I have seen 2 cylinder mode get active at 110 Kmph and as low as 30 kmph. The switch is seemless and it is actually effective!
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You know the car is good when your daily driven car has lesser kms on the ODO than the weekend car
So sometime around May last year, i got an Ignis and a Taigun (15 days apart). Ignis does my daily office/factory duty while Taigun is for the weekend runs.
As of today, Ignis stands at 10500 Km and Taigun is at 11000. Which brings me here again after a couple of months to give a 11K Km update. Oh, and you can check out my 7000 kms update/mini review here:
Will try to keep it simple and touch a few key points along with some interesting findings. Starting with:
Hitting 10000 KMS:
It has been a breeze! The car works like a charm and being the more powerful 1.5 TSI coupled with DSG, you can never get bored of how this car pulls when it needs to or how well this car can behave at higher speeds or at city speeds.
I guess I have faced two issues with the car till date:
- The power window for the driver side had an issue and would not work with the auto up/down half of the time but this was later fixed by VW. But in the process of fixing it, they created the second issue:
- The driver side window rattles when it is not completely shut and power window switch housing also creeks when i play a little bass heavy tracks. It almost sounds as if some clip has broken inside the door housing and causing the glass panel to have a little play. I have not gotten the time to visit VW and get this fixed because it has been a very busy year. In fact, i opted for their pickup and drop option for car servicing. I thought it would be convenient but i ended up stalking the car with the VW tracking app to keep the speed and location in check haha.
Some interesting discoveries:
I noticed this recently but VW has different suppliers for different glass panels on the car. The windshield, rear glass and the quarter windows is supplied by ASAHI INDIA GLASS LTD. while the windows are supplied by SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT. Here is a picture for reference:
I found an option in the infotainment that said : Reminder message or something along these lines. So i toggled it on. Why not huh?
Now this gives me this screen everytime i switch off the car and open the door.
Talk about German humour? well, It reminds you to not forget your children in the car (fair because there might have been a situation) but then it reminds you to activate Valet mode before that. Heck even turning off lights is 3 points higher than forgetting your kid in the car.
ACT or Active Cylinder Technology is underrated: This is for the folks on the sideline of deciding whether to get 1.0 TSI or 1.5 TSI. The bigger engine comes with ACT which basically shuts of ignition in cylinder 3 and 4 when the car is driven at a constant speed on a flat gradient. This makes this car really good for long distance cruising. I have seen upwards of 18 kmpl on one of the days when i felt like driving a bit sedated.
I have seen 2 cylinder mode get active at 110 Kmph and as low as 30 kmph. The switch is seemless and it is actually effective!
So i feel it should be another point to consider when making the decision between 1.0 & 1.5. This is if the drastic power difference is not enough!
I feel most do not know this but Taigun does not have a dual barrel setup like it appears to have. ie. both low and high beam is from the projector in the headlamp unit while the reflector looking like setup beside is a dummy.
With that said, it is a good setup if not great. I have driven through pitch black highway/hill sections and the throw is good. Way better than what my Polo had! Maybe down the line, i might add one of those light bars in a sneaky manner so it does not look out place.
Each projector houses about 12 high powered LEDs which you can notice projecting on my wallet in the picture below.
I really like how it looks.
Be it during the day time:
Or as the sun sets:
The rear light bar as it gets darker:
or a quick view out of the office window:
To sum it up, it has been a pleasant experience owning Taigun. Although DSG failing nightmares have reduced, they have not gone completely. I had started an SIP when i booked the car called DQ200 contingency fund. It should be adequate by the time it might actually fail haha.
Keyword: 11000km up on my VW Taigun GT: Some interesting discoveries I made