Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, all the space you need
Did you see what I did there? Allspace, All the space. Yes I know, I’m pretty funny.
Big, bigger and biggest
In the hierarchy of the SUVs from Volkswagen, our Tiguan Allspace fits in nicely between the smaller -namesake- Tiguan and the huge Touareg. And that in terms of length, boot space and price. The width of 1,839 meters hasn’t changed by converting the Tiguan into the Tiguan Allspace, but you get an extra 40 centimeters in length making the Allspace 4,728 meters long. This growth spurt certainly benefits the boot space, giving the Tiguan Allspace a massive trunk of 760 liters. You get this number if you throw down the rear seats in our five-seater Tiguan (don’t forget, you can get the Allspace as a seven-seater). Keeping the rear seats in use for your children and haven’t got enough space in the boot? Just pull the rear row 18 centimeters forward.
The extra length certainly shows if you take a look at the car from the outside. The size difference in the side view is enormous, because of that I was mistaking the normal Tiguan for the smaller T-Roc. In the front and at the back, the difference between the two is getting minimized, so only a trained eye could tell the difference. Talking about the exterior of our Tiguan Allspace, we have to make one footnote: you need to take the “R-Line”-package that makes your Tiguan Allspace pop out above all the rest. A more aggressive front bumper, the headlights you want and rims that fit the car a lot better, you know: the things a dad wants when he’s making a school stop.
The entry-level petrol
At first -when I just got the key- I was a little bit disappointed. “Oooh noo, I got the entry-level 1.5 TFSI”, but just minutes after driving off I knew I was wrong. Mostly, when you get a car of that size, you need a bigger engine to pull all that weight. But with the Tiguan Allspace, I never had the feeling I could use more. The 1.5-liter four-cylinder puts out a good 150 hp and 250 Nm of torque to pull -because it’s a FWD- the 1.571 kg heavy Tiguan Allspace to 100 km/h in 9,6 seconds and onto a top speed of 200 km/h. And to be honest, I’m shocked by those numbers because the car felt much smoother than that. If you aren’t happy with the 150 hp, you could get the 2.0-liter with 190 or 245 hp. Those two also come with a standard four-wheel drive.
Smooth is also the best word for the 7-speed DSG gearbox. It’s unbelievable how sweet the car shifts in comfort mode and how fast it is in sport. The last, a mode that wasn’t necessary -for me personally- on the Tiguan Allspace. It’s not like you are going to attack the corners in such a big beast. But if you want to, be aware! It could bite you in the ass because it’s not trained to do that. It’s trained to be practical, cozy and economical! Something the car does very well. Although I must admit that the car felt harder than I was expecting. One last thing I need to say about the consumption: I have never been so close to the claimed consumption number of 6,9 liter/100 km. Our Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace did an awesome 7,0 liters/100 km! Unbelievable!
If you have seen one, you have seen them all
It isn’t to mock Volkswagen, but it’s something you see with a lot of brands to save money. Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, … most of the brands use almost the same interior and infotainment system in all of their cars to cut costs. Blindfold someone and put him/her into a Volkswagen and the person couldn’t tell in which car they are. This -of course- also has some advantages. It makes changing cars just as easy as walking in the park. No searching for the heated seats, no difficulties putting in an address on the navigation. Life can be so easy.
Next to the known digital dashboard and the recognizable infotainment system, there was something inside the car I was very delighted to see! A normal big gear stick and not the petit USB-like thing. Giving Volkswagen a high five for that. Furthermore, we don’t need to complain about the comfort and quality of the interior of the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace. We don’t expect anything different here either, it simply works terribly well.
Bang for your buck
The cheapest Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace is a 1.5-liter (150hp) with a manual gearbox will set you back 38.810 euros. A business R-line Tiguan Allspace starts at 55.570 euros (BE). Another color and the driver profile selection are the only extra options on this car and just add 1.200 euros. If you ask me: that’s a no-brainer! Go get yourself a Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace. I will.
