Volkswagen Tiguan VS. Atlas Cross Sport - 2020 Edition - Which should you buy?!

[@uthamanj]

I literally just got a Tiguan last weekend, same year/trim/color as the one in the video, except mine has black leather interior. I love it so far, I strongly recommend it 👍👍👍👍👍

[@nbhab1]

Good job on this review. Even better when people actually watch it and listen to it.

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Thanks so much, Greg! It is always nice when people actually watch the video before commenting lol

[@awashi]

Great video and good work once again. I just bought a 2020 Tiguan SE. I love the car. My gripe with VW. (I’ve owned many and currently have a Passat too) is the price points between trim levels. That’s why I felt the SE was the best value for the dollar. One thing VW could change is get rid of the cd changer and put in LED front lighting. Anyway, the cost between the S, SE, SE R-Line, SEL and SEL Premium is ridiculous. There should not be $12,000 worth of trim levels in a compact SUV. Just sayin

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Couldn’t agree more. The entire model of “trim levels” is antiquated in my opinion but..... here we are still in 2020 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@-MOYST-]

Buy a used one and get the top trim for cheap. That’s what I did.

[@aarone1000]

I’m 13 and I really like the Cross Sport. It’s a very muscular looking vehicle.

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Already car shopping...i love it! 👊👊

[@StephenMTZ00]

Great video! I like my Tiguan SEL R Line. Like all the features in Tiguan. Might upgrade to Cross Sport later.

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

It’s an incredible vehicle! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@joshua9073]

Same here

[@paulrivo4623]

we're in 2021 yet this video was VERY HELPFUL. For practicality I should go with the Tiguan; for roominess, ah the CP Atlas is VERY nice! Great job VW! They are both outstanding vehicles

[@kevinharte5933]

Great Video Man!! I love the Tiguan; but I’m not going to lie if the Atlas Cross Sport came with the 360 camera and ambient lighting I would so go with that instead

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Thank you, Kevin! I have good news and bad news.....good news is that the Atlas Cross Sport SEL Premium has the Overhead View Camera system and ambient lighting..... the bad news.....its 50k 😨

[@kevinharte5933]

Bachman Volkswagen 😱

[@LuvMyLilBabe]

@@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville hey where how do i turn on the ambient lighting? I see the settings button but I dont see it light up anywhere, also does the ambient have different colors options? I have the R-Line Cross Sport SEL Premium 😁

[@joshua9073]

Does it have ventilated seats? I’m not to that part of the video yet

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

The SEL Premium models have ventilated seats!

[@joshua9073]

I own a 2019 and I like it for what I bought it for. I have a 2014 Ford F-150 and a 2012 Infiniti G37- the Tiguan is great for the trips to grocery store or club stores like Costco. I do like the Cross Sport but damn they get expensive and I’m scared of depreciation. Leasing may be the way to go. Thanks for doing this.

[@bradschertz6736]

The Atlas is so much better. I couldn't imagine paying almost as much for that way smaller and older technology car.

[@bmari84]

I own a 2019 Rline Tiguan, I really like it but the engine light came on two weeks after I purchased it, brand new.They said it was a sensor. One year of owning it, the engine light still comes on. I'm thinking of trading it in for something else.

[@chrissteinbeck1734]

Great video! However, it made it harder for me to decide. LOL!

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

😆 you really can’t go wrong either way! Thanks for watching, Chris!

[@jdubrowa]

😂 me too

[@DC-cs3bx]

Thanks..You were very helpful

[@highiq9683]

Very helpful. I bought the R Line SEL in silk blue on Labor Day weekend. I really love it. Though, I’d sure like your thoughts on the engine’s ‘rattle’ all Tiggys seem to have now. What is that? Ps - great videos! 🙏.

[@graceromano2886]

Thanks a lot!! This video is great! Do you know when is vw launching the hybrid version of the tiguan and the atlas cross??

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Well, I know the first electric vehicle is set to be revealed this summer, and come out in the fall.... so I would imagine they would start transitioning the lineup towards electric so maybe we see a hybrid in 2-3 years?... just speculation but you never know! Thanks for checking out the video, Grace!

[@joshua9073]

Haven’t even heard of a Hybrid version of Tiguan coming at all

[@liamarcher489]

VW tiguan R-line all day

[@hollistermattraw2465]

We got the Tiguan. I consider it to be a Mini Atlas. They are both great.

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Technically speaking the Cross Sport is a Mini Atlas but yes!

[@caterina1487]

Have a question for you, or anyone that thinks they can help. Just got a 2020 Tiguan, straight from the dealership. They weren't too tech savy to help me with changing the name in the actual car. When I go to turn off the car, it says Goodbye "name-here". Umm how do I change this? We thought it was a car-net error, but talking to car-net they said on their end my name is spelled correctly... Anyone have a clue on how to change this?

[@lecirdaluz]

Somehow I missed how much trunk room with Seats up on the Atlas Cross Sport.(77.8 seats cubic feet with seats down.)

[@ebmotorsport2006]

Great video please confirm trim selections next time because the fully loaded Cross Sport has everything that Tiguan does.

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

I state at 1:25 very specifically that I’m talking about the SEL Cross Sport and the SEL Premium Tiguan.... and go on to point out that those features are available in higher trim Cross Sports for more $$....🤔

[@joshua9073]

Did you not watch the video with the volume on ma’am?

[@williamgormley5448]

I love German cars. My mom has a Volkswagen atlas 2023 cross sport

[@gabea.458]

Good knowledgeable review. When we first started we liked the Tiguan except we felt the power was very disappointing. Not being a VW guy I was expecting something at least GTI-ish. After researching more I found it at the bottom of the class and had about the same 0-60 as my wife's 09 Ford Escape. Like you said though I'm sure there are buyers who just want the MPG and will like the rest like we did. We've decided on the regular Atlas SEL V6 Premium R line. We wanted a real 3rd row and more engine response. Here's something to look into on your down time. They made the '21 Atlas configurable on 3/15. On 6/3 they removed the SEL P R line from the configurator. Any idea why? My local dealer said he placed an order on the 1st for us, I hope they still fill it. I can give you the order # if you can check the status 😀

[@xmarksthespot4659]

Hows the atlas on gas ?

[@lucasharz_golf]

i have a question that doesn't relate to this video. i have a 2012 passat s and i'm trying to connect the bluetooth. it has an rcd 310 radio in it. i try pairing with the vw phone icon but when i enter in the passcode 0000 it doesn't work. any suggestions or thoughts on this?

[@blue-ck9ns]

that tiguan is very good looking. I don’t really like the look of the cross sport, but I’m sure it will do well in the american market. the tiguan looks a lot more like an actual german car.

[@rickscott5290]

The Tiguan is actually sold in Germany. The Atlas is not; it's probably too big for European roads.

[@irvingnarvaez3385]

First of all I live in Germany, we don't get The Atlas we get The Touareg. If you need a 3.6 we get TDI if i'm Correct with up to 4.0 TDI, Turque? My 2.0 TDI with 2.0 and 4 Motion can pull 2.5 Metric tons, do The math. We don't get Leatherett, either you get high Quality Leather, Alcantara which only comes only from Italy or fabric which is of good Quality. Here you also get a 2.0 TDI with 240 hp and 500 nm of Torque which is about 370 ft lbs of Torque if you need it. We also get The Normal Tiguan with is Made in Wolfsburg, The allspace was originally Made for The U.S. Market. And mind you, we drive much faster, but with a Trailer on The back you are aloud max 100 km or 62 mph. Safty First. What I tryin to say... if you can get The TDI then you driving. I enjoyed The Video. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@darkdog535]

Unfortunately VW will never bring TDI back to North America. The original Atlas was designed for a TDI variant but was canceled after the diesel scandal. I truly wish they would bring TDI VW and Audi vehicles back to North America.

[@ajackson-ross7295]

I’ve heard the pano roof leaks a lot on the tigaun on some reviews anyone come across that

[@joshua9073]

Never heard of that with more than a few instances

[@mannyjose7760]

Roof doesn’t leak. But I did have a leak because of coverings for the excess water. So they removed that and all is well. Just an unnecessary design.

[@ericrainey8224]

I heard that about the CS as well

[@HopeLives2012]

Unfortunately but to be fair, I have a 2014 Tiguan R Line. It was due I guess🤦‍♀️

[@ThatGuySince87]

I loved the cross sport. But my wife preferred the Tiguan. The premium r lines do have a $10k gap

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

ohhhh.... in that case, you got a Tiguan 😂😜

[@ThatGuySince87]

Bachman Volkswagen Haha funny story, we got the Tiguan lol. I surprised her for mother's day a couple weeks ago

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

My man😎 that is quite a gift!

[@frankblista]

Great video but you should have compared the Tiguan r-line to the cross sport r-line.

[@MeirCohen.kingbibi]

The Atlas is a ship or a car?😄

[@sixolisembongisa8323]

T sport is rather comparable to Touareg then

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

We don't have either of those in the US anymore, unfortunately...;/

[@chokeout412]

apples and oranges. Not in same class at all. IMHO.

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Same price point so...fair to at least compare them!

[@ajackson-ross7295]

What about bmw

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

What about BMW?

[@ajackson-ross7295]

Bachman Volkswagen are they any gd

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Well....I have very little experience with BMW's other than my dad's 1999 323i and his current 2018 i3.....I wouldn't be able to give solid info on that

[@Alfonso_DiazJr]

My parents have a 2019 BMW x5. Its a fast vehicle but gas is pricey here in California. $100 to fill up at chevron. I just got the 2020 vw atlas cross sport s 4 cylinder and I fill up with $45 at costco. They both have enough space for all your needs unless you have a big family. Maintenance costs are less expensive on the cross sport. But it depends on the needs of the user. I went with the vw altas cross sport because in my opinion its like a baby audi q8. Just without the high tech stuff. Only tech I need is the android auto/apple carplay. Just about everything else can be modified down the road such as heated seats (costco), digital instrument clusters (vw dealer), tow hitches (uhual) , wheels (niche), etc.

[@walter777smith6]

Both are garbage. Had two of VW brand and I know what I am taking ABOUT. There is nothing German any more. Parts coming all over the world Slovakia Czech Ukraine Poland and many more . WTF VW????

[@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville]

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience with VW, Walter 777 Smith!