 What is up you guys, I'll go back to another one if you are new to the channel, I'm Gold Podi, I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we are in the brand new 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan courtesy of Hanover Volkswagen in Hanover PA for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below and so we are in this one today because the Tiguan believe it or not actually has third row availability which you can't say the same for when it comes to the CR-V or the RAV4. You get a 4 year 50,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty and again you can't say the same for the CR-V and the RAV4 because traditionally it's 3 years 36,000 miles so that is pretty cool as well. So ultimately in this video we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system exhaust, clip all that fun stuff. So having said all of that what do you guys say, let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing itself. There will be a few different trim levels for the 2023 Tiguan. Last one being the S starting at $26,950, SE for $30,580, SE R-Line Black for $33,310 which by the way is the one we have today. Then there is the SEL R-Line for $37,680 so all of this trim levels with the exception of that last one come standard with front wheel drive, last one come standard with all wheel drive but you can add all wheel drive to any of those other trims if you wanted to do that. Simply add $1,500 to any of those prices and by the way pricing for 2023 is relatively average $955 bump from the previous model year all of them for every manufacturer are going up right now thanks to inflation of course but anyways regardless of trim level that you go with the power plant on the Tiguan is going to be the same. Powering the beast is a 2 liter turbocharged inline 4 cylinder putting out 184 horsepower at 4,400 RPM, 221 pound feet of torque coming in at 1,600 RPM, power sent to front wheels are all wheels trim 8 speed automatic 0 to 60 time coming in at approximately 8.1 seconds with MPG numbers coming in at 23 in the city 30 on the highway for the front wheel drive 22 city 29 then on the highway for the all wheel drive taking regular unleaded fuel. So before we do any kind of fun acceleration or anything like that in the Tiguan I wanted to mention to you guys the drive modes so there is a circular dial located directly behind the shifter which will give you both on-road and off-road drive modes so the way that works is the on-road drive modes you're going to simply just press the button in the middle of the circular dial for the off-road drive modes you're going to turn this dial to the left and to the right that's how you adjust them but they're going to include normal sport eco and individual but then the off-road drive modes are going to include snow and a couple off-road modes as well ultimately adjusting things like the shift points throttle response steering sensitivity climate control settings and the all-wheel drive system engagement then as well it's actually quite a bit a little bit more than most other manufacturers that's pretty cool but anyways now having got all of that out of the way I'm going to go ahead and press that center button there we're gonna put it in sport driving mode let's put this thing here to the test and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan here up the speed keep in mind it is raining out so let's see alright in three two one kick it no slipping it's not bad we're going uphill too but yeah that'll definitely get the job done actually that that's not horrible I mean it's not the quickest thing in the world 0 to 16 8.1 seconds is certainly not by any means fast but like I said that'll be enough to get you merged on to the highway or anything like that quite honestly I personally wouldn't have any issues without acceleration but anyways to go along with that acceleration as always braking is equally important so up front you will find 13.4 inch ventilated front discs in the back 11.8 inch solid rear discs as far as that's six easier stopping this goes it's going to commit at 126 feet which is kind of a little bit below average as far as that stopping stopping distance goes but as far as braking feel goes I think I said this last year it's on the firmer side of things so the braking feel itself feels really really nice quite honestly so for that reason for me the number doesn't matter as much as the braking feel itself and the braking feel is quite good actually in the Tiguan so I'm just gonna throw the number aside because it's according to motor by the way so the braking feel is brilliant but anyways then touching on suspension and handling up front you will find the McPherson strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension of course front and rear stabilizer bars so as far as ride quality goes it's been perfectly fine on my short test drive here today but head of roads are pretty bad as well so honestly it's not that bad so I don't have any issues but I will say the steering feel adjusts substantially dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in so I'm gonna put it in sport again and it does change the gauge color as well I'll show you guys the digital gauges in a little bit but it is a much heavier weight to the steering that I love in that sport driving mode but the second you take it out of sport driving mode put it in eco or normal it is so loose such a loose steering feel not a whole lot of driver feedback so another cool thing though about the drive modes is there is that individual driving mode so I could choose to configure it to that heavier steering feel without the instant acceleration all the time which is probably what I would do if I were to get to take one because the heavier steering feels wonderful in the take one so I'll just leave it at that but they're touching on cabin noise we are going 40 miles per hour right now quite honestly cabin noise really isn't all that bad get a little bit of rain noise right now because it's raining out but other than that it's pretty nice that touching on visibility I can see pretty darn good out the back and second row headrest are not horrible and this is a smaller SUV so you really shouldn't have any issues rear visibility but did what I also mentioned though rain sensing windshield wipers are going to come on the SE trim level and up so that is pretty darn cool so on days like today essentially whenever the Tiguan detects any kind of Mr. Rainfall it's gonna automatically turn on those windshield wipers for you so it's just one last thing you got to worry about so little convenience feature there as well but anyways that about rounds out the performance segment of this review guys let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan alright so here she is you guys the new 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan with the lake in the background looks absolutely amazing I love this spot but anyways platinum grade metallic is the name of our exterior color in case you were curious and taking a look at the Vin just to cover where it's made real quick the Vin starts with a three meaning this one is built and assembled in Mexico in case you were curious but as always let's go ahead and start up front this one was recently refreshed for the 2022 model year so as far as exterior looks go pretty much everything is carried over from that model year illuminated front grille though coming with the SEL R line trim level not the black that we have today the SEL not the SE so don't want to mention that one more trim level up and we would have got that so that's pretty cool our logo found in the front grille though you guys can see that I'll get a little bit up close so you guys can take a look at that kind of on the passenger side up front there so that definitely looks pretty good and that's gonna come on both our line trim levels of course you do get some gloss black accents for the R line black that we have with us here today so that definitely looks good as well to the sides LED headlights do come standard with LED daytime running lights that's gonna come for all trim levels by the way gotta like that automatic headlights of course meaning when it starts to get dark and at night those headlights will turn on automatically for you there but you also get adaptive front lighting for the SEL R line trim level so essential with that is is when you're going around a bend at night those headlights are going to swivel based on the direction of your steering angle better help illuminating what is around that bend it's your less likely to hit a deer or a possum or a cyclist or whatever so that is a pretty dark cool little feature there as well most vehicles don't have that so big fan but anyways that pretty much rounds out the front end of the Tiguan so now go ahead and make our way to the side and so now starting up top roof rails are going to come standard for all trim levels across the board gotta love that taking a look at the window surrounds are either going to be finished in chrome or black to pen it upon the trim level that you go with of course you get some are accents found on the front fender there that is pretty cool and that's of course going to come with the R line trim levels there taking a look at the side mirrors they are either going to be body colored or gloss black side mirrors again dependent upon the trim level that you go with we got the gloss black of course because of the SE R line black trim level here they will be heated though for all trim levels across the board you will also get LED integrated turd signals as well so that is pretty cool take a look at the side skirts because this is always one of my pet peeves a matte black side skirts are going to come with a non R line trim levels and that's going to be matte black fender surrounds as well but if you go with one of those two are line trim levels you will actually get body colored side skirts and that of course is what you guys are looking at right now and it looks dang good love the side profile here just because of the side skirts I know it sounds weird but anyways and take a look at the wheel set up 17 inch alloys for the S 18 inch alloys for the SE 19 inch alloys for the SE R line black and lastly 20 inch alloys send for the SE L R line so wheel configuration is going to different size based off the trim level so interesting but anyways so go ahead and make your way to the back and so now since we are around to the back you will find a gloss black shark fin antenna all the way to the top there just below that we're spoiler with an integrated brake light just below that rear window wiper LED tail lights though coming standard for every single trim level across the board got it absolutely love that got the Tiguan lettering spelled out horizontally of course but scrolling all the way to the bottom here you will find some fake exhaust outlets kind of a they're like cutouts where you would think the exhaust would be but the real exhaust outlets are actually tucked away underneath I'm not going to get any lower here because it is super wet and messy here but anyways they are tucked underneath so having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip Alright 7 ounces we are around to the back of the Tiguan when it comes to opening that rear tailgate it is a hands-free power tailgate for the SE L R line trim level so only the very top trim but power tailgate is going to be available for all of the other trim levels although we don't have it today because it is a manual lift gate otherwise that's what we got anyways once opened up like I said at the beginning of the video there isn't available third row we don't have it today but again it is available behind that third row cargo capacity comes in at 12 cubic feet behind the second row 33 cubic feet and with all rows folded for the three row configuration 65.3 cubic feet and you notice I emphasize that because if you go with the two row configuration you actually get a little bit more cargo capacity coming in at 73.4 cubic feet so about eight cubic feet more with the two row configuration which is what we have today so I do want to mention that but anyways lack going on in the cargo area which I was a big fan of LED cargo lighting you typically find halogen lighting back there you also get a cargo cover there's plenty of grocery bag hooks there's a little bit of storage found in the two corners back there there's a 12-volt power outlet to my surprise as well that was pretty cool then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor you are going to find a spare tire with a little bit of kind of storage around that spare tire so you could probably put an ice scraper back there if you live in Pennsylvania like myself here but anyways they're making our way up to the rear leg room in the third row I just going to come in at 27.9 inches which by the way is a little bit less than my old Ford Mustang GT so don't want to mention it's probably not going to be all that usable but second row leg room comes in at 38.7 inches which is plenty usable for reference I mean even six feet tall this is how much space I had back there rear ventilation does come standard there is a foam charging port back there a 12-volt power outlet if you go with the SE trim level end up there is also a rear center armrest with cup holders for those rear passengers then as well there's actually a couple coat hooks back there which is always convenient but anyways they're making our way up to the front seats manually adjustable claw seats coming with the S eight-way power driver seat with four-way power lumbar for the SE trim level and up you will get V-tex leatherette seating for the SE trim level and up heated seats coming standard for all trim levels across the board ventilated front seats then coming on the SEL R line and so overall when it comes to seat comfort honestly wasn't that bad I personally didn't have any issues so definitely plenty adjustable power lumbar as well and again the heated seats on this cold day here in Pennsylvania I was definitely a big fan of them I'll just put it that way then take a look at the steering wheel this is one of the things I love and don't love about the Tiguan and here's why so it is tilt and telescoping but it doesn't telescope out all that far so I'm not a fan of it for that reason because if you're a taller doll like I said I'm six foot tall you therefore have a little bit longer legs you have to put your seat back more so if the steering wheel doesn't telescope out as far it doesn't give you that perfect driving position necessarily so wouldn't have minded if Volkswagen allowed it to telescope out a little bit farther for taller adults again if you're not that tall this is going to be perfect for you I'll just put it that way but leatherette wrapped for the SE trim level and then leather wrapped for the R line trims I love that I love the flat bottom to it here in our R line trim level in the little R insignia but I really love the kind of perforated steering wheel on the left and the right and the 10 and 2 grips are massive almost BMW M like so I'm a huge fan huge fan of the grips on this steering wheel Volkswagen did a wonderful job with them but anyways then make your way to the startup let me start by showing you guys the key here you got your Volkswagen logo on the one side then when you flip it over lock unlock and that button to pop the root tailgate there or lock it in our case times two button is going to be your remote start but it is all keyless entry with a push button start here so all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot of the brake and press that silver engine start button which for whatever reason is tilted slightly to the right that is awkward why did they do that once started up gauge cluster there's going to be two of them actually so you get an eight inch digital gauge cluster coming standard for all trim levels but that top trim the SEL because that one is going to give you a 10 and a quarter inch digital gauge cluster but either way they look dang cool I will say that and like I mentioned earlier they do adjust dependent upon the drive mood that you put in it so if you were to put it in the sport driving mode everything is going to turn red if you were to put it in eco it's going to kind of turn like a cyan color and the normal is going to be a royal blue so they will adjust slightly dependent upon the drive mode I think that's pretty cool but basically digital gauges look absolutely wonderful you can also press the view button on the steering wheel itself that will completely change the look of those gauges up there as well so again I don't think volts so I can get a whole heck of a lot better at this price range for what they're giving you with the digital gauges so it looks absolutely wonderful you got how many miles you have left until you hit empty outside temperature the list goes on everything you could possibly want up there basically then take a look at overall interior quality there's a panoramic sunroof for the R line trim levels that's what you guys are looking at right now I love that auto dimming rear view mirror with homely controls are going to be available and that's a frameless rear view mirror with a compass in the upper right hand corner as well that's what you guys are looking at again I love that as well 15 colors of ambient lighting are going to come on the R line trim levels big fan there dual zoom climate control is going to come standard wireless phone charger coming with the se trim level and up and that's going to be located directly in front of the shifter with the rubberized bottom so big fan of that illuminated door sills then coming with the R line trim levels got to love that as well there's also a little bit of rubberized storage found just above the upper air vents here I was a big fan of that so you can put something there so it doesn't slide around I like the white contrast stitching found on the doors there's kind of this carbon fiber look as well that continues just above the passenger side glove box that's very nice just in front of the shifter you have a 12 volt power outlet couple phone charging ports to the left of the shifter you got your electric mechanical parking brake behind the shifter you got dual cup holders a little bit of storage there and with this center arm rest a little bit of storage there it is pretty deep storage but it's not all that big but anyways now making our way to the infotainment screen there is a 6.5 inch color touchscreen display coming with the s then an 8 inch color touchscreen display coming with the se trim level and up that's what you guys are looking at of course right now bluetooth and audio streaming coming standard either way android auto apple carplay as well but if you were to go with that 8 inch screen you actually get wireless android auto apple carplay the majority of manufacturers vehicles out there still aren't offering wireless android auto most of them are getting wireless the apple carplay now but not the android auto and i got my android phone so i love that so big fan but anyways factory navigation system coming with the sel r-line trim level of course you can check out your radio information up there as well and so the standard sound system is going to be six speakers but if you were to go with that top trim the sel r-line you're going to get a nine speaker fender sound system so that of course is not the one we have today we do have the six speaker sound system so what do you guys say let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one it's honestly not bad now not a whole lot of bass but the clarity was actually better than i expected for a six speaker sound system so quite honestly it's not horrible i don't mind that if you wanted a better sound system you got it with the sel so anyways last thing i wanted to mention you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the tig wand in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board letting you know what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety and so to start iihs top safety pick plus which is the very highest designation given by iihs so that pretty much is it all right there front side side current airbags do come standard in the back you're going to have latch aka lower anchors to tethers to children for the rear car seats rear child dolocks type pressure monitoring system but also coming on the s-e trim level and up so this isn't going to come on the s but s-e trim level and up is going to give you forward collision mitigation system blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert autonomous emergency braking adaptive cruise control and then lane keep assist as well so overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the tig wand the fact that ambient lighting is offered i love that at this price point digital gauges they did a wonderful job with them not only do they change colors but you can completely change the look of them as well so well done voltswagon there wireless android auto and apple carplay of course but that's something you typically don't find on other manufacturers right now as well so a big fan of that as far as room for improvement goes there are some hard plastics found right around the shifter so not a huge fan of that but it's kind of to be expected for this price point quite honestly and the only other thing i could think of is that the steering wheel doesn't telescope out as i personally would want it to be a taller adult i guess you could say so that's all i could say but anyways let me know what you guys think of the tig wand in the comment section below and that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching if you're free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before gets to youtube be sure 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