Is it just me... or is there no way to open the doors? In the last picture of the interior there’s a sweep of brown leather from the door tops round to the centre console, and it seems like it’s one piece. I get that these are renders, but still.

It’s a shame. I feel like Skoda is exactly what VW are trying to sell themselves as in the US market in a lot of ways. More aimed at good value and spaciousness.

Yeah- you’re not going to get anything behind my friend- he’s 6'4 and gangly, the driver’s seat is almost touching the back seat. But that would apply in basically any small-ish car, simply because he’s an outlier in terms of height. Some Skoda products though would be perfectly doable. My parents had until recently a…

Nope, this is different to the regular Tiguan. The regular Tiguan and the Tiguan AllSpace are basically like the difference between a hatch and a wagon of the same car. This is totally different- but is the same thing as Tharu, which is made for the Chinese market. 

Crossovers are the minivans of 2020. Not the huge ones like the Pacifica- but the smaller ones which never really took off in the US but were the hot new thing in the late ‘90s early ‘00s in Europe. Things like the Renault Scenic, the Opel/Vauxhall Zafira, the Citroen Picasso, the VW Touran.

We kind of do, just branded ‘Seat Ateca’. Slightly smaller than a Tiguan, moved downmarket and cheaper interior. The side profile even looks almost identical! 

I’m seeing more and more of the Nissan e-NV200 electric vans here in the UK, and lots of other competitors are launching onto the market too. They’re great for city deliveries. Not only are they great because they don’t get pressed into long journeys, but city driving is where electric vehicles far outshine ICE ones…

I feel like the values of used Ford Focuses has something to do with all those gearbox issues they were having.

Totally depends where you are. My parents have just bought a 2009 VW Polo for my siblings to learn to drive in. I had a 2002 Polo when I was learning.

Even until pretty recently in some cars. Base model Skoda Citigos didn’t have a tach, at least at first. 

I think the 2.5 TDI was a 5-cylinder. Which gets points for being weird, if nothing else. My parents had a VW Caravelle minivan with that engine. 

It’s not a carbon copy- what I think @duurtlang is getting at is that whilst comprehensively restyled, it’s fundamentally the same car underneath.

I feel like theT-Roc would do well in the US. The small crossover market seems to be booming, and there’s quite a lot of space below the US market Tiguan. Here in Europe there are two variants of the Tiguan- one is a 5-seat, the other is the slightly longer 7-seat ‘Allspace’ model, which is what the US gets. VW then…

That’s pretty common. My parents have had BMWs, VWs, and Skodas with two little LEDs that gently illuminate the centre console. I fitted the upgraded dome lights from a Skoda Superb to my old Skoda Fabia to have them.

The e-Tron had the same powertrain as the Mk.7 GTE, whilst the Mk.8 has more power at 245PS not 204. My understanding though was that there was always a little left in the battery for giving you the full acceleration when you needed it?

That’s exactly what they’re doing with the facelift Tiguan. This is the ‘normal’ 5-seat Tiguan, not the 7-seater which is called the Tiguan Allspace in Europe, but I think that car will be getting the PHEV powertrain too. 

I’m just going to leave this here.

So. Much. This.

The gunk is the best thing to test in terms of minimising false positives, but it’s invasive to perform bronchial lavage. Missing the nasal swab massively increases the rate of false negatives. 

My dad had a late Mk.3 estate with the 1.9 TDI. My brother (slightly) crashed it, and it’s sat in a field at my parents place for 4 years. He decided during lockdown that he needed to do something with it, put a fresh battery in it, started right up! Apart from window regulators, it’s been super reliable.