Just as wagons were becoming palatable to me...

[dubber36]

I agree with you on the Bentley and the RR whatever. I'm not fond of the Q7 either or any of the overly 'styled' Korean offerings come to think of it.

Back to the original topic. I like the idea of the Tig R, but I tend to find that when I'm sat up higher in a roly poly car, I'm not inclined to want to press on, so a sub 200 horsepower diesel engine and an automatic gearbox suits the application perfectly.

[weytf]

This is where we will always differ I'm afraid!

I just configured a Tig with the 2.0 TDI and DSG, and an S3 Sportback upto the same spec (I had to spec the Tig up to the S3's base spec, I then added options I'd choose like for like on each (audio upgrade etc.)), and the Tig came in at £42,375, while the S3 came in at £40,600.

In my mind here, you're paying ~£2,000 for a slightly higher place to put your bum (and more load space), and sacrificing power, excitement and cabin quality to boot.

[Jim_mk7.5]

This is where we will always differ I'm afraid!

I just configured a Tig with the 2.0 TDI and DSG, and an S3 Sportback upto the same spec (I had to spec the Tig up to the S3's base spec, I then added options I'd choose like for like on each (audio upgrade etc.)), and the Tig came in at £42,375, while the S3 came in at £40,600.

In my mind here, you're paying ~£2,000 for a slightly higher place to put your bum (and more load space), and sacrificing power, excitement and cabin quality to boot.

I think ‘excitement ‘ is an unavailable option on the S3...