Driving Experience
Includes acceleration and handling
What Owners Say
"Excellent steering, handling, and braking. Transmission is slow to downshift in city driving conditions causing some engine lugging."
Anonymous, MN (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"great acceleration. good braking. precise steering. Somewhat limited visability"
Vince R., FL (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Worst transmission ever. Does not need a Sixth gear. It wants to shift into Sixth gear as low as 30mph. It then lugs the engine. VW fix does not work."
Anonymous, NJ (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Pretty good acceleration even in low RPMs. Handles pretty well. Sence of security even for a small SUV."
Anonymous, OH (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Very sporty SUV. Fin to drive especially in the hand shift mode. It’s a perfect second car"
Anonymous, FL (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Car accelerates well and hugs corners. The feature which allows you to change gears is extremely useful."
Anonymous, FL (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Tight handling Secure feeling in the turns Dont like how it handles at low speeds"
Anonymous, MA (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"acceleration is good, handling is excellent for an SUV. There can be a significant lag due to the turbo boost. Once it gets up to speed hill climbing ability is very good."
Lewis J., CA (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Sporty handling. Easy maneuvering. Size is perfect. However the new Tiguans from (2017 or2018) Are now bigger all over. It’s too bad they didn’t keep the compact size for the Tiguan as the new model looks as big as the Touareg - I don’t think I’d want the bigger model"
Anonymous, BC (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"I love how you tell the Tiguan where to go by steering and it does it. Also the turbo is nice to have in the mountains where I live and there is plenty of power."
Robert S., CA (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Originally great acceleration, just recently started hesitating when accelerating at 60K miles. Unable to determine the problem."
ANNA S., NJ (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"The Tiguan is engaging to drive Very fine handling."
PAUL C., PA (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Excellent acceleration for a small AWD SUV."
Anonymous, VA (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Handles like a car. Very smooth"
MARVIN M., NV (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)"Relatively small size coupled with peppy, turbo assisted engine adds to the fun factor when driving this SUV."
BARRY S., IL (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)
"Handles very good in the mountains"
Anonymous, CA (2012 Volkswagen Tiguan)