Volkswagen Tiguan Sport 2.0 TSI DSG Review: Never too late
Two words best describe the arrival of the Tiguan on our shores - "fashionably late". Well, it's now or never, and together with Nissan's Qashqai and Renault's Koleos, Volkswagen's new Tiguan should give something for motorists climbing up the SUV ladder...
The test car came fully loaded with options, one of which is Park Assist – a self parallel parking system. Park Assist will only work if the parking lot is between two cars and on the kerb side.
This is how it works - press a button on the centre console to activate the system as you drive past the parallel lot, and sensors will pick up any parking spaces that are big enough for the Tiguan. Once a lot is detected, a graphic on the instrument cluster display will prompt you to stop and start reversing. Put the car into Reverse, and Park Assist will start to work its magic. It’s pretty strange and weird to see the steering wheel twirl on its own at first, but you can’t help but feel impressed with “your” accurate parallel parking.
And all the driver has to do is to just modulate the throttle and sit back to enjoy this technological marvel.
BUT before you shout out and say that you want Park Assist in your Tiguan, here’s the little letdown – the system will set you back by some additional $11k over the price of the car.
The Tiguan might be a relatively newcomer to the compact SUV market, but it’s certainly a potent force against the likes of both cheaper and more expensive models like the Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester, BMW X3 and the Land Rover Freelander 2.
This might’ve been Volkswagen’s first ever effort in this sector, but it has certainly hit all the right spots with the Tiguan.
Credits: Story by Raymond Lai, pictures by Azfar Hashim
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