Buying and owning a Volkswagen Taigun 1.5 TSI DSG

The Taigun feels impressive with the 1.5 DSG just powering through on demand with smooth handling.

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My new VW Taigun:

Dear all,

Here's my review first post on this esteemed forum.

This is a summary on my buying and short term ownership experience of the new VW Taigun GT Plus DSG.

Car selection and finalization:

I had been on the look out for a new car since March 2020 to replace my first car and trusted steed, a 2008 WagonR Lxi petrol in Silky Silver, which is still going strong and now chillaxing at my hometown in Thrissur, Kerala, after 13 plus years of trustworthy service (no breakdowns in her lifetime yet).

I wanted to go for a performance compact SUV (my passion) with an automatic transmission (mandate from dear wifey) keeping in mind the highway runs from Hyderabad to Thrissur on vacations and also future tour programs pan India.

Had finalized the 2020 Jeep Compass Longitude diesel AT and made the booking too. Sadly this was later called off due to Covid induced financial surprises.

Come 2021, we still tried to go for the JC (facelift). This time the Limited diesel AT. Once again it was put off due to various reasons of which the primary one being the price touching 33 lakhs OTR. With a heavy heart decided to put a step back and go for the crowd favorite. The Creta diesel SX (O). Made the booking in Oct 2021. Time passed and lead time predictions extending every other week, started to get on our (Me and wifey) nerves. Also the thought of spending 21 big ones on a common car with undesirable safety credentials was lingering in the back of my head. Did not consider the Kushaq due to the problems reported at that time and also did not personally like the looks of it.

Made enquiries for T-Roc in November, however I was late since the car went out of stock forever.

Tealer then suggested me to have a look at the new Taigun.

VW Taigun:

Went for a test drive of the GT Plus 1.5 DSG.

Absolutely loved the ride, handling and power on command of this beast, although some omissions like no ventilated seats, no electronic handbrake, were sore points, which I chose to ignore in a trade off for having a better engineered product at this price point, with some amount of ownership exclusivity.

Went ahead and booked the Curcuma Yellow color as this was the most liked one by me and wifey. Although we liked the red too, but were put off by the red gloss dashboard in that variant.

We got delivery of the car in 2 days (yes you heard it right).

The car just rolled out of the factory and came straight to us at the VW Hitech showroom at Hyderabad as understood from the VIN.

The customary puja was done and we brought the beast home.

Initial ownership observations:

The Taigun feels impressive with the 1.5 DSG just powering through on demand with smooth handling. Suspension is stiff on bad patches. Cabin insulation is quite good.

Audio setup leaves a lot to be desired if you are into refined music experience. For me it is good enough.

Infotainment system meets expectation with Apple Carplay working without fuss each time I turn on the ignition.

Coming to the most important question "kitna deti hai".  The Taigun returns an impressive 12 to 13 kmpl in Hyderabad city runs on average speeds at 25 to 30 kmph. The ACT is seldom called in to action due to constant braking needed due to DJs (diagonal jackass - one who cuts diagonally across from one side of the road to the other in front of you without warning).

I have not been able to stretch its legs on a highway run yet, so cannot comment on the mileage returned at higher speeds. However, I feel it will be significantly higher due to ACT combined with cruise control. I will surely update on that through my upcoming travelogues with this yellow beauty.

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