I went for a ride in it I was pleasantly surprised. If you are interested in a smaller SUV I don't think you could do better as far as room goes I'm over 6 foot 2 and 275 lb it fits perfectly. I hate the idea of the start-stop engine at red lights but so far I got admit I can't even tell it happens. I thought I would hate that but knowing that you can turn it off is a no-brainer. Besides seems all the major car companies have gone this route. We purchased it for $500 below MSRP and no dealer fee period in today's market I guess that isn't too bad. I paid cash so there was no trade or interest on pricing that affected our final sale price. We did purchase the SE model but it was pretty much loaded with every option available which brought the price up to what the top-tier model sells for. I wouldn't have purchased some of these options but Beggars can't be choosy there's not a lot of them out there
Front wheel drive. I don't even think they had a all-wheel drive in stock at the time. Her last vehicle had all-wheel drive but we live in Florida so not that necessary
@@dougrogers835 that’s cool. So it’s the exact opposite here in NJ for me. NO one. Repeat no dealer here has FWD. They’re trying to upsell the 4Motion plus some imaginary “inventory” fee of $1,500. I said no way Jose. I am going to wait to the Summer / Fall and start my search again. The 4Motion and 7 speed kills this SUV’s frugality.
Anyone else having occasional high pitched squeaking when accelerating. (Occurs at city and highway speeds). Seems to happen when the gears shift. Lasts about 5 or so seconds. Stops immediately when I let off accelerator. I have the 8-speed auto (about 2,000 miles on it). Happens in "D" and in "S", maybe a little less in "S". TIA!
Don’t really care about the easily painted over tips. In northern states, it’s very hard to get the fwd versions of SUV’s. In fact Honda told me it wasn’t even possible, awd only. VW deal didn’t say it was impossible, but very difficult.
nice car great review . I would like to buy one but that anemic engine is a giant turn-off. A 2 liter with about 200 hp would be the ticket for me .maybe they can come up with an R line that is more than just a letter on the tail of the car . I''ll even entertain 250 ho for an autobon-bon version.
Update! I tried the launch control of the 7 speed DCT on the Taos it works like charm, can't belive they advertise this vehicles as a 8.4 second 0-60 when in reality it can do 6.9 secons using regulat 87 gas when using launch cont
@@5000RR I also added The Burger Throttle tuner ($200) it's worth it, it makes this car alive, it feels so much faster with it and it's a plug and play device, easy thing to install, I love my Taos
I almost like this channel, but the idea that fake exhaust-look decor could bias you away from purchase of an otherwise commendable vehicle is a bit too dogmatic.
I have no particular problem with the fake exhaust. Most styling cues are "fake" anyway. It's all just decoration. I agree on the auto stop/start. Those systems are just terrible and automakers really should stop putting those systems into non-hybrid ICE vehicles. Speaking of "fake" auto stop-start is like fake hybrid technology.
@@srobeck77 I agree. What I mean is they should _at a minimum_ be 48v mild hybrids with a starter/generator so they can seamlessly stop and start the engine and keep the A/C on at a stop light.
@@toronado455 o that would be a much smarter idea. But even then, sometimes at a light it might only last 2-5 seconds, so idk if its ever even worth it.
Don't need it for this new Taos, it comes with the button to the right of the shifter to disable it, just as almost every new car. You still must go thru the routine of hitting that button every time you crank the car up tho. Just add that step to your pre-flight routine.
I was between the Taos and the Tucson. Decided on the Taos, really like the design. Simple clean elegant.... only time will tell if we made the right choice
