She had a 2014 Passat with a manual transmission. Clutch went out while cruising on a highway at 60 mph. Odd. But at least once a winter it would get stuck in our driveway even with snow tires on it and the stupid car has NO recovery points on it front of rear. So time to get rid of it.
The Taos has 4 Motion and actually has quite a similar combined MPG according to the all knowing EPA. I've tracked 1,008 miles in the last few weeks and have an average MPG of 32 mpg with the best being 33.4 so far.
Interior space is quite amazing really. It is the same as the T1/T2 Touaregs for passenger volume but 3 cubic feet less for cargo volume. Since our kids are grown now she doesn't care.
I travel a lot for work and in the last 2 months I have rented a GTI, Tiguan, and an Atlas. Driving the Taos in the city- it is nimble. Not as much as the GTI, but easier to maneuver and park then the Tiguan and especially the Atlas.
The little 1.5T engine won't win races, but it can movie itself along nicely for daily driving. Yesterday I had driven it over the continental divide with myself and 2 other adults in it. Had enough power to maintain speed easily going up the pass.
It feels pretty solid also- not as solid as the Touareg but when it weighs 1,600 lbs less it still feels planted on the highway.
The SEL trim has great headlights for at night along with navigation, heated steering wheel, and heated and cooled seats. I had 12 hours of seat time yesterday driving 600+ miles and I thought they were comfortable. I still like the Touareg seats just a bit more.
It has a brand new set of Continental DWS tires on it which I'm sure helped but driving home last night I arrived home at midnight. There was a spring blizzard that had moved in and was driving thru wind, rain and snow. Snow turned on slush on the road but the car handled everything well. No complaints (other than I HATE the automatic high beams. I'm smart enough to know when to use them and how)
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Speaking of complaints a ton of reviews on the 4 Motion ones people HATED the DSG transmission. It sometimes isn't the smoothest pulling away from a stop light but the GTI was the same way. I easily got used to it.
That is my 2 cent review.
The Taos has 4 Motion and actually has quite a similar combined MPG according to the all knowing EPA. I've tracked 1,008 miles in the last few weeks and have an average MPG of 32 mpg with the best being 33.4 so far.
Interior space is quite amazing really. It is the same as the T1/T2 Touaregs for passenger volume but 3 cubic feet less for cargo volume. Since our kids are grown now she doesn't care.
I travel a lot for work and in the last 2 months I have rented a GTI, Tiguan, and an Atlas. Driving the Taos in the city- it is nimble. Not as much as the GTI, but easier to maneuver and park then the Tiguan and especially the Atlas.
The little 1.5T engine won't win races, but it can movie itself along nicely for daily driving. Yesterday I had driven it over the continental divide with myself and 2 other adults in it. Had enough power to maintain speed easily going up the pass.
It feels pretty solid also- not as solid as the Touareg but when it weighs 1,600 lbs less it still feels planted on the highway.
The SEL trim has great headlights for at night along with navigation, heated steering wheel, and heated and cooled seats. I had 12 hours of seat time yesterday driving 600+ miles and I thought they were comfortable. I still like the Touareg seats just a bit more.
It has a brand new set of Continental DWS tires on it which I'm sure helped but driving home last night I arrived home at midnight. There was a spring blizzard that had moved in and was driving thru wind, rain and snow. Snow turned on slush on the road but the car handled everything well. No complaints (other than I HATE the automatic high beams. I'm smart enough to know when to use them and how)
.Speaking of complaints a ton of reviews on the 4 Motion ones people HATED the DSG transmission. It sometimes isn't the smoothest pulling away from a stop light but the GTI was the same way. I easily got used to it.
That is my 2 cent review.
