In January 2022, GAC Toyota officially launched a new mid-size SUV to the market, Weisa, priced at 216,800-30.38 million yuan. As a new member of the joint venture mid-size SUV, Wesa will inevitably face a strong rival of SAIC Volkswagen Tiguan L (priced at 215,800-28.18 million yuan) after its listing. So, the same budget, choose GAC Toyota Wesa or SAIC Volkswagen Tiguan L? Today, Brother Rudder told everyone the answer through the comparison of the two cars.
Appearance: Weisa is more refined and stylish
GAC Toyota Wesa and FAW Toyota Lingfang are sister models to each other, but the front face design of the two is not the same. The front face of Weisa adopts a bright black trapezoidal grille design, which is exquisite and stylish with sharp headlights and visual impact. In addition, Wesa also has 5 kinds of color matching options, including fashionable titanium silver and bright red, etc., to meet the aesthetic needs of different consumers.
As a mid-term revamp, the 2022 Tiguan L has adjusted its exterior design, and the overall style has become more fashionable, and there are regular versions and more sporty R-Line models to choose from. However, compared with Weisa, the exterior design of Tiguan L is still more moderate, which can cater to the aesthetics of most Chinese people. In terms of color matching, Tiguan L has fashion colors such as sky blue and superconducting red to choose from.
In terms of lighting configuration, weisa is equipped with LED headlights, adaptive near and far lights, automatic headlights, and LED front fog lights as standard, and the lighting configuration is quite rich. Tiguan L is also equipped with LED headlights and automatic headlights as standard, but it is not equipped with adaptive near and far lights, and it is better to choose Weisa if you care about this.
At the rear of the body, Wesa adopts the popular through-type taillight design, which is significantly different from the independent taillight shape of Tiguan L. In addition, the exhaust layout of Wesa is a bilateral double out layout, while Tiguan L adopts a hidden bilateral co-double exhaust design, which is slightly worse in the creation of a sense of movement, but the refinement of the tail of Tiguan L is quite good.
In terms of body size, wesa has a length, width and height of 4780/1855/1660mm, and a wheelbase of 2690mm. Compared with Tiguan L, Wesa has a longer body, but the wheelbase is significantly shorter, which means that Wesa may be slightly inferior to Tiguan L in terms of ride space in the car. It is worth mentioning that the dimensions of the Tiguan L ordinary version model and the R-Line model are not exactly the same.
Interior: Weissa's sense of luxury is more sufficient
In the interior part, WISA, like Tiguan L, also adopts a floating central control screen design, but the maximum size is slightly different, of which the maximum weisa central control screen is 12.3 inches, and the tiguan L central control screen is up to 12 inches. In addition, the three-dimensional sense of the interior shape of Weisa is stronger, and there is a large area of soft material coverage, and the overall sense of luxury is very obvious. Tiguan L added a through-air conditioner air outlet design on the basis of the floating central control screen, which further enhanced the fashion sense of the cockpit and catered to the aesthetics of young people.
As for the difference in configuration, Brother Reel chose the official Price of 234,800 yuan wei sa 2.0L premium version and the 233,800 yuan Priced at 233,800 yuan Oftsan L 330TSI smart edition for comparison. It can be clearly seen that in the case of a close price, the overall configuration of Weisa will be richer than that of Tiguan L. According to the configuration of the selected model, the safety configuration of Wesa is more, and the consideration of travel comfort is also in place.
Power: Wesa has better fuel economy
In terms of the most important power, Vissa, like the Veranda, also has fuel and hybrid models to choose from, with the 2.0L fuel model equipped with a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 126 kW (171 hp), which is matched by a CVT transmission. In addition, wesa has a 2.5-liter hybrid model available, which is equipped with a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 131 kW (178 hp).
Unlike Vissa, the Tiguan L series is only equipped with 2.0T engines, but there are high and low power points, of which the maximum power of the low-power 2.0T engine is 137 kW (186 hp) and the maximum power of the high power 2.0T engine is 162 kW (220 hp). Looking at the engine parameters alone, Tiguan L is obviously superior, but the fuel economy of the whole vehicle is not as good as Weisa.
According to official data, the fuel consumption of the NEDC comprehensive working condition of the 2.0L model of Wasa can be as low as 5.9L/100km, and the fuel consumption of the NEDC comprehensive working condition of the 2.5L model can be as low as 4.5L/100km. As for Tiguan L, its NEDC comprehensive operating condition fuel consumption can be as low as 6.6L/100km. It can be clearly seen that in terms of fuel economy, Wesa is better than Tiguan L.
In terms of suspension, Wesa uses a suspension combination of front McPherson independent suspension + rear double wishbone independent suspension, while Tiguan L's suspension combination is front McPherson independent suspension + rear multi-swing arm independent suspension. In addition, Wesa has 18 and 19-inch wheels to choose from, which is in line with Tiguan L.
Through comparison, it can be found that GAC Toyota Wesa is superior to SAIC Volkswagen Tiguan L in terms of body length, overall configuration and fuel economy, while SAIC Volkswagen Tiguan L is superior in wheelbase and engine parameters, and there are 7-seat models to choose from. If you are very concerned about the fuel economy and safety configuration of the vehicle, it is better to choose GAC Toyota Wesa. If you want to buy a 7-seater model and you value the wheelbase size, choose the SAIC Volkswagen Tiguan L.