2022 VW Taos 4Motion (DSG) / The Right Ingredients 

I own a Taos sel, full spec, cost quite a bit but it has great materials and the the dsg learns how u drive so it become less delay as time goes on. Been a great car

I love my 2023 TOAS 4 motion. Has everything I wanted for a great price.

My AWD SEL premium has launch control....I only found out because I had a 2018 Golf R so I thought I'd try it in the Taos....I was shocked..shifts hard too. If you want smooth shifting think of it like a standard transmission you take your foot off the brake put your foot on the gas the clutch is starting to come out don't push the gas too far let the gear engage once the gear engages then hit your gas a little harder and that will smooth everything out just that's all you got to remember it's a standard transmission without a clutch just feather that pedal lightly until that clutch release is first gear and you're gold.

I currently own a Taos SC for motion and I think you hit the nail on the head. I enjoy hooking mine on back roads in my area. I just had an update done to my software on the first of the year. I think it helped the shifting at low speed slightly and it definitely helped with the app.

Update : I have a 2023 SE 4 motion. You can customise the suspension of the car. In eco it has a lot of body roll. I do custom, I put suspension and steering in sport, acceleration in normal or eco. My Lexus didn’t even let me change the suspension.

that blue dash really looks like ghetto paint job, it would be better in silver or aluminium dash or just give us matte black

we leased an se model last year and so far it's been pretty good. once it gave us a change oil message with 1500 miles driven but we had almost full oil. after a few days it went away but goes to show that if you're thinking about long time reliabilty, it might not be the best vehicle to purchase.

I’m so glad you discovered this has launch control. A lot of people don’t realize almost all modern VWs with a dsg of some sort has hidden factory launch control. My alltrack had it. And so does my GLI. The Taos though is the one you would least expect to have it

I’ve never really cared for VW products but there’s something about this cute ute that is appealing.

So, here’s a little trick I discovered on AWD SE. First of all I realized it’s a “smart” transmission, and has learned how I drive, and has gotten much smoother the more I drove. But the cool thing I like.....if you put the transmission in manual, and without touching the shifter, floored from a stop the car will launch itself and upshift on its own just past 5000 rpms to 2nd and again to 3rd. (Yeah, it kinda sucks that it not REALLY manual) BUT...the shifts are lightning fast, faster than in any other mode, and I have shamed several much more powerful vehicles. Partly the element of surprise, but also 0-80kms its almost unbeatable, of course then above that, I quickly get my ass kicked. But big fun at first. Try it!

I’ve been stuck with an SE AWD Taos as a loaner while my id4 is getting repaired and I can’t stand the first gear. Glad you mentioned how bad it is. The first gear is also super jumpy - it goes nowhere at first and if you push slightly harder it’s like defcon 5. I also hate that it doesn’t let you downshift (manually) if it thinks it will be revving “too high.”

I think this is a product that is well thought for the US of A., and a good package. But selling this as a replacement for the Golf seems a bit odd from VW's part. I know the Golf wasn't selling at all in the US, but here in Canada, it was a different story and we will for sure miss it!

Great review, but I bought the S model with 4MOTION and the IQ package for under 28k addition the Taos has special things that can grow on you, it drives secure on the road and off road the 4MOTION has great traction and if you want it more capable off road you can check out the base camp lift kid for this SUV, it will give you a 1.5 inch lift for under $500 I am learning to love this vehicle, because it's different than others on the driving dynamics. Regarding the recall that was long fixed for the newest models after 12/21 the 22 do not have that issue

I have been spooked by all the negatives. I just bought a used 2022 Taos SE 4motion. I hope I never have any major problems besides basic maintenance.

I have been trying to find car reviews by tall people and this is pretty close. As a tall driver do Head up displays work for you or is the angle wrong? I have never been in a car with one myself. I think the chunk of bad road you regularly use is a great thing to have in a test video. Maybe having a segment with stop and go traffic and highway cruising to show some of autonomous cruise control and lane centering would be helpful.

Not that anyone cares but my CX30 AWD 2.5 did a draggy 0-60 in 7.3 seconds stock so I mean they’re about equal (my car is unmodified and I only did it once just to test it)

Really quick car,you have to slam the door lol it is cheap but its perfect

The sport is the way to go. I paid less for my Mazda CX5 Carbon which feels way more premium compared to the SEL AWD.

Once you learn how to drive it you can get 6.5 0-60. Bought one for my wife

VW N.A got rid of the short wheel base Tiguan and surprise surprise! They needed a small SUV. The quality of this vehicle is so low compared to other SUVs VW produces overseas. I have a ‘16 Tiguan SE 4 motion and I wouldn’t even consider having a Taos over that!

First time I saw one in person, the wheel wells look too small for the size of the car. It seems out of proportion. It doesn't come across so obviously in video though.

If this is 2.0 liter I would consider it.

As a tall person, did you find the gas pedal mounted strangely and find it has a weird arc of motion? I immediately started feeling leg (calf) stress in stop and go traffic

i wonder if i could get the 19 inch wheels in an S model 4motion?

Is 6.6 inches average ground clearance…

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This or the mazda CX-30? Been comparing both around the same price and watched your videos but can't decide! What do you think is more reliable? Had to sell my 2019 nissan rogue because of forward collision auto breaking problem nissan can't and refuses to fix. Don't want the same problem in a mazda

We had to sell ours, nothing but problems

VW's drive nice but I don't trust their reliability at all.