Used Car of the Day: 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line 4Motion

by Tim Healey

Published: August 23rd, 2023

used car of the day 2014 volkswagen tiguan r line 4motion

A Tiguan, you say? Surely a 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan, even in R-Line and 4Motion guise, isn't unique enough for the UCOTD feature.

What if I tell you it's "Golf R inspired"?

This Tiguan has 57K miles on the clock and, apparently, over $30,000 worth of upgrades.

What possesses someone to put that kind of money into a Tiguan when they could get a Golf R for less money than they'd spend on the new Tiguan and the mods combined, I have no idea. But I am intrigued nonetheless.

The list is too long for this post, but it includes a Stage 3 turbo, intercooler, cold-air intake, larger oil tank, sport quad exhaust, Golf R exhaust pipe, upgraded brakes, Bilstein shocks, overhauled suspension, upgraded ignition coils and plugs, and performance tires. There are also interior and exterior cosmetic upgrades, including LED lighting and a golf-ball shift knob.

OEM features include a panoramic roof, navigation, and a power memory driver's seat plus other goodies.

The listing is here, and the seller wants $25,000.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Daniel J on Aug 24, 2023

They need to get 250hp back into the Tiguan

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Wjtinfwb on Aug 25, 2023

Or... a used Audi SQ5, that would leave this Mexican VW in the dust and probably be (slightly) more reliable doing so. There's a sharp Sepang Blue '16 SQ5 with 56k on it for less than this mutt at the Ford dealer in Daytona Beach right now.

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