The Tiguan was very comfortable for me as the driver, and even though I would never have the colour it did look absolutely stunning in black in the showroom.
What’s probably complicating things for my wife currently is that she had a knee replacement only 12 weeks ago. That said the Tiguan seat was a real struggle for her to actually get into, and once into it if she sat with her back firmly against the back rest the seat squab was such that her knees couldn’t bend properly and her feet did not contact the floor. She was immediately uncomfortable and not just in the leg that had the surgery. So sadly it took it right out of contention.
The XC40 on the other hand, the seat, even in the R Design, is very easy for her to get into and is instantly comfortable. So there may be some mileage in that as an option. We’ll go back on monday as the dealer has an auto R Design Pro which is also a demonstrator. We want to see how the XC rides on the 20″ alloys and 45 series tyres with the slightly stiffer R Design suspension set up. Unfortunately the demo is a diesel as opposed to petrol so we won’t be testing exactly what we may end up with, but near enough. And the good thing is its in the Fusion Red that we’re liking at the minute so we’ll get to see it on the car in the flesh, as opposed to a colour tablet.
Sadly the dealer checked to see if they’d had the Q1 pricing through and they hadn’t, so still a mystery as to which way AP’s will go on the XC.
As for other cars that could suit, really at the minute, probably only the Tucson would be an option for us. The Tucson would be fine and our current Hyundai dealership is great, but when you see the tech in the XC you realise just how rapidly things are developing in cars and those lagging behind are appearing very dated.
Time will tell folks.