@kezo Yes, just picked up on the addition of the new Tiguan. I did a paper exercise on this a few weeks ago, comparing it with the Tucson, as it was rumoured to be joining the scheme this month. The Tucson is far better equipped and has a bigger boot (important for us). I prefer the exterior of the Tiguan, but the interior of the Tucson. Reviews of the new Tiguan report an unsettled ride, even with the petrol models. I would assume that the extra weight of the PHEV could make that even worse? The comparable model to the £4,599 Tucson N Line S would be the higher powered R Line PHEV at £5,699. Although £1,100 more, the Tiguan would lose electric front seats (£2,120 on Tiguan), hands free tailgate (£905 on Tiguan), Premium Sound System (£1,420 on Tiguan), Adaptive Headlights (£1,530 on Tiguan). The Tiguan also doesn’t have Blind Spot Assist or Four Wheel Drive, both of which are standard on the Tucson. So the specification gap is big. I suspect that the Tiguan fit and finish might be a bit better than the Tucson, but I prefer the Hyundai infotainment system. I am also reminding myself that I had a number of problems with our previous Tiguan and none of the VW dealers in our part of the world are any good. I think that we need to have a look though before ruling it out, especially if the Tucson test drive doesn’t tick every box.
Indeed the Tucson is very good spec wise. The ventilated seats and tech was one of the main reasons for staying with Hyundai and its worlds apart from my previous one and has the benifit of real buttons.
When I viewed the Tiguan, I though it looked cheap inside, especially with the huge dose of piano black across the dash and a cockpit that resembled one from the Mokka and the rear hard plastic. I rember in the last decade or so where VW were sought after for their high quality interiors but VW seem to be going backwards, embracing PET materials to the extreme these days. Ive also read the torque is capped at 250 on the e-hybrids.