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Volkswagen Tiguan vs Volvo XC40

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Volkswagen Tiguan
Volkswagen Tiguan

$38,990 - $89,990

2023 price

Volvo XC40
Volvo XC40

$37,990 - $86,990

2022 price

Summary

2023 Volkswagen Tiguan
2022 Volvo XC40
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

0.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
8.8L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Misses out on blind-spot warning and rear-cross traffic alert
  • No wireless phone charging
  • No head-up display

  • A more affordable 2WD, please
  • Firm ride
  • Noisy at freeway speed
2023 Volkswagen Tiguan Summary

The Volkswagen Tiguan R Grid Edition can be a loud, wild beast tearing at the tarmac with 235kW (more than 300 horsepower!) and next minute a comfortable and quiet mid-sized family SUV.

But another one of its talents is being more than $6000 less to buy than the Tiguan R on which this special edition is based.

How is that possible? What's the catch? Could it be the one of the best buys on the market right now?

You'll know after reading this review.

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2022 Volvo XC40 Summary

Volvo’s brand renaissance is a gift that keeps on giving.

The Swede alternative to more mainstream European premium players needs to keep offering something different to survive and has thus far found success in giving buyers design-focused alternatives to the strong performance lineage of its predominantly German rivals.

Like its rivals, though, Volvo is facing a once-in-a-generation conversion from combustion to electrification, and thanks to its Chinese parent company, Geely, it is uniquely positioned to rapidly make the switch.

Despite that, we're only just seeing the brand’s first purely electric model, the XC40 Recharge. Does it have what it takes to edge in front of rivals for the electric era? We took one for a week to find out.

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