Glos Guy the car I had to hand back last September. Was a six month old Tarraco 190ps AWD so basically a Tiguan allspace. My last 3 cars have been VAG group so having to learn the technology in this one. But after 40 miles done today. I am impressed. I find it quieter than Tarraco, Maybe the 8 speed box in kuga helping as at 60mph it only seems to be at 1500 rpm so just idling . The intelligent adaptive cruise is brilliant changing to whatever speed limit on road with overide from throttle as required. I was lucky as option i didn’t tick was winter pack but i getting a 2021 edition model it comes with winter pack as standard now on the st linex Edition. I have a 150 mile round trip to hospital this week so then it will get a proper test. I paid the extra above the standard metallic
Thanks HoneyMonster. That’s useful to know. Like others, I shall be very interested to hear about your experiences over time, particularly mpg and performance. With our 190PS Tiguan I cannot drive it in Eco mode as there’s too much lag, and I also find that there is an occasional lag when you put your foot down to overtake even in standard mode and I have taken to dropping it into sport mode whenever I overtake on an A road to avoid this. Never had any of these issues with BMW diesels, which I drove in Eco permanently yet were always s**t off a shovel and we’re never lacking for power! I’m quite a fan of big powerful Fords, having had a Granada Scorpio 2.9 and a Scorpio Cosworth 24v years ago and one of my daughter has a 1.0 100PS Focus which is lovely to drive, but the one negative I have noticed with Fords in recent years has been the very poor sound insulation where it can almost sound as though a door is slightly ajar, especially on wet roads. The Sat Nav / ICE looks a bit dated compared to the current offerings from the likes of BMW and Audi but I find the system in our VW to be dire, so will also be interested to hear how you find these issues compared to your Tarraco.