A VW Polo GT owner shares honest likes & dislikes on the Taigun

Good headlights, way superior than the Polo, even the reflector headlight variants offer very crisp cutouts and beams

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I'll list down my likes and dislikes about the Taigun:

Likes:

• Great engine, the 1.5 Evo engine is super smooth ( i can't live with the 1.0 originally being spoilt by Honda 1.5s the 1.0 seemed very poor in NVH), cylinder deactivation at consistent speeds helps fuel economy reach the 20+kmpl mark.
• DSG, DSG and DSG
• Very well tuned suspension out of the box, the average user will not complain.
• Instrument cluster is way superior with regards to information available
• Seat bolstering was perfect for my liking, the seat hugs you while cornering so you're not tumbled about or holding on for dear life like in the Polo
• Good headlights, way superior than the Polo, even the reflector headlight variants offer very crisp cutouts and beams with osram LEDs
• Keyless entry, push button start for convenience.
• A lot of options available to unlock with coding, especially safety features like break light illumination when boot is open. Could be life saving in some situations
• Spare parts/body panels are way cheaper than equivalent ones for Polo and are usually readily available.

Dislikes:

1. DSG, DSG and DSG, the DQ 200 rev3 in the Taigun is on torque upper limit from factory (250nm) so no scope of a remap without clutch upgrade. With regards to reliability.
2. No one touch up down for the windows besides the driver door, so even if activated by coding the key lock/unlock hold only controls the driver window.
3. Plastics seem cheaper. Overall the car interior feels cheaper when compared to the Polo.
4. Only 3 rear park sensors, to upgrade to 8k ops one has to replace the ones in the back also and of course fill out and repaint the rear bumper holes and make new ones for 4 sensors.
5. Even though the car is bigger the rear bench is suitable for 2 adults and maybe a toddler. Leg room is superior in the back.

The Taigun/Virtus/Kushaq/Slavia are the only real alternatives to the Polo. Everything else non German misses on some or the aspect for me, the Japanese and Koreans miss out on safety. The Indian marks miss out on consistency of performance.

I seriously considered the Taigun 1.5 DSG before I bought the Polo used but didn't need a bigger car.

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