The Volkswagen Tiguan TDI competes in a market category where lifestyle is king. The Recreational 4WD category demands ultimate flexibility from new car shoppers… the flexibility to cope with both city life and country life without making too many sacrafices on styling and comfort.
One of the strengths of the Tiguan, which incidentally won the ‘Australia’s Best Car’ award in 2008 for best recreational 4WD, is Volkswagen’s 4-motion all-wheel-drive system. The 4-motion system sends most of the actual drive to the front wheels; should traction loss be detected, 4-motion directs drive to the wheels with the most grip.
This happens seamlessly , on, or off road. The Tiguan’s 4-motion system also features a hill-descent function option. Active rollover protection as part of Tiguan’s electronic stability control is another plus because like all four wheel drives, the Tiguan has a high centre of gravity.
Active rollover protection kicks in if the vehicle senses it could rollover by harshly applying brakes on the slide side causing a sudden reduction in the centre of gravity of the vehicle which in turn gets the vehicle back on to all fours of its wheels.
Overall, the Volkswagen Tiguan is solid recreational 4WD choice and certainly worthy of a close look if you are looking safety and comfort in a capable recreational 4WD.
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