My DW and I are going to watch a movie - after that I'll give my 1st day impressions!
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My DW and I are going to watch a movie - after that I'll give my 1st day impressions!
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She that is in the left stall looks prettier! Well, I've always liked brunettes more than blondes...
200 Mile Mini Review
I drove from the dealership in Greeley to Parker, Co to Elizabeth, Co via 12 miles of dirt roads, then to Lonetree then to downtown Denver. Then, as the schedule happened to work out, I had to thread my way though downtown Denver rush hour traffic and up onto the road warrior crazed I25 traffic that happens mid to late afternoon every day when headed back north!
This was a pretty good 1st day shake out and the TREG's performance did not disappoint.
The computer said the car had averaged 26.7 MPG over the 200 mile total - wow! The Super Duty's typical MPG would have been between 16 and 17.
What I liked:
Well, as I said, the MPG was outstanding! The computer said I had 500 miles to go until empty after having already driven 200 miles! Wow - this is going to be easy to get used to! Seemed strange - I had to stop to pee on the way home so I stopped at one of my regular gas stations on I25 near the Johnstown exit and I happily drove right past the pumps because there was certainly no need to fill up when the car wasn't even below 3/4 full! I mean, this seldom occurs.
Overall comfort was extremely good - the car is simply "easy to drive". The seats are v good having plenty of adjustments so one can change things up on long days/trips. I like the steering wheel feel and the leather is nice. The brown interior is beautiful IMO - I couldn't be happier, esp for my work purposes.
The marvelous V6 TDI mated to the amazing 8 speed did not disappoint. This was probably the main reason I bought the TREG - the motor and tranny just work so extremely well together. All day long I experimented with different degrees of acceleration beginning at various speeds and I might have noticed 2or 3 times where I would have hoped the transmission to shift a little differently or smoother. This could easily be attributed to the tranny not being adjusted to my driving style yet, which is, admittedly on the aggressive side.
On the interstate the TREG was a dream - the on ramps were negotiated with plenty of acceleration, easily & quickly climbing to my typical 82 MPH on the interstates around Denver. The car was very easy to guide down the road at speed, tracking straight and true with ease. There are a few sections on E470 near the airport that when going 80+MPH, it gets pretty bouncy in the Super Duty - the road just isn't very flat. As the TREG hit these areas it had some of the same bounce that the Super Duty has (of course it would) but I would say the TREG was maybe only 70% as bouncy, which is good.
Driving through downtown Denver during rush hour was relatively easy compared to the Super Duty (or even the X5) because the TREG just starts and stops very easily - again, IMO, it is the marvelous and effortless coordination between the TDO motor and the 8 speed tranny.
Brakes were good to excellent but required noticeably more pressure to stop "in a hurry" compared to our X5 (which stops, well, like a BMW).
Cornering at highway speeds is very very good. ANd, corneringat lower speeds is precise and a little on the sporty side, turning in pretty quickly esp for a 5k pound vehicle.
The cabin was solid and quiet even at 75 - 85 MPH. It is easy to drive at speed. What remains for me to see is how she handles when bucking winds, as the CO front range was relatively mild today. If I had driven 200 miles with some of the stronger winds we often get I would imagine my MPG would have been a bit worse. I found the seats and the electronic adjustments easy to use (and valuable to to help fight off fatigue etc)
On the 12 miles of hard packed dirt the TREG did great - although the road was very ruff, I did not hear any rattles or clunks - it is a well built and solid car.
Controls - it took me a bit to get used to the cruise control - I think the X5s cruise is more ingenious, but the TRegs is going tobe fine - only complaint o the cruise is there is no definite way to drop the cruise speed lower by 1 MPH only - you can hold it down and it begins to drop incrementally, but you cannot definitively drop the cruise speed by, say, 1 or 2 or 3 MPH. It does have the ability to increase or decrease the Cruise speed in 5MPH increments which is very nice.
I am just beginning to see the usefulness of the split informational panels offered by the nav screen and the panel by the speedo. It appears that you can monitor radio, media, navigation, phone and vehicle status information on either screen - you can even split the nav screen for even more panels of viewing options. This, I believe, is going to be very useful for me!
One early gripe re. Navigation. When I am using the microphone to control the navigation and I say "enter destination" I am asked to enter the City. If I say "Elizabeth" it fills the screen for 4 or 5 cities named Elizabeth in states other than Colorado (alphabetically). I had to advance to the next page to see the Elizabeth, CO option - aarggh. Since I am in Colorado I would have hoped to at least seen this option first. In reality, I am seldom going to want to see City and State destination options other than for Colorado but it seems th TREG's nav is going to always list all the versions of a City beginning with the 1st state that has a city by that name. This could become frustrating in a hurry, unless there is a way to change this behavior.
Much to my surprise, I think the Goodyear LS/2's might be OK.
I used Sport mode and tiptronic mode too - both work great but I need to figure out the motor's strengths at various rpms before I could shift it manually with much success.
I could go on a while longer, but I am tired tonight - if I think of more , I will add to the is post.
All in all, I know why I was intent on getting a Touareg - it is a fantastic car!
I drove from the dealership in Greeley to Parker, Co to Elizabeth, Co via 12 miles of dirt roads, then to Lonetree then to downtown Denver. Then, as the schedule happened to work out, I had to thread my way though downtown Denver rush hour traffic and up onto the road warrior crazed I25 traffic that happens mid to late afternoon every day when headed back north!
This was a pretty good 1st day shake out and the TREG's performance did not disappoint.
The computer said the car had averaged 26.7 MPG over the 200 mile total - wow! The Super Duty's typical MPG would have been between 16 and 17.
What I liked:
Well, as I said, the MPG was outstanding! The computer said I had 500 miles to go until empty after having already driven 200 miles! Wow - this is going to be easy to get used to! Seemed strange - I had to stop to pee on the way home so I stopped at one of my regular gas stations on I25 near the Johnstown exit and I happily drove right past the pumps because there was certainly no need to fill up when the car wasn't even below 3/4 full! I mean, this seldom occurs.
Overall comfort was extremely good - the car is simply "easy to drive". The seats are v good having plenty of adjustments so one can change things up on long days/trips. I like the steering wheel feel and the leather is nice. The brown interior is beautiful IMO - I couldn't be happier, esp for my work purposes.
The marvelous V6 TDI mated to the amazing 8 speed did not disappoint. This was probably the main reason I bought the TREG - the motor and tranny just work so extremely well together. All day long I experimented with different degrees of acceleration beginning at various speeds and I might have noticed 2or 3 times where I would have hoped the transmission to shift a little differently or smoother. This could easily be attributed to the tranny not being adjusted to my driving style yet, which is, admittedly on the aggressive side.
On the interstate the TREG was a dream - the on ramps were negotiated with plenty of acceleration, easily & quickly climbing to my typical 82 MPH on the interstates around Denver. The car was very easy to guide down the road at speed, tracking straight and true with ease. There are a few sections on E470 near the airport that when going 80+MPH, it gets pretty bouncy in the Super Duty - the road just isn't very flat. As the TREG hit these areas it had some of the same bounce that the Super Duty has (of course it would) but I would say the TREG was maybe only 70% as bouncy, which is good.
Driving through downtown Denver during rush hour was relatively easy compared to the Super Duty (or even the X5) because the TREG just starts and stops very easily - again, IMO, it is the marvelous and effortless coordination between the TDO motor and the 8 speed tranny.
Brakes were good to excellent but required noticeably more pressure to stop "in a hurry" compared to our X5 (which stops, well, like a BMW).
Cornering at highway speeds is very very good. ANd, corneringat lower speeds is precise and a little on the sporty side, turning in pretty quickly esp for a 5k pound vehicle.
The cabin was solid and quiet even at 75 - 85 MPH. It is easy to drive at speed. What remains for me to see is how she handles when bucking winds, as the CO front range was relatively mild today. If I had driven 200 miles with some of the stronger winds we often get I would imagine my MPG would have been a bit worse. I found the seats and the electronic adjustments easy to use (and valuable to to help fight off fatigue etc)
On the 12 miles of hard packed dirt the TREG did great - although the road was very ruff, I did not hear any rattles or clunks - it is a well built and solid car.
Controls - it took me a bit to get used to the cruise control - I think the X5s cruise is more ingenious, but the TRegs is going tobe fine - only complaint o the cruise is there is no definite way to drop the cruise speed lower by 1 MPH only - you can hold it down and it begins to drop incrementally, but you cannot definitively drop the cruise speed by, say, 1 or 2 or 3 MPH. It does have the ability to increase or decrease the Cruise speed in 5MPH increments which is very nice.
I am just beginning to see the usefulness of the split informational panels offered by the nav screen and the panel by the speedo. It appears that you can monitor radio, media, navigation, phone and vehicle status information on either screen - you can even split the nav screen for even more panels of viewing options. This, I believe, is going to be very useful for me!
One early gripe re. Navigation. When I am using the microphone to control the navigation and I say "enter destination" I am asked to enter the City. If I say "Elizabeth" it fills the screen for 4 or 5 cities named Elizabeth in states other than Colorado (alphabetically). I had to advance to the next page to see the Elizabeth, CO option - aarggh. Since I am in Colorado I would have hoped to at least seen this option first. In reality, I am seldom going to want to see City and State destination options other than for Colorado but it seems th TREG's nav is going to always list all the versions of a City beginning with the 1st state that has a city by that name. This could become frustrating in a hurry, unless there is a way to change this behavior.
Much to my surprise, I think the Goodyear LS/2's might be OK.
I used Sport mode and tiptronic mode too - both work great but I need to figure out the motor's strengths at various rpms before I could shift it manually with much success.
I could go on a while longer, but I am tired tonight - if I think of more , I will add to the is post.
All in all, I know why I was intent on getting a Touareg - it is a fantastic car!
You'll probably want to hand check your mileage. Most, I think, are finding that on the 2011+ models, the computer is typically BETTER than it is when hand calc'ed.
Ours runs about 1 - 1.5 MPG under what the computer says.
Don't get me wrong, though, it's STILL GREAT for the size of vehicle this is, and the power that it has...
Be a good owner and keep at least 1/4 tank of fuel in the tank to have enough fuel as coolant for your High Pressure Fuel Pump system... and I am being serious... if you are running any of the needles in the red on your gauges, it's not good for something. They are red for a reason, a warning not to go there.
2 tick marks is about 3 gallons and by the time you reach the 1/2 tank mark, the fuel will fall off spectacularly fast for the amount of miles driven, it is not linear. Plan your fuel stops accordingly. Your speed and driving style should have you looking by about 550, maybe 600 miles on the trip meter for fuel.
2 tick marks is about 3 gallons and by the time you reach the 1/2 tank mark, the fuel will fall off spectacularly fast for the amount of miles driven, it is not linear. Plan your fuel stops accordingly. Your speed and driving style should have you looking by about 550, maybe 600 miles on the trip meter for fuel.
I wonder if the cruise speed steps for alteration can be modified to 1 mph from 5 mph using some VCDS coding.
Press the end to decelerate by 1 mph increments. Pull towards you to accelerate by 1 mph increments. Moving the lever up increases by 5 mph increments and down decreases by 5 mph increments. This is not in agreement with my manual, but that is how it works.
I always get confused when I drive the wife's A4 now because the up and down are 1 mph increments on her car and you hold it there to go by 5 mph chunks.
I always get confused when I drive the wife's A4 now because the up and down are 1 mph increments on her car and you hold it there to go by 5 mph chunks.
I will master the TREG cruise!
I just read the section in the manual - it is not correct - no mention of the 5 MPH accel and decel capability whatsoever. So, I am automatically doubting the manual's accuracy at least with regards to cruise control capabilities.
What I think the 13 TREG's cruise capability is (I could be wrong):
The lever moves 4 ways:
Push (towards front of car)
Pull (towards me)
Up (towards roof)
Down (towards floor)
And of course you can make the movement in "taps" or "steady pulls" or by ratcheting the lever if it ratchets in a particular direction (so as to turn cruise off and on).
In terms of accelerating and decelerating:
TAP UP - increases speed in 5 MPH increments
PULL TAP - increases speed in 1 MPH increments
UP HOLD - steadily increases speed until you let go
TAP Down - decreases speed in 5 MPH increments
HOLD Down - steadily decreases speed until you let go
If I push the lever forward while the cruise is engaged I believe this just shuts the cruise off (??).
OK, which direction (as defined above) causes a 1 MPH decel?
The manual says,
"push the lever briefly to SPEED - position to decrease the set speed in small 1 mph increments."
The "SPEED - " position is the Down movement. If I tap DOWN the vehicle slows by 5 MPH not 1 MPH as the manual states.
I just read the section in the manual - it is not correct - no mention of the 5 MPH accel and decel capability whatsoever. So, I am automatically doubting the manual's accuracy at least with regards to cruise control capabilities.
What I think the 13 TREG's cruise capability is (I could be wrong):
The lever moves 4 ways:
Push (towards front of car)
Pull (towards me)
Up (towards roof)
Down (towards floor)
And of course you can make the movement in "taps" or "steady pulls" or by ratcheting the lever if it ratchets in a particular direction (so as to turn cruise off and on).
In terms of accelerating and decelerating:
TAP UP - increases speed in 5 MPH increments
PULL TAP - increases speed in 1 MPH increments
UP HOLD - steadily increases speed until you let go
TAP Down - decreases speed in 5 MPH increments
HOLD Down - steadily decreases speed until you let go
If I push the lever forward while the cruise is engaged I believe this just shuts the cruise off (??).
OK, which direction (as defined above) causes a 1 MPH decel?
The manual says,
"push the lever briefly to SPEED - position to decrease the set speed in small 1 mph increments."
The "SPEED - " position is the Down movement. If I tap DOWN the vehicle slows by 5 MPH not 1 MPH as the manual states.
Another nice thing about the CC is that you can change the speed even when the cruise isn't on.
You've been on the interstate at 75MPH. You get off the interstate, and you come to a stop at the bottom of the ramp. You KNOW that the road that you're about to get onto is only 60MPH. While you're at that stop sign waiting on traffic, you can "preset" the cruise to 60, by just pulling down on the lever three times (3 X 5MPH = 15MPH), and the CC will now be "set" at 60MPH.
Then, when you're on the highway and want to activate CC, just pull towards you, and resume is activated, but resume is activated at your new speed of 60MPH...
You've been on the interstate at 75MPH. You get off the interstate, and you come to a stop at the bottom of the ramp. You KNOW that the road that you're about to get onto is only 60MPH. While you're at that stop sign waiting on traffic, you can "preset" the cruise to 60, by just pulling down on the lever three times (3 X 5MPH = 15MPH), and the CC will now be "set" at 60MPH.
Then, when you're on the highway and want to activate CC, just pull towards you, and resume is activated, but resume is activated at your new speed of 60MPH...
Congrats! I'd take those dealership decals off the back though; fortunately in MN, most dealerships brand the car with a license plate holder.
I discovered the 1 mph increments by tapping the end button due to the observation that it was that way on my 2012 passat tdi, and the interiors are so close to being almost identical, that I did it inadvertently a few times while in the Touareg, assuming it would work, like it does on my passat, and it does. Pressing the end of the button will reduce speed by 1 mph. Pulling the lever towards the driver on click will turn on the cruise control, and pulling it temporarily towards the driver will set the speed and increase it 1mph in increments. I've never done the 5mph sets up and down by using the lever like a turn indicator.
BTW, you should NOT be using the cruise control at all, for the first 1000 miles during break in... you need to be varying your engine speed and load during this time and mileage period.
BTW, you should NOT be using the cruise control at all, for the first 1000 miles during break in... you need to be varying your engine speed and load during this time and mileage period.
Here's my Work Treg with my company logo & new VW Cross Bars. I love the look!
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The TREG is working out wonderfully - such a joy to drive - I have 2,200 miles on the clock already - averaging about 26.5 MPG all around driving.
I hauled a long ladder on the cross bars today about 75 miles - was a little noisy, but tolerable. MPG was maybe 1 MPG less.
The TREG is working out wonderfully - such a joy to drive - I have 2,200 miles on the clock already - averaging about 26.5 MPG all around driving.
I hauled a long ladder on the cross bars today about 75 miles - was a little noisy, but tolerable. MPG was maybe 1 MPG less.
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