Even if the 1.5 is now fixed and yes it does have 2 cylinder mode, the engine feels very sluggish if you drive in town in town traffic, then it keeps up at 30mph ok.
But with more then 2 adults and my scooter my wife’s chair and our dog it felt like it was so underpowered? we took it on trip down the A3 to the devils punch bowl, about 60 miles at 50- 70 mph and the Mpg was high 20’s according to the computer, up hill stretches the Dsg had to change down to 6th then 5th to stay at 70, by comparison our 2.0 diesel does the same journey showing 54mpg.
I have to say though the tiguan we had suffered from the poor running and cutting out when cold.
If your thinking of getting one ask for an extended, extended test drive and insist on having it over night to rest it from cold.
fingers crossed Vw have actually sorted out the issues.