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Ford Ecosport vs Volkswagen Tiguan

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Ford Ecosport
Ford Ecosport

2019 price

Volkswagen Tiguan
Volkswagen Tiguan

$43,990 - $73,790

2025 price

Summary

2019 Ford Ecosport
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 3, 1.5L

Turbo 4, 1.4L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
6.9L/100km (combined)

7.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No active safety
  • Nasty cabin materials
  • No auto headlights

  • Hybrid? Look elsewhere
  • One too many touch controls
  • Ride harsher than expected
2019 Ford Ecosport Summary

We live in a strange time, where cars are going the way of the dinosaur and SUVs will take their place as the primary offerings of the worlds oldest and biggest car companies.

Look at Ford, the brand that literally wrote the book on automotive mass-production will soon no longer sell cars in its home market of America (apart from the Mustang, of course…) There’s a story your grandpa won’t believe.

It makes SUVs, especially small ones like the EcoSport all the more important. Customers who once would have considered the Fiesta small hatch (on which the EcoSport is based) would now rather hop into one of these. At least, that’s what the data says.

So, is the EcoSport a worthy successor to the hatchback mantle? Is it even economical or sporty? And what happened to the spare wheel on the rear door? Read on to find out.

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2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Summary

The third-generation Volkswagen Tiguan is likely to be the most important new vehicle Volkswagen launches in 2025.

The popular mid-sizer has proven to have impressive staying power for the brand, with the outgoing version still impressing buyers despite being nearly a decade old. 

What does this ground-up new version change? Does it have what it takes to maintain the nameplate’s reputation in one of Australia’s most hotly contested market segments? And what are some surprises this time around?

We went to its local launch to find out.

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