Volkswagen Taos | Small SUV Family Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- The Volkswagen Taos is a subcompact SUV. In this episode of 'Would Evie Drive It?', Evie reviews a 2022 VW Taos SEL Trim.
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2022 Volkswagen Taos
1.5L Turbo
158hp, 184 lb-ft
7sp dual-clutch
25 city/ 32 hwy
Base: $22,995 plus dest.
As-Tested: $33,045 SEL
During our review of this 2022 VW Taos, we tested a range of practical details; passenger space, cargo space, child seat accommodation, safety features, infotainment, handling, steering, acceleration, brakes, overall refinement, and price. How did it go? Watch and see. #MicahDrives #WouldEvieDriveIt
0:00 2022 VW Taos Review
0:15 Information Explosion
0:51 Exterior Styling
1:18 Interior Review
2:20 Driving Impressions
4:00 Transmission Problems
5:06 Blind Spots
5:55 Family Friendly?
8:10 Safety
8:59 Mountain Friendly?
9:50 Infotainment Review
10:33 Digital Gauge Cluster
12:08 Which VW Taos Trim is Best?
13:18 Volkswagen Taos Competitors
14:08 Would Evie Drive It?
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I love how your daughter is chiming in with her opinion of the SUV. ♥️ Truly a family vehicle review!
“Fart-en me” was the point of the video where I hit the “like” button. 😂
01:47 That look on Evie's face when the toot happens. I imagine that some considerable thought went into whether or not to include that clip.😂😂
Fart-en me! God damnit I laughed way too hard at that one! Mini Muzio just taught me a new smartass reply.
I love your videos! My favorite bit about them is when you explain the actual experience of driving the cars.
I really love how you made the video with your family and how each one had something to say! Best review video i have seen today!!! Good job 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
It's odd that VW would name a car Taos that wasn't mountain friendly. Taos, NM in winter and after any rain needs serious 4 wheel drive vehicles for the plentiful deep ruts, mud and ice. I love Toas, NM btw... and have no trouble pronouncing it. Fun fact... did you know Taos Pueblo is one of the longest continually inhabited places in North America?
Great review, thanks for posting and for favoring/recommending the 8-sp FWD SE version, without the wireless option. It's perfectly suitable for day-to-day driving in our warmer weather here in SFL. Thanks again!
LOVED the "toot" from the back seat....lol...I always hit the express down windows and purge the odor when one of my dogs gases me out....they love the sudden open windows....makes me laugh, try it next time! Cheers!
Apparently VW is recalling the 4Motion Taos for "stalling", which I guess is what you're describing here.
I really like the dash layout especially the infotainment
“I just tooted. Fart-en me!” I’m dead hearing that joke! Hahaha.
Fart-en me..... hahaa... Lil Muzio is 💥💥💯
Great video!
Dangerous is a good word when that situation occurs and you need to zip it or hit it.
1:47 When new car smell isn't your thing so you make your own 😩😌
The look on Micah’s face when Evie yells, “ See you next Tuesday!” HAHAHAHAHA!! Priceless!!
Hope to see you guys do a family test with the ID.4 in the future!
I was told by a VW salesperson that the 4Motion models with the seven speed DSG are being pulled from the sales lot due to a pending transmission Flash update. I am assuming (hoping) the update corrects the off the line engagement problems. The salesman said once his DSG vehicles have had the update, they will be able to sell them. That was last week. So, test drive the Taos after the flash update has been installed.
Yes. there is a software update. Drive the Jetta with the 8 speed auto - it's amazing!! SO smooth especially in ECO mode as you will not get the "grinding" sound at 1500k RPM. The gas mileage is amazing! I get usually around 45 to 46 MPG on the freeway.
I remember the last gen VW Beetle have shiny colourful (Body Color I believe) plastic on the dash. Not quite rainbow RGB, but still bright and fun.
Just 1:25 into the review and I’m already commenting! I giggled when Evie does Micah’s way of presenting! Haha!
Oh, and yes, I dig the shiny rainbow sparkly plastic! Your daughter’s adorable. 😍
I said it once but I’ll say it again, you’re the cutest family on the internet.
Moving on with the video now. Lol.
Ha! Thanks for leaving such a kind comment. 🙌
The good news about the all wheel drive version is that it should be fairly easy to tweak the power delivery since the 7 speed dual clutch transmission is programmable, as is the turbo pressure. Changing the turbo pressure would certainly change the way power is delivered, and the clunkiness of the shifting. However, we will have to wait to see if VW takes the time to do it.
Oh, and sparkly plastic is a wonderful idea. I can't believe they haven't thought of it.
Shinty rainbow sparkley plastic? You raised your daughter right.
Also, VW knows about the AWD acceleration issue. They’ve issued a stop sale on all modes so equipped until they can fix it.
I'm glad you guys did this car... I was looking at one for my wife... Not anymore!
VW is aware of the drivetrain issue. There is a stop sale on the AWD Taos.
Lol Evies head shake says "no that was 5 seconds"
My sister in law just purchased the front wheel drive version and I can attest it has the same issue with the scary powertrain delay. This car has some serious turbo lag.
Now I'm expecting a video on Tuesday
Also, mini muzio is really beginning to think like a car reviewer. Great job pointing out the rear USB and good question. ☑️
It's truly a shame that VW didn't just "import" the excellent 1.8L TSI from the (now discontinued) Alltrack into the Taos. I recently sold my Alltrack in order to get a larger more upright vehicle (yes - I mean SUV). I had considered the Taos until test driving one. The 1.5L TSI combined with whatever DSG programming change VW used in the Taos makes it rather uninspiring and unsatisfying. I ended up ordering a Hyundai Tucson Limited PHEV instead. However, I have no idea when it will be delivered (can you say chip shortage).
TFL had the same problem with the 'disconnect' between pressing the accelerator and getting actual power in the AWD version. The combination of Turbo and DCT in the Taos would be a problem for me . . . I hope VW does some tuning on that.
I’ve never driven the Taos but your pause upon acceleration sounds like the complaint I had with the 1st gen (in the US) smart car. I told the salesman that I considered the initial pause dangerous and I couldn’t consider ever purchasing a vehicle with this issue…….enter the Taos AWD 🙄. 🍻🍻🥤
Y’all need to drive the 23 x1 . The dual clutch trans is amazingly smooth.
Love mine
Micah. So, how is the Taos DSG compared to the DSG in the mk7.5 GTI? Is the Taos that much worse? Or, are they about the same?
Yes! We need shiny rainbow sparkly plastic 🌈 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
Watch out for that pot hole at 12:35 😂
Matt Maran tested the FWD SE and have the similar complaint. I guess it is what VW tuned to all Taos for whatever reason
I was gonna get the Taos but then the recall on the AWD (the one I wanted) happened and it won’t be fixed until October I heard. So I got a Tiguan.
Evie has clearly defined "DCT" as Definitely Clunky Transmission! 😊👌
Bubly is our fam jam, whats your top 3? Ours are Lime, Blackberry, Cherry.
Anybody know the name of the wheels on this particular Taos? I’m not seeing them on the build.
best video EVAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Unfortunately, to my knowledge, analog gauges are actually becoming the more expensive one to produce because of the reversing economies of scale opposite the digital ones. So I don’t think it will actually save VW any money to replace the digital gauges with analog.
@@Brian-jv8iy not really…. But ok…
The Launch at 3:15 looks rather like a CVT Launch, where the RPM hangs quite low for a moment, and then it picks up.
Took a look at one of these yesterday on a whim (was really there to take a hard look at a Jetta). The inside is way more spacious than what the outside would suggest.
It's nice. But I think I'd get the 2022 Seltos. Especially if your buying, the warranty on the Seltos is awesome. Plus, the 2.0 CVT isn't that bad actually.
They entered the market well with it. But I personally think the Seltos is a better option
until your engine blows!!!
Hyunday kia are legendary for poor engine design since they first appeared in North America.
My dad was a VW fanatic back in the day, but isn't VW somewhat connected with Chrysler now?
1.5 I can’t. Nice drive 👍🏼
Any information from VW on why they created this rather than just bringing the short-wheelbase Tiguan to North America? Knowing that exists paired with the price of a well equipped Taos vs a well equipped Tiguan really makes the Taos a hard sell.
Are these the same cars from kelly blue book reviews
11:05 Have you seen LCD prices lately? I find it hard to believe that analog gauges are significantly cheaper than LCD dashes, and feel that manufacturers are probably just throwing in analog gauges to "sour the milk" of the cheap ones to make more differentiation with their higher end models. We used to see that with manual vs electric windows, where it turned out there was really almost no cost savings with manual windows, but they put them in anyway to base trims as a punishment for not upgrading to the "luxury" trim.
Parts Bin.. the infotainment is that of the 7/7.5 GTI/Golf R of
Seems your feelings on the dual clutch are pretty much on par with any other “mountain region” reviewers I’ve watched with the Taos. Even a CVT will apparently perform better off-road (though probably not by a huge amount). Yes, that same CVT everyone seems to hate lol.
for non performance driving… what’s benefit of dsg/duct gear boxes?
A little better fuel efficiency is about it. Not worth it for the clunkiness of low speed driving. Also rolls like a manual when starting on an uphill. Most of the benefits go to the manufacturer as they are cheaper to produce.
Surprised to see that VW could release a vehicle with such a flaw in acceleration in the AWD version of the Taos. I’ll pass since that’s a potential safety issue for me.
Hey graduated into a full on recall
I saw a Volkswagen Taos in Fredricksburg, Texas at the car show that was there, btw there were a lot of cool cars.
Well, cross that off the list then. Thanks for saving me a needless trip to the dealership to look at one. Also, I tooted.
I think the DSG had a recall for software
Geez, how could VW let the AWD Taos out the door like that? Every Taos review I've watched has mentioned the drivetrain issues.
I have a VW JETTA 2017 and it delays when I press down all the way on the gas - which is not reassuring!!!!! 😩😩😩😩 and it THUNKS a lot….
Lady put it in sport mode fixes most of that. The acceleration isn’t that bad if it’s in sport mode.
In Brazil it is a midsize luxury SUV.
33k and no sunroof or power tailgate? Just seems a bit odd for their smallest SUV to cost so much without being fully optioned. Interior looks a bit cheap as well 😔
VW should have named it chaos !!!!!!
It may be a geographic thing. "Tooted" in California. When my kids were small we lived in Texas and it was "fluffed." A government study is needed now... ;--)
How about it, Volkswagen? *Little Evie had a great suggestion* "How about shiny rainbow sparkly plastic?" 💗🧡💛💚💙💜! While you're at it, replace the black stuff on the outside too 😃 Call it the 'Taos Unicorn Edition'. Sorry, but the exterior styling is old and tired 🥱
Probably unrelated, but we got 40 mpg in a 2020 BMW 330i AWD this past week on vacation. How is this only rated at 32 MPG being smaller and 100 hp less?
It became a no-sell when you mentioned DCT. I have never experienced one that was worth a tinkers >bleep< and reliability is non-existent.
Consume Reports had serious issues with the drive line with the Taos.
VW has been putting out junk after junk the last while now. Quite disappointing for a VW fan. I too would take analog gauges over the digital. On the bright side is that Mini Muzio is funny and reviewing beyond her years!
Yep, feels like GM in the 1990s, selling cars with obvious flaws.
Car is beautiful but Im gonna look at something else, thanks for the Clunky and Toot review. Wish it came in manual
I've owned three VAG products with their old/familiar 6-speed DSG, and each was lurchy, audibly rattly at neighborhood speeds, and inconsistent with most light throttle shifts. Everyday low speed traffic conditions were a mess of noises and having my head shaken back-and-forth by unpredictable power delivery and unsatisfactory shifts. Micah is right: Not enough "slip" to allow smooth/predictable power delivery.
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We VW owners do not shop Honda, Toyota, Kia etc. We WANT our VWs to be quirky and upscale. We pay a premium because we have a connection with the brand and the vehicle. Please understand this! I own a 2020 Jetta. It is my 3rd Jetta. None have ever left me stranded. I owned a MB C class (2007) that was horrible! I will always own VW/Audi. As for the Taos, I would go for the Tiguan.
lol would your daughter ride in it? Can’t wait for that segment.
I disagree, I bought one 4motion you just need to get the hang of the initial acceleration, you have to be steady on the throttle, at first it takes some practice, other than that it drives very refined and almost feels like you are driving a BMW.
How does a cute, sweet, innocent lady like Evie know what Cee U Next Tuesday means? LOL 😆
The running lights look like the kia optima
I don't really like the Taos, it seems a bit too stripped out and cost cut.
There sarcasm is the best!
I like the video but not the car. I would love to see Evie in more luxury vehichles
Every VW i’ve driven since 2012 that has a turbo has had that horrible lag.
Not 1.4 tsi with Aisin 6-speed Automatic on Jetta/golf which has been fantastic experience. I like 1.4 tsi. 👍
Wow, your Sweetie is growing up but sadly she's turning into another car reviewer.
Coming soon! What would Little Evie drive? 😄
@@citibear57 Or maybe "Sweetie approved"
@@denisleblanc4506 Yes! Haha 😀
Hahahahaha toote away!
Why?
Wow, I’m a VAG fanboy but that Taos sounds like a gigantic fail. The price is about $10k too high for the lack of quality and features. VW is not even trying to compete in this segment. The golf was so so much better for less money. The price is almost so high that you could step up to a base Audi Q3 for a few grand more and be so much happier. Power is horrible. And VW can make fantastic dual clutch gearboxes, but this doesn’t sound like a good one. I have one in my Audi A4 and it’s great.
Taos Compete with the CX 30,Corolla Cross,Seltos,Compass,Hrv
I'm a VW loyalist 152Hp!??????? WTF? Nice color though.
That’s what I thought when we test drove ours but this thing really moves... and honestly it did take a couple of trips to feel confortable with the Powertrain but now we really liked it.
@@powertools2375 I am considering the Taos SE F wheel drive. Can you tell me how you are liking yours, and does your a/c blow cold and strong? I live in the high desert area of SoCal. Thank you!
@@staceys1870 wife loves it. It’s quick and comfortable great gas mileage.
@@powertools2375 Thank you!
Vw dsg! Always breaking
It's a freaking FAIL. Even a loaded near $30k SE version does _not_ include auto-climate control but just crappy entry-level car manual AC.
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we need more farts
Evie you lucky baddie! Micah is one hot daddy 😍😍
Ugh. No thanks....that vehicle is underwhelming at just about everything. And why in the world does every auto maker not understand that the worst thing you could do to an SUV is to put a dual clutch transmission in it?? Such the wrong application for implementation. I'm a poet and didn't know it. Sorry Muzios, I'll stop now.
Poor review
That thing is a pile of crap. I wouldn’t drive it either.
Unreliable Junk
Still more reliable than the Ford and Tesla!
This is a VW enthusiasts vehicle. For brand loyalists. Why are you even driving this car? It's beyond your skill level.
Whew. There's a lot to unpack here. So tell me, what driving skills were we missing that would've helped us appreciate the Taos's crazy delayed power delivery and clunky transmission? Also, why would those traits appeal to VW enthusiasts and brand loyalists?
2 1/2 years later our Taos was self destructing. Stay away
Can I ask what went wrong?
@@MicahMuzio radio/ fuel lines/ canister/ brakes at 24k miles and again at 32k/ and pesky check engine light oh and the coolant smell.
@@powertools2375 Wow. Sorry to hear about it. Thanks for the rundown
@@MicahMuzio tried a buyback from vw but they pretty much said tough luck.
My take-away -- the overweight nut between the driver's seat and steering wheel explains much of the sluggishness.
{Personally, I hate these SUV 'crossovers.'} They all look the same. Either be an SUV or a car. But not both.