We went to Audi Crewe to see it today, really small car and the boot with an auto box absolutely tiny, you’d need to slide the rear seats forward all the way to make it work with wheelchairs etc The price inc options, the lack of lumbar support and keyless entry/start etc really made our mind up and we will be ordering the Ateca next week!!!
Thanks for posting your feedback Chris. Last night we were quite keen on the Q3 but today I have done a detailed spec comparison of the Q3 S-Line (to which we would add the Comfort & Sound Pack, Leather and extended Ambient Light package) versus the face lifted VW Tiguan Elegance (to which we would add Harmen Kardon sound system with space saver spare wheel and driver assistance plus pack).
The Q3 scores over the Tiguan in being a more premium brand, inexpensive leather and far superior Sat Nav. However, the Tiguan scores over the Q3 in far more areas, namely;
Bigger in almost all dimensions – some significantly.
Panoramic Sunroof
Park Assist (Fully automated parking)
Fully adaptive LED headlights (Q3 has regular LED’s)
High Beam assist
Adaptive & Predictive Cruise Control (works with Sat Nav)
Keyless entry, exit and Ignition
Auto Hold
Dynamic Front & Rear indicators (Q3 just rear)
Heated Steering Wheel
Foot operation of power tailgate
Option for lighter interior at no additional cost
Finally, when the 2.0TSi 190PS 4Motion (4 wheel drive) DSG Tiguan comes on the scheme, if it is £2,499 AP as predicted, that model would be the same price (with options) as the 1.5 TFSi 2WD Q3 S-Line Auto (also with options), so as well as being bigger and with a good few thousand pounds worth of extra kit as standard, it would be significantly quicker and have the added benefit of 4 wheel drive. Much as I desperately fancy a change from the Tiguan (having had a few of them), it seems to be a no contest.