Drag Race: Volkswagen Taigun vs Kia Seltos - DCT-equipped turbo-petrol SUVs face off! |Autocar India

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The Kia Seltos was the first of the turbo-petrol mid-size SUVs while the Volkswagen Taigun is among the newest of the kind. Which one blows harder? We've got a drag strip to find out.
Drivers: Rahul Kakar, Saumil Shah
Cameramen: Anand Malepu, Dinesh Harale, Shreyans Chordia, Pradeep Bhondave
FPV: Siddharth Nayak
Editor: Siddhesh Kadam
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@SLSROCKY111 2 года назад

SUGGESTION: With drag races,try to add rolling drag races from 30-40kmph speed,Brake test, increase length of track etc This will surely make Autocar drag races perfect

@jaydeepmohile 2 года назад

Car Wow fan in the house :)

@josephjoel2640 2 года назад

@@jaydeepmohile I was like I have seen this format before.

@BimmermanDcypha 2 года назад

@@jaydeepmohile beat me to it.

@vac9996 2 года назад

I think you are also hoping for the brake test as well 😁😅

@user-sb9ze5pv6d 2 года назад

Autocar! That’s the kind of drag race the fans want! We love to see cars of both affordable segment and luxury segment in drag races in the future. Awaiting more interesting videos 🔥👍🏻

@SuperAkashrana 2 года назад

VW has muted the transmission in at lower speeds, possibly due to mileage and longevity concerns. But once you are past slow city speeds, the DSG becomes way more characterful. Having driven this combo in T-Roc and owning Taigun GT, I could feel the difference the way vehicle performs initially. With the T-Roc tune, I believe this would have been one sided race.

@autocarindia1 2 года назад

Correct!

@newtechgroundclearancekit 2 года назад

VOLKSWAGEN IS VOLKSWAGEN THAT CAN NEVER BE BEATEN BY KOREANS

@ankitanand676 2 года назад

There's not any huge difference between them, both were similar in terms of power and the difference between them is quite negligible when compared to real world as 0.1 sec won't be detrimental factor for the purchase.........words coming from a vw polo owner

@manoja538 2 года назад

Laughs in sales numbers 😂

@vrt4621 2 года назад

Volkswagen cant beat Koreans on looks and value for money.

@JohnnyBravoGn 2 года назад

What🤣

@taranshupattnaiktp3335 2 года назад

No one can beat the VW and Skoda's TSI and DSG combo especially Creta and Seltos...

@prateek3704 2 года назад

Love your drag races but just a suggestion, Please take ideas from the Carwow channel for this. That's the best channel for drag races. Instead of just conducting drag races from stand still, you can also have rolling drag races and also a braking test. That'll give a much better idea about the car. Please have as many drag races as possible. You'll get so many views. There are still no Indian channels that upload drag races regularly on an airstrip so there's a huge opportunity that Autocar India can capitalize on and at the end of the day it would just be a treat for all the car lovers ❤️

@theindianpistonhead7459 2 года назад

Yes, Carwow has covered a vast range of cars too. They're good when it comes to drag racing videos

@piyushquicker4330 2 года назад

Yep

@autocarindia1 2 года назад

We'll experiment! But rolling races are great for supercars, unexciting for everything else :-)

@vardandwivedi5667 2 года назад

VW Taigun 😎 European power 🔥 Kia Seltos is also a really nice car Taigun and seltos 😎🔥😎

@aroy8731 2 года назад

Taigun is more aerodynamic which helps it in higher speed.

@kingcharles275 2 года назад

We are using VW Taigun (1.0 AT) as a spare car in the family. Very impressed overall 👍🏻 getting around 10.8-11.6kmpl in city (full tank check) (not tested on highways yet) Compact & Plush city rides 👏 Very easy to manoeuvre 👍🏻 Sober interior design 👍🏻 It doesn’t have typical VW Horn as before so I replaced it to get a proper feel of VW cars 😆 (stock horn was like a scooter horn 🤪)

@karthikgoud5586 2 года назад

I own a Taigun too, 22kmpl on highways. But I have a 1.0 MT.

@adityakrishnamalhotra1 2 года назад

The taigun’s your spare which others cars do y’all use

@quickbitesitsme 2 года назад

I would like to know with which horn you replaced with that sounds like the VWs of 2011. Thinking of 1.5GT but missing quite some features is keeping me thinking, Slavia and Virtus and they are likely to have the same sounding horn.

@That_AuCh_Geek 2 года назад

That stance of both cars captured from the rear end on the dragstrip... 🔥

@yashc30 2 года назад

I thought Taigun will win but loved how good Seltos was. Reasons: More power and torque Less weight Smaller size Less drag coefficient Faster DSG But Seltos's DCT seems to be a tad bit faster at launch

@CD_coffeegeek 2 года назад

That 1.5 TSI engine is something else really.

@Saahilll 2 года назад

Bring biggest rivalry till date Drag race of Honda City Petrol manual vs Hyundai Verna Petrol Manual

@yashsangale5783 2 года назад

Sab brands Hyundai ki mar ke jate hai 🤣 polo vs i20 vento vs verna aur city aaram se jit jayegi VTEC power

@shivamshrivatri1288 2 года назад

Why petrol dude... Diesel manual should be brought as verna is more powerful in diesel😎

@ducatimultistradav4850 2 года назад

Mostly Verna would win 😞😞😞 but still, City has a separate Enthusiast's base...

@balasuriyar1711 2 года назад

hyundai petrol is slower both turbo and na.. diesel verna vs petrol city s the combo

@SLSROCKY111 2 года назад

City will surely smoke verna because 1.5 i-VTEC itself is a gem of an engine and best NA engine in C segment

@sanjayrevanna8903 2 года назад

what a shame to vw inspite being 10 hp more and 8nm more than the seltos ,and the seltos being heavier it was a close call between both of them and this shows how kia and hyundai are keeping up with the germans

@pavitbatra 2 года назад

great content! loved all drag races now eagerly waiting for polo and xuv700 also figo and polo🤩

@balasuriyar1711 2 года назад

the quality of shots are lit

@autocarindia1 2 года назад

Thank you! Now show some love and subscribe!

@pokkiriii 2 года назад

This is it , this is it, this s exactly the type of drag race we want!! A neck and neck wrestling between the turbo dct’s!! Kudos!!

@anujthakkur4284 2 года назад

Now u know why VW car are best looking when viewed from back :P

@devanshkanoria7961 2 года назад

Recently brought a vw taigun 1.5 DSG ...really love its handling and power but not so much with interior quality or stiff suspension

@Newbutold 2 года назад

Seltos suspension is even stiffer. I'm assuming, you don't like the noisy suspension in Taigun.

@nithishjvj8736 2 года назад

That was unexpected Thought the Kia had it’s revenge for the fallen against Taiguns brother Polo But no, even the Seltos failed

@carcrazyraj 2 года назад

I thought it was evident with the numbers and expected, except that the turbo lag difference of 100rpm for the VW

@_-HaKooNa.MaTaTa- 2 года назад

Taigun is such a small car and is worth being compared to Brezza and Kushaq. Seltos can be matched with only Creta right now in terms of their sizes.

@JoelPaul.02 2 года назад

More power!!

@alphabetgoogle7117 2 года назад

Great content! Next we will love to see TAIGUN VS KUSHAQ for both 1.0L and 1.5L.

@Shivendra1818 2 года назад

This is what we want , a proper drag race with professional drivers ✌️😍

@arkaprabhamondal4441 2 года назад

Both are better than kushaq and kicks it seems. Surprised to see the seltos with a dct launched so well!!

@SuyashKaul 2 года назад

Seltos turbo manual has the fastest autocar 0-100kmhr time under 20lkh cars for now

@paulthurai8780 2 года назад

Kushaq also same engine. Kicks CVT engine, both are better than seltos and creta.

@DeepakSharma-ko8le 2 года назад

No unnecessary chit chats and just pure drag race.. througly enjoyed it.

@ducatimultistradav4850 2 года назад

CAUTION: Taigun and Kushaq are ONLY FOR THE ENTHUSIASTS in it's segment!

@JohnnyBravoGn 2 года назад

Only 1.5 TSI

@kushsharma6987 2 года назад

Autocar, you should add a rolling race also to these kind of videos, like carwow. Cars in these segments don’t come with launch control. The launch is often dependent on the type of transmission and powerband. It will be interesting to see how these two perform when powering through 2nd and 3rd gears. Most people who buy them will actually get to experience the drive like this only.

@vickygupta3922 2 года назад

Please mention final speed as well at the end of each race.

@aavirbhavsingh5914 2 года назад

A really close race would really appreciate Kia even after having dct it’s launching quick like a TC at the end both are good cars but for true enthusiasts it’s taigun but seltos is no less

@tarunbajaj184 2 года назад

In manual, it's a day and night difference!

@narasimhapai8014 2 года назад

How about a drag race with the puny 115hp versions?

@fasolati1690 2 года назад

Please do one of Seltos Diesel Automatic!

@kushagrabhartiya5871 2 года назад

VW ROCKS ❤️

@glubglubglub732 2 года назад

kia carens turbo petrol vs alcazar 2.0 litre perol pls :))))))

@svkguha 2 года назад

Drag races are my drug, Autocar is my dealer!

@autocarindia1 2 года назад

Say no to drugs, Say yes to drags!

@avh6374 2 года назад

Very close match up. Good to see both car makers being competent with each other, exciting race! PS: That 1.4 pulls strongly despite lower power to weight ratio The DSG is a beast after initial lag

@MrCrystalzz 2 года назад

I dint expect this kind of good performance from the kia engine. Good job ! Vw is a vw is a vw !! Enjoying the drive in a polo GT tsi !

@pb12telecom 2 года назад

Tigun is lighter and has more power results are obvious

@tarunbajaj184 2 года назад

Pocket size dynamite, inshort you can say 😂

@nicks231988 2 года назад

Loved this genuine test. ❤️ Other RU-vidrs get biased towards their loved cars.

@muzic2278 2 года назад

We need seltos and kushaq

@mangottrark2414 2 года назад

Same result.... Nothing else💯

@muzic2278 2 года назад

@@mangottrark2414 no wayyyy😂

@paulthurai8780 2 года назад

Kushaq will win because of the same Taigun engine.

@Cyrax210 2 года назад

please make a drag race between polo 1 litre tsi torque converter vs taigun 1 litre tsi torque converter

@ankushkumr1239 2 года назад

Do a drag race XUV 700 vs safari both are diesel

@raunakbhagwane1259 2 года назад

TAIGUN 🔥 TAIGUN 🔥 TAIGUN 🔥 I am so PROUD of my boy today !!!! Wins my heart ❤️ everyday . This GT+ has no match in the segment ....

@vrt4621 2 года назад

In comparison with kia taigun is less on looks, bad interiors, small car size, less inside space, more expensive service, gearbox failure issues.

@rajoosolanky780 2 года назад

Its almost the same if you consider Engine Capacity & Torque figure - Kia with 1.4 & Taigun with 1.5.

@RAYP90 2 года назад

Never expected the Seltos to win cause its a saying that VW makes best DSGs. Even with less power to wgt ratio, the KIA won :). Even though i dont own a KIA, it still wins hearts of Indians and it didnt disappoint here too. Good work KIA. Also, waiting for Carens to be another chartbuster

@gurnihal12 2 года назад

It won only because it launches better . Anything after the launch is taken by VAG cars ! You’ll see from the previous drag between skoda kushaq and Renault, once the kushaq is out of the lag it starts to catch the renault ! Same goes for this , once the lag is overcome it starts to catch the other car I’m not sure why there’s no launch control but has to probably do with increasing longevity of the DSG unit !

@pavitbatra 2 года назад

lacks safety and driving manners also which indian hearts fail to judge

@Slainself 2 года назад

Seltos didn't win.. Volkswagen won, in the first race, the drivers got a hand...the VW is faster

@rakeshshastri2487 2 года назад

Taigun didn't launch well in the first round. If this race is repeated 10 times instead of 3, I'm sure Taigun will win 8 times out of 10

@mandeepsingh9469 2 года назад

Kia won only 1st race bro and that too bcoz of late launch of VW. Watch full video. Overall winner is taigun

@SHAHRUKHKHAN-iw9xv 2 года назад

Please do it with manual variants too..

@ss877S 2 года назад

Pls bring a drag race of swift 1.2l petrol vs verna 1.5l both petrol manual

@VarunSrinivas 2 года назад

Please add brake tests too... a car that goes fast needs to stop faster :)

@MotorHead9 2 года назад

Nice one...but the Seltos guy should be wearing more protective equipment than just a helmet.. x)

@uditnath9059 2 года назад

Pls put the manual versions also on the track

@Prashant19821 2 года назад

Good comparisons.. Full marks to Autocar India 💥💥💥💐

@ss877S 2 года назад

Pls bring a drag race of altroz I turbo vs baleno 1.2l petrol

@virtualatall 2 года назад

Do moose test for turning... Which most SUV perform bad.... I've driven Kushaq so expecting Taigun to perform even better there

@jishraque 2 года назад

Once upon a time I drove a Polo and now I only love VW....

@shaktis6877 2 года назад

Please do a race Ciaz vs verna 1.5 race

@blazkowicz666 2 года назад

Jeep Compass/ Citrôen C5 Aircross vs 2022 Hyundai Tucson after launch

@quickwheels3320 2 года назад

Tucson would win as it has more Power and 0-100 disel under 10 sec

@vinayreddy127 2 года назад

Pls do dry race of Astor. There is not even one as of now.

@jabesulaganathan8316 2 года назад

Great work, Autocar India ✌️

@vac9996 2 года назад

Hey Autocar India bring a drag race of BMW M5 Competition !!! want to see this beast in your drag race 🔥🤩

@Ferrari458Italia 2 года назад

Hi Autocar, you have really surprised all of us auto enthusiasts by bringing up the best content we never expected...!! i would still suggest you some improvement, before the first drag race, try to warm up the tyres of both the cars by doing a practice run. Hope that'll help producing some better results!! Thank You for the amazing content, we are looking forward to more!!👍👌

@sivakumart4926 2 года назад

Any day any time VW 🔥 wins 👍🏻.. The High speed stability, cornering and the confidence u get while flooring down the accelerator pedal.. that’s how VW group makes a car🔥

@akshayjuneja1987 2 года назад

My only suggestion would be to please switch drivers between two races. Rest everything is just perfect!

@tarunrgec 2 года назад

Please share top speed as well during the drag run

@surbhitkumar 2 года назад

Please do a Abarth Punto vs Figo S vs Polo tsi + Abarth Punto vs 595 if possible....

@abhitoshkumar3176 2 года назад

please keep a drag race of Honda Wrv with some of its competitors

@ankit0657 2 года назад

Taigun and Kushaq both belong to mid size suv segment but look like hatchbacks

@shakilahamed2812 2 года назад

It's a Volkswagen afterall ❤️

@achintyaaatreya005 Год назад

If it was the more sparsely equipped 1.5 TSI Evo manual then it'd have any seltos in the dust because of course you can launch the manual harder.

@harshith3022 2 года назад

Do taigun vs seltos vs hyundai ceta vs skkoda kushaq as well

@shivprasadsarangi2281 2 года назад

Increase track's length.

@manoja538 2 года назад

Props to Kia for making SELTOS one of the best looking cars in India... despite being launched 2 years back

@manthenvashishth3769 2 года назад

Please do some 2 wheeler races like speed triple r VS z900 etc. Would love to see rishad do them.

@mayurnayudu3376 2 года назад

Speed is nothing with out control and safety. Smart peeps will know which car is safe😉

@digitaleyesproduction 2 года назад

Waiting for xuv 700 drag race.

@indrap2121 2 года назад

ROLL RACES PLEASE!

@navnitnair9581 2 года назад

Would love to see where duster 1.3 turbo stands in this race being the most powerful engine in segment.

@imrankhan-hm6mf 2 года назад

Good i was waiting for this for quite some time

@PrasenHarsha 2 года назад

Hiee Autocar 😀. When are you going to start drag race between Tata vs Ashok leyland vs Bharat Benz trucks. Excited to watch your drag races.

@autocarindia1 2 года назад

Keys please!

@risingbuddies588 2 года назад

That is the reason I hate automatic gearbox.... inspite of such a powerful engine what a lazy launch by both cars....I'm VW Polo 1.5 GT TDI manual owner... It launched like rocket with lots of wheel spin... manual gearbox is ❤️

@bheemaiahbesgur8267 2 года назад

Plz upload a video with i20 2011 crdi magna vs baleno

@theacechip 2 года назад

This is fun from an enthusiasts perspective but utterly useless activity from a real-world perspective. In the real world as long as a fully loaded car is able to pass another vehicle in a single lane highway and steer back to safety, thats all that matters. And of course an even bigger assumption is that the driver is alert and capable enough to execute the manouevre. If the driver is a newbie and incapable, then no matter how powerful and sophisticated the car is, god help the other occupants in the car and on the road.