@Mike 700 It will be very interesting to get your feedback on the Qashqai, especially as you have been so pleased with your Tiguan. I will be really interested on how the interior space (especially the boot) compares and what sort of mpg you get Sadly, having had 4 Tiguans, our last one was problematic. It was definitely comfortable but very poor on economy (struggled to get more than 40mpg even though it was a diesel – our petrol X1 is much better), the infotainment system was dire, the radar cruise control was poor, adaptive headlights far too slow to react – I could go on. We hadn’t had all those features on our previous Tiguans, but the VW application of them seemed poor compared to other manufacturer systems I have experienced. The only thing that I miss about it is the Auto Hold, which the X1 doesn’t have for some bizarre reason (rectified on the new model just released). Again, I will be really interested to hear how you feel the Nissan compares to the Tiguan in terms of usability of the various technology.
Hi GG,
My Tiguan diesel was very economical on long runs at 70-75 mph on the Motorway recording around 55 mpg.
However, 80%+ of my driving is around town , which returned a measly 31 ish, and Long term it returned around 37 mpg overall!
From my short experience with the QQ the Lane Keep system is far better than that of the Tiguan as is the emergency brake system- both deliberately tested.
My wife is not sure, but I think that the QQ has a smoother ride, especially over speed bumps, I agree about the lights.
The Tiguan cruise control overall is pretty effective , and the infotainment seemed ok to me, however I have not yet discovered how the massive screen Etc works on the QQ!
I will fiddle around with it today and report back!
Auto hold is effective on both cars.
Btw I would definitely have ordered a new Tiguan had the hybrid been on the scheme, at around £2000 AP – but no chance of course.