Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "" video.
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This is a rather odd comparison considering that the Tiguan's main competitor is the Subaru Forester not the Outback. The Tiguan is fairly obviously a compact crossover, 185" in length, the same as the Nissan Rogue and 3" longer than the Forester. The Outback, on the other hand, is 191.3" long, a full 6" longer than the Tiguan and longer than a Honda Passport, a Hyundai Santa Fe, a KIA Sorento, and the same length as a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Further, I'm not sure where Sofyan is getting his information about the relative weight of the Tiguan and the Outback. In fact the Tiguan does not have a curb weight of "slightly over 4000 lbs." a figure that isn't even borne out by his own graphic. (3847 lbs at 18:25). Nor is it more than the Outback. Sofyan's graphic for the Outback gives the weight at 3887 lbs. But that's for the non-turbo XT version. In fact, the curb weight of the Subaru XT he's reviewing comes in a 3937 lbs., significantly more than the Tiguan.
As far as performance is concerned, there's no question that the stock Tiguan is relatively lethargic, especially considering that it uses a version of VW EA888 2.0L turbo used in a variety of VW's including the GTI, GLI, and the Golf R. But with a 9.1 second 0-60 mph time, it's a stronger performer than the Forester (9.7 seconds) with its non-turbo 4 banger, the same engine and drive train in the non-XT Outback. and only 0.4 seconds slower than the non-XT Subaru. Furthermore, the Tiguan's engine can be easily upgraded with a 30 minute Stage I APR tune at a relatively modest cost ($800) that transforms the vehicle's performance. (BTW, contrary to a common misconception, a Stage I ECU tune does NOT invalidate a VW's warranty coverage unless the modification can be shown to have resulted directly in a warranty covered component.)
The Outback is an impressive vehicle in many ways but the particular comparison of a Tiguan to an Outback XT is like comparing apples to pineapples. And the result is determined. A more appropriate comparison with the Forester, much less so.
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