Seen several reviews on the 35 tfsi and the auto box and none of them give it a raving review saying its strained under pressure and the auto box is very hesitant at junctions and around town but i guess the proof is in the pudding and only a test drive will prove that so good luck. Beautiful looking car inside and out but i would want the diesel version as i had it before but unfortunately they dont do the sline in diesel.
That’s interesting as I read a couple of reviews last night and they described the 35TFSi as ‘all the power you would need’ and the only criticism regarding transmission concerned the manual! Having been used to 2.0 diesels I share your concern though. Of more concern to me is that fact that the boot capacity in the 35TFSi S-Tronic auto models is reduced from 530 to 410 litres. That’s a massive reduction and I would need to know where the reduction is and whether or not it means I can fit my wife’s wheelchair in. I would really love a change from the Tiguan and the Audi would be a definite step up in quality, not least with the MMI Sat Nav etc which is a huge step change from the dire system in the Tiguan, but I have a feeling that when the 2.0TSi 190PS 4Motion Tiguan Elegance comes on the scheme it’s going to be hard to make a case for the Q3.