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I don't quite understand the system of VW's interior furnishing. The Polo has soft touch materials on the dashboard, the T-Cross is purely hard pack, the Taigo gets soft materials again and the top of the line T-Roc is only available with hard plastics again. Don't see the logic here ...
From memory (will have to see the review again so could be wrong), the recent Arona facelift has gone from hard pack to soft, which could explain this.
Proudly developed in Brazil, I am happy to see that everyone liked the design. It is the first VW that came from Brazil to Europe since the old VW Fox, does anyone remember that car? Greetings from Brazil.
I also reviewed the Volkswagen Taigo in my channel and I can confirm it seemed more desirable than other Volkswagen models! Yes the Volkswagen Fox was VERY popular here in Belgium, but they vanished now
Benjamin Smith yes it does not have at least protection plastic side skirts- only for the wheels. Looks a bit like skoda kamiq at very expensive low cost suv or better named raised hatchback car
European version of Nivus is fancier. The only thing I don't understand is why 10inch infotainment screen is brazilian exclusive (in taigo its a smaller 9,2) and 1.0TSi in Brazil develop more power (its bifuel, 128ps when using it with ethanol and 116ps using with petrol).
VW will shortly full every gap in vehicle lineup. If so, please make new version of sharan with childseat friendly system like in Touran (fantastic, but lilttle too small). Also, if T7 gets 2.0 TSI, bring atlas to EU with this engine:)
I’m curious why vw is bringing this to Europe now. I thought it’s supposed to be focused on an electric future . Abs there are plenty - like the t-cross etc - of other models already? What am I missing ? The relatively low price ?
Hi William...agree with you on this about the electric future. This perplexes me why they are not concentrating on electric cars instead of carrying on with petrol & diesel. The only logical reason is to maximise their profits from the fossil fuel cars to put into electric development I guess !
@@catastrophic009 I suppose goven its shape , it would be possible to make a hybrid version in the future . But it wouldn’t be full electric using that old platform
Because the majority of car sales today and in the next years will be ICE cars. VW is converting step by step factories to exclusively MEB, but they cannot just stop selling ICE cars,...
This is a competitor for Ford Puma.. VW waited to see if a small coupe crossover and rather expensive compared with the small hatchbacks they are based will make sense to people. And it did, so here it is VW ta grab a slice of the new segment. A full picture can be made once it will be driven, but I can already see it's gonna be be the sensible/comfortable/boring type same like the rest of VW. Also some people not fancy of the Puma frog look of the front can migrate now to VW, yet I bet the lower spec won't look as good.
Seems like Volkswagen's version of the Skoda Scala but on stilts? The cargo capacity is larger then that of the T-Cross and Kamiq but 20L less then the Scala. The Skoda twins still have the nicest interiors of all the MQB A0 cars (excluding the A1).
You will better go for t-cross or t-roc : those two are at least build like a suv ! This one has no protection for side skirts and many more. It is just a raised hatchback that i think will cost more than t-cross
VW is really saving wherever they can. The interior of the ID 3 and 4 is mainly hard plastic and both models still have the old fashioned CHEAPER drum brakes. I can’t believe anyone would pay that amount of money for such a low quality. The Koreans are doing a much better job. German cars are losing the battle more and more as the manufacturers have denied the transformation to electric way too long. Instead they were busy with cutting deals amongst eachother (delay AdBlue, diesel gate) whereas the innovative car manufacturers were busy developing new techniques.
Well tbh mate people complain when the new parts they use because “its too futuristic or thats touch sensitive” so vw is using the simple design that’s easier to use and i prefer this design
A great car it looks but need to up a bit on the technology like ... the key look... closing of the rear boot need to have a button or sensor to open and close just like the T-Roc. When I have a luggage on my hands and a key in the pocket shouldn't be difficult for me to get the rear boot open
The shape of the rear lights makes it look like baby's first Audi Q8 😁 However although I don't see the point of introducing this too into VW's lineup, I'm glad they didn't keep the Nivus name as that would've made it the "VW Groin" in some EU markets...
@BuildersM8 I use a electronic one and never want to go back. No offence but im sure your very old? Why else would you miss or want the old manuel handbrake? It makes wierd noices and its not luxury in my opinion. Electronic handbrake never went wrong with me. And electronic handbrakes dont get frozen in the winter.
An interesting development by VW, Thomas. I think it looks much better than the boxier T-Cross. The dashboard reminds me a bit of the pre-facelift Arona, with a similar style maybe. Coupe styling seems to be making a comeback. Definitely one I would consider in the future and looking forward to the driving review.
@@bobert83 that's good to hear but it's low mileage. How much oil does it burn? I was specifically talking about interior build quality, these new cars have squeaks and rattles from new. This is why people are starting to move to Kia/Hyundai which offer more quality for less money. It seems like VW customers are still paying for the diesel gate fines...
@@dragospahontu You're quite right. In the past, the interior was better, but still feels good in them. At 120,000 km, I change to a new one. Not only vw cheated with diesels, but only with them there was such a large scale. I like my Arona and would buy it again.
The Taigo is much better than the VW Nivus from Brazil. Because the Nivus haven´t sunroof (nor as an option), hard plastic panel, we still have the VW Play, the engine is 1.0 TSI only and not use the IQ Light. In your version have the new 1.5 TSI, while in Brazil we still use the 1.4 TSI for exemplo in VW TAOS.
Great review as always!! Does it have a wrap around lighting, you know like the Leon has? I can see a thin line throughout the dashboard and at the doors but I am not too sure if that is a Led strip that you can change color or just an interior desing material...
Hey Thomas. Great review as always, have been a Autogefuehl follower for many years. Looks like a really nice design and exterior styling is really eye catching. When is it expected too be launched in the UK? Keep up the good work... Look forward to the next one!
The car look very good to me. Only the problem are the engines, vw hasn’t got anything to offer here, if they have port injection naturally aspirated timing chain driven petrol engine with manual or more reliable transmission then would be a good choice. Electric variant also should be available to rival new mocca e
Rear resembles a 2006 Honda FRV. Proof: That rear 3 quarter window, and the panel surrounding it, the line wrapping from the taillights, and that "spoiler". It looks like an MPV, with a slanted window, by no means a sporty SUV-coupe in my opinion.
@@PovilasCiplis mainly because they are heavier and less agile than "normal" cars. But if you need the space and ground clearance they're alright I guess.
Sadly, as with most vw products, this will not come to north america. And, even tho vw short changes the n. American market, vw still wonders why they have such small market share and such financial problems in n, america. We don't even get the golf anymore! Imo, the tiago would sell well in n. America
@@JFomo well, I don't like SUV's. But if this vehicle was built as a SUV, it must respect clearance standards. Better if they made a SUV and a non SUV variants to please both markets, but alas.
I remember when Volkswagen had similar quality with Audi, now they are pretty much last in this aspect. This is why people keep buying Kia/Hyundai because they're cheap and better made.
True, much better equipped with useful extras, better value for money and perhaps more reliable. Vw are one of the worst cars recent 10 years or so, they do break up on delivery dates
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00:00 Introduction VW Taigo
01:06 How is it different from the VW T-Cross?
02:29 Trunk 438 l
03:43 Engines
03:56 Interior
05:06 Seating position vs Polo and T-Cross
06:24 Cockpit overview
06:52 Instruments and infotainment
09:18 Rear seating
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I don't quite understand the system of VW's interior furnishing.
The Polo has soft touch materials on the dashboard, the T-Cross is purely hard pack, the Taigo gets soft materials again and the top of the line T-Roc is only available with hard plastics again.
Don't see the logic here ...
Hard plastics are better
@@fxkraft1037 lol
From memory (will have to see the review again so could be wrong), the recent Arona facelift has gone from hard pack to soft, which could explain this.
@@davidmill7289 We will have to wait to see the facelift of the T-Roc to make further conclusions I think.
You should come to Brazil though. Here we don't have this problem. Is hard plastic in every car
The only small VW coupe I want to see is a 3dr Scirocco
VW pumping out all these cars, I'm getting old waiting for a new Corrado.
dont get my hopes up, i miss the 2 i had.
it has more plastic overall than the bottles in the trunk, can we return back in the 2000 era of VAG group cars?
But this car is exactly from 2000 era! With manual handbrake and huge gear lever sticked to AT it is certainly NOT from mid 2021.
We can't because they are broke because they frauded people with their Diesels and people found out...
😂😂😂
Never realised we needed so many cars!!
Proudly developed in Brazil, I am happy to see that everyone liked the design. It is the first VW that came from Brazil to Europe since the old VW Fox, does anyone remember that car? Greetings from Brazil.
Greetings!
Yes I do, lots of them still drive on the Dutch roads.
I also reviewed the Volkswagen Taigo in my channel and I can confirm it seemed more desirable than other Volkswagen models!
Yes the Volkswagen Fox was VERY popular here in Belgium, but they vanished now
This is a golf raised 3 inches. The SUV craze is insane.
It's idiotic. This is not an SUV. It's just a raised hatchback.
Benjamin Smith yes it does not have at least protection plastic side skirts- only for the wheels. Looks a bit like skoda kamiq at very expensive low cost suv or better named raised hatchback car
* a polo not a golf
Another great clip Thomas, keep up the good work!
👍👍
European version of Nivus is fancier. The only thing I don't understand is why 10inch infotainment screen is brazilian exclusive (in taigo its a smaller 9,2) and 1.0TSi in Brazil develop more power (its bifuel, 128ps when using it with ethanol and 116ps using with petrol).
Yeah
VW will shortly full every gap in vehicle lineup. If so, please make new version of sharan with childseat friendly system like in Touran (fantastic, but lilttle too small). Also, if T7 gets 2.0 TSI, bring atlas to EU with this engine:)
I’m curious why vw is bringing this to Europe now. I thought it’s supposed to be focused on an electric future . Abs there are plenty - like the t-cross etc - of other models already? What am I missing ? The relatively low price ?
Hi William...agree with you on this about the electric future. This perplexes me why they are not concentrating on electric cars instead of carrying on with petrol & diesel. The only logical reason is to maximise their profits from the fossil fuel cars to put into electric development I guess !
@@catastrophic009 I suppose goven its shape , it would be possible to make a hybrid version in the future . But it wouldn’t be full electric using that old platform
Because the majority of car sales today and in the next years will be ICE cars. VW is converting step by step factories to exclusively MEB, but they cannot just stop selling ICE cars,...
@@bonnaud_dowell The thing is they don't want hybrids anymore...they have lost their flavour.
All I can think of is it is for retired people. A higher seating position than a regular hatch and still roughly the same footprint.
Impressed that the huge German guy can fit inside this small SUV :D
😄
This is a competitor for Ford Puma..
VW waited to see if a small coupe crossover and rather expensive compared with the small hatchbacks they are based will make sense to people.
And it did, so here it is VW ta grab a slice of the new segment.
A full picture can be made once it will be driven, but I can already see it's gonna be be the sensible/comfortable/boring type same like the rest of VW.
Also some people not fancy of the Puma frog look of the front can migrate now to VW, yet I bet the lower spec won't look as good.
Seems like Volkswagen's version of the Skoda Scala but on stilts? The cargo capacity is larger then that of the T-Cross and Kamiq but 20L less then the Scala. The Skoda twins still have the nicest interiors of all the MQB A0 cars (excluding the A1).
Back of the car reminded me instantly of the original Sirocco.
Budget Porsche Macan?
I do love these reviews with the German accent, I want to hear him say " for you Tommy ze vor is over".
😂
That rear looks a lot like an Audi Q8! Mainly the lights design… Or it’s just me seeing that?
Yes!
I immediately thought of elements of styling of Porsche Macan!
Lot of big brands are owned by volkswagon and audi's are one of those
The front and side looks like a DS4 Crossback.
Also the vw t rock
Vw is aftering the success of Puma !!!, that is why Taigo has coupe style
Doesn’t the t roc already do that job?
@@yes8032 the T-Roc is based on the Golf, so it’s bigger (and more expensive) than the Puma
I would rather have the taigo than the puma the puma is supposed to be a sports coupe ford is a joke !
Desenvolvido no Brazil
6:24 There’s another key difference between the Taigo and the Nivus. My Nivus has cheap/crap plastics on the upper part of the dashboard.
We need a fake intake alert as well for the front end 😂 Great review as always!
This is really good looking for an cuv/suv
The has some of the A45s design like the creases on the bonnet and the black elements on the front bumper
Awesome car! Would be a nice replacement for my 2017 polo 🤩
Our brazilian Nivus 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
I enjoyed watching the Video Preview
Thanks 🙏
Nice looking car !
This is a great looking car and cannot wait for it to appear on the VW configurator as this suits me and my family needs perfectly ☺️
You will better go for t-cross or t-roc : those two are at least build like a suv ! This one has no protection for side skirts and many more. It is just a raised hatchback that i think will cost more than t-cross
A Golf estate is a better car in every way. SUV's are stupid and useless.
@@derbigpr500 Not in Romania! We don't have enough parking lots and must park on the curb.
Lots of items from the old parts bin it seems .
VW is really saving wherever they can. The interior of the ID 3 and 4 is mainly hard plastic and both models still have the old fashioned CHEAPER drum brakes. I can’t believe anyone would pay that amount of money for such a low quality. The Koreans are doing a much better job. German cars are losing the battle more and more as the manufacturers have denied the transformation to electric way too long. Instead they were busy with cutting deals amongst eachother (delay AdBlue, diesel gate) whereas the innovative car manufacturers were busy developing new techniques.
@@rene9582 the drum brakes are used because electric cars hardly use the rear brakes 🤣
Well tbh mate people complain when the new parts they use because “its too futuristic or thats touch sensitive” so vw is using the simple design that’s easier to use and i prefer this design
maybe but it's gonna sell a lot
Nivus Brazil
Morgen!
Is that the European version of the VW Nivus built in Brazil for Southamerica?
Yes
This is how a Golf should be (front, climate control.....) But the thing is that is nice, looks pretty well
Yes but everyone is complaining about it being old what can vw do to make them happy hypocrites 😂
From the front is a Jetta, from behind a tiny Q8
I love this car...it's a shame it won't be available in Australia.
The perfect, new family car. Thank you for this review, Danke schön.
🙏🙏
Same old black n grey interior, no chrome inserts, no ambient lights
A great car it looks but need to up a bit on the technology like ... the key look... closing of the rear boot need to have a button or sensor to open and close just like the T-Roc. When I have a luggage on my hands and a key in the pocket shouldn't be difficult for me to get the rear boot open
The shape of the rear lights makes it look like baby's first Audi Q8 😁
However although I don't see the point of introducing this too into VW's lineup, I'm glad they didn't keep the Nivus name as that would've made it the "VW Groin" in some EU markets...
Oh explain, whats Nivus in which language?
@@autogefuehl I'm Brazilian and Nivus doesn't mean anything in our language :)
@@autogefuehl It means Groin in Finnish 😅
Thomas super,wie immer..Taigo sieht sehr schoen aus, SUVs sind schoen,aber wir wollen auch Sciroccos,Corrados, SP2
I just ordered the TCROSS 😁
Enjoy!
Enjoy its a good car
They still use a manual handbreak? That looks really old.
They need to make digital handbreak standard. Even for the cheapest cars.
@BuildersM8
I use a electronic one and never want to go back.
No offence but im sure your very old?
Why else would you miss or want the old manuel handbrake? It makes wierd noices and its not luxury in my opinion.
Electronic handbrake never went wrong with me.
And electronic handbrakes dont get frozen in the winter.
Nice looking car! Loved the puppet action through the panoramic roof 🤣🤣
😄😄
Decent exterior design tbh, looks balanced, stupid fake exhausts tho, interior is nice too, does it have multi color ambient light? or just white
An interesting development by VW, Thomas. I think it looks much better than the boxier T-Cross. The dashboard reminds me a bit of the pre-facelift Arona, with a similar style maybe. Coupe styling seems to be making a comeback. Definitely one I would consider in the future and looking forward to the driving review.
Cheers Dave!
Very nice car. Thanks Thomas for showing it to us👍🖐
thanks m8!
Quality on Volkswagen has gone down after diesel gate
@@dragospahontu My Arona is 80,000 km and she's fine.
1.0 115 DSG
@@bobert83 that's good to hear but it's low mileage. How much oil does it burn?
I was specifically talking about interior build quality, these new cars have squeaks and rattles from new.
This is why people are starting to move to Kia/Hyundai which offer more quality for less money.
It seems like VW customers are still paying for the diesel gate fines...
@@dragospahontu You're quite right. In the past, the interior was better, but still feels good in them. At 120,000 km, I change to a new one. Not only vw cheated with diesels, but only with them there was such a large scale. I like my Arona and would buy it again.
Seriously! The screens are better in this vehicle than the American Atlas Cross Sport that sells for $50K American dollars.
The New VW Sandero Stepway LOL
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head . They’re presumably feeling the pressure . Makes you wonder why it’s not got a Skoda badge
@@bonnaud_dowell Haha good point
The Taigo is much better than the VW Nivus from Brazil.
Because the Nivus haven´t sunroof (nor as an option), hard plastic panel, we still have the VW Play, the engine is 1.0 TSI only and not use the IQ Light.
In your version have the new 1.5 TSI, while in Brazil we still use the 1.4 TSI for exemplo in VW TAOS.
The VW Nivus bumpers looks better than the Taigo ones i think
great video man. we in latin america have that car since a few months ago. in our market is sold as Volkswagen Nivus
Thanks keep tuning in!
We need these cool VWs in Canada. VW has gone downhill with their product line in North America.
Vw is booming in the uk
...yeah but Europe don't get the Taos !
Does the armrest extend forwards?
Senti falta dos rack de teto. O Nivus tá mais bonito.
Sò não tem na r-line, nas outras versões tem o rack
eh claro, a VW eh alema... Brasil eh mercado pra exploracao, na europa eles capricham.
Thanks to Brazil
super confusing with t-cross, t-roc and now taigo
The best one
so cool！！
I love Volkswagen.
Non lo cambierei con nessuna macchina❤️👍💪
Very good review 😀 👍 🚗
Great review as always!!
Does it have a wrap around lighting, you know like the Leon has? I can see a thin line throughout the dashboard and at the doors but I am not too sure if that is a Led strip that you can change color or just an interior desing material...
Hey Thomas. Great review as always, have been a Autogefuehl follower for many years. Looks like a really nice design and exterior styling is really eye catching. When is it expected too be launched in the UK? Keep up the good work... Look forward to the next one!
Thanks 😊 Pre-sales should start soon
Mini Q3
I first read Tiago, is this not one of the cars made in their Portugal plant?
Same front as the Jetta gli. The Jetta gli needs to be sold in the UK.
The line in the back copied from the 992?
What? Actual buttons in a VW? Is the end coming? (It's probably due to it's lower price range though...)
Ya...
Otherwise its nice ,can't wait for it to arrive in South Africa
Can they give it a gti engine
Hallo so sad doesn’t give diesel version in this model unfortunately
Very stylish.
The car look very good to me. Only the problem are the engines, vw hasn’t got anything to offer here, if they have port injection naturally aspirated timing chain driven petrol engine with manual or more reliable transmission then would be a good choice. Electric variant also should be available to rival new mocca e
This won’t be coming to the Uk will it ?
It should
Why not EV?
It doesn’t look bad but what’s the point of this car? We already have the T roc which look better too
Rear resembles a 2006 Honda FRV. Proof: That rear 3 quarter window, and the panel surrounding it, the line wrapping from the taillights, and that "spoiler". It looks like an MPV, with a slanted window, by no means a sporty SUV-coupe in my opinion.
Ooooh! Love the little "Let's go!" you threw in at the beginning! Also why can't we get good small cars in the USA? 😭
✌️😊
Because you are to big 😁
because if you get a small car in the usa everybody will think you’re gay
Price ??
Plz come to INDIA VW
So... Will this kill the Polo or the Golf?
Yes
Non
Y dint they launch this car in India
Vw nivus :)
So... it's a polo in a cross version.
The C4 from VW ;-)
Don’t really care about this one! But I would love the Skoda Kodiaq Coupe that is only available in China for some reason
I didn't know they built a Skoda Kodiaq Coupe. Is it a new or recent model?
Q4
Ibride Motor?
How many cost?
I'm not a fan of SUVs, especially not the smaller "crossovers" but this seems alright. However, i would definitely prefer a new Scirocco or Corrado.
Just out of curiosity why you dislike SUVs?
@@PovilasCiplis mainly because they are heavier and less agile than "normal" cars. But if you need the space and ground clearance they're alright I guess.
Looks better than t-cross.
Awesome
Sadly, as with most vw products, this will not come to north america. And, even tho vw short changes the n. American market, vw still wonders why they have such small market share and such financial problems in n, america. We don't even get the golf anymore! Imo, the tiago would sell well in n. America
This car would look good lower to the ground.
It's an SUV so it would defeat the purpose.
@@CarvalhoCaldeira because there isn't enough SUV's already.
@@JFomo well, I don't like SUV's. But if this vehicle was built as a SUV, it must respect clearance standards. Better if they made a SUV and a non SUV variants to please both markets, but alas.
So why don't you buy it, lower it, and you are good to go
@@davidclark538 ..warranty 😣
So now VW offers six different SUVs in Europe (not counting the cabriolet version of the T-Roc) and that's just for one brand!
no 4motion?
Nope
Interior is like Polo
I remember when Volkswagen had similar quality with Audi, now they are pretty much last in this aspect.
This is why people keep buying Kia/Hyundai because they're cheap and better made.
True, much better equipped with useful extras, better value for money and perhaps more reliable. Vw are one of the worst cars recent 10 years or so, they do break up on delivery dates
Yet 2 neighbours of my parents replaced their Hyundais with Citroens. Kia/Hyundai are no longer cheap cars.
And have more interesting styling.
@@fxkraft1037 people who have Golf 4 ask me what car should I buy.
I tell them, KEEP THE GOLF 4😅. Golf 4 is premium compared to modern Golf8
Dude VW sells way more cars than Kia/Hyundai lol. And did you check the new Hyundais? They are so expensive.
Would be interesting to see a comparison test between this and the new Honda HRV.
We will be on it
Why dont they use this infotainment and instrument in their Electric cars. Looks much better imo
but why?