00:06how to sell a boring car add a pinch of auto emotion and transform a volkswagen tiguan into
00:13a cupra terramar they look different but these crossovers have similar dimensions and share
00:19powertrains other differences what does the terramar have in common with the porsche and
00:26why doesn't it have a thousand kilometers plus range like the chinese ph evs watch this to find out
00:36terramar replaces the ateca which was more like a scotta carog than the vw tiguan today one could
00:42say cupra aspires to audi or maybe to porsche even if it's a fake porsche tiguan q3 terramar they are
00:52all about four and a half meters long about 186 centimeters wide and more or less 160 centimeters
01:00high and they all have a wheelbase of 268 centimeters or so under the bonnet is the same engine lineup
01:071.5 liter petrol mild hybrid or ph ev as well as 2 liter petrol and diesel engines with front
01:15or all
01:16wheel drive okay cupra doesn't have a diesel but it has a striking design we'll leave practicality for
01:23later something tells me you're more interested in what does this cupra have in common with a porsche
01:30hop in
01:46if you expected the 265 horsepower fellows i'm sorry to disappoint you but this is a 204 horsepower ph ev
01:53and its front wheel drive
01:59cupra claims the terramar will do 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 8.3 seconds somehow the heavier tiguan
02:06with the same power train is supposed to be a tenth of a second quicker at least on paper in
02:11real life the
02:12terramar ph ev achieves 100 kilometers per hour in 8.1 seconds in sport mode and 8.3 seconds in
02:20comfort
02:20mode respectable because many car makers are gate keeping full performance behind launch control
02:26and additional sport modes
02:31unfortunately the terramar also has terrible brakes and it's not a matter of this particular car doing
02:3720 000 kilometers on the press fleet there are no squeaks or rough friction which i would attribute to
02:42used up pads or discs rather it seems like a case of poor region brake calibration you press the brake
02:50lightly and nothing happens you press it harder and still nothing it's like pressing a rubber ball
02:56there is resistance but nothing happens you have to press the brake really hard for the car to
03:02start decelerating this road i'm filming on i've been driving here for almost 30 years now which tells
03:09you how old i am by the way and i'm filming cars here since about 15 years so there's this
03:15perpendicular
03:16road which i use to turn around and i start braking from more or less the same speed and the
03:22same distance
03:22in all cars and guess what the terramar is the only car in 15 years that i almost missed the
03:30turn in
03:31and not just me by the way i also tried emergency braking the brakes are just crap i'm sure it's
03:39something you can get used to and learn to compensate for but if brakes on the tiguan and the q3
03:46ph evs are the
03:47same then vw has a problem region braking can be set to automatic low or high low region braking is
03:59almost nothing high is high enough automatic detects cars ahead as well as turns crossings or speed limits
04:13a few years ago when vw announced the new generation of their ph ev system emphasis was on the electric
04:19range exceeding 100 kilometers and in case of this cupra terramar we're talking between 110 and 123 wltp
04:28electric range with a traction battery of about 26 kilowatt hours gross or around 20 kilowatt hours net
04:38new vw group ph evs can charge not only at 11 kilowatts ac but also up to 50 kilowatts dc
04:46this means
04:47zero to full in about two and a half hours using that round ish plug or from 10 to 80
04:53percent in 26 minutes
04:55using that weird plug charging port is on the front driver side fender
05:02claimed fuel economy is around half a liter per 100 kilometers combined that's assuming you recharge the
05:08car as soon as the battery drains i suppose every now and then the engine comes on to circulate fluids
05:15or when you accelerate harder if you're gentle with the throttle the terramar can accelerate up to 140
05:22kilometers per hour in electric mode but in the long run that's pointless because the car just uses
05:30too much energy and you won't get anywhere close to the claimed 110 or 123 kilometers in electric mode
05:41but if you drive carefully in and around the city the electric range actually stays within the
05:47manufacturer's claims when the traction battery runs out the engine switches to regular hybrid mode
05:52bear in mind there is a buffer of almost six kilowatt hours so there's enough electrons to turn the
05:58wheels for a short distance when the car is traveling at constant speed or crawling in traffic
06:06in this situation fuel consumption will hover around six seven liters per 100 kilometers
06:11which with a 45 liter fuel tank gives us a range of seven to 800 kilometers plus the 120 kilometers
06:18of
06:18electric only range perhaps up to 900 kilometers chinese plugins aren't more efficient they simply
06:25have larger fuel tanks for example the mg hs fits 10 liters more in its fuel tank so the total
06:32range
06:32over 1000 kilometers is a result of longer operation using the internal combustion engine not say 200 kilometers
06:39electric range however while i didn't expect much in terms of handling and power train calibration from mg
06:49i did have high hopes for the cupra and i am disappointed not only the brakes suck balls but so
06:57does the
06:57handover between combustion and electric propulsion during spirited driving
07:05for example mid-corner the computer can shut off the combustion engine and switch to electric mode
07:11which if you're driving fast enough affects the car's balance add to that for example a slippery road
07:19and we have a problem or you need to accelerate suddenly you hit the gas the car starts accelerating on
07:27electric power and only after a moment does the combustion engine kick in the transmission searches
07:33for the right gear and the car lurches forward and no plug-in hybrid should behave like this and certainly
07:41not a second or third generation ph ev after all volkswagen has been making plug-in hybrids for at least
07:4712 years
07:52and of course ada's 90s are over zealous like in the tiguan every time you start the car it's best
07:59to turn
07:59off emergency braking during reversing and also the front collision mitigation system just to be on the safe
08:05side ironic i know but there is hope because something in this cupra is porsche-like and it's a good
08:17sign
08:17for other powertrain variants my first impression when i sat behind the wheel was the stiffness and
08:24not that kind of stiffness a firm steering wheel like in a porsche add to that the relatively stiff
08:30suspension and precise steering it's like a light version of the old macan the 265 horsepower terramar
08:38must be fantastic to drive this not so much
08:56i drove the q3 with this powertrain and it was great you can find a link to my review in
09:02the video
09:03description unfortunately soundproofing in the terramar leaves a lot to be desired perhaps if
09:09you go for a version with a more fruity exhaust note it's okay but in this variant there's just a
09:14lot of wind noise and the 1.5 liter engine which struggles to figure out what to do
09:29the terramar's cockpit still resembles that of cars with analog instruments even though there is a
09:36driver's display now this thing is covered like the old dials and the display modes resemble traditional
09:44dials and that's a plus physical buttons on the steering wheel and on the console are also a plus
09:49the infotainment system is a dashboard mounted screen similar to the one we've seen in volkswagen
09:55and skoda models but at least the software has been improved over the last five years the operation
10:01is relatively logical and most shortcuts including disable isa are accessible from a pull down menu off
10:12something i haven't been able to disable and i'm afraid it's not a bug it's a feature is the constant
10:19shutdown let's say you pull up to your house and need to open the gate or you park briefly at
10:25a store
10:25leave the passenger inside and then head out to quickly grab something after 30 seconds the car shuts
10:32off it doesn't matter if you left the key inside or even your seat belt fastened because that's how i
10:38sometimes trick electric cars from german manufacturers the car shuts off and the passenger cooks inside
10:45i understand you shouldn't leave a car with a combustion engine running but a charged ph ev isn't
10:51emitting let the air conditioning run you can imagine the fun i had when stopping every several hundred
10:58meters to move the gopros around the car eight times in 15 minutes to be exact the materials inside are
11:05hard
11:05in some places and noisy and the paddles behind the steering wheel feel particularly cheap there is a
11:15wireless charger on the console which at best maintains the phone's charge but it often drops
11:22the connection the cap holders restrict access to the phone tray anyway the storage compartment under the
11:28armrest is small but at least the armrest height is adjustable the glove box is adequate the door pocket
11:35are spacious and the doors cover the sills there is a lot of leg room unless you slide the seat
11:47forward
11:4715 centimeters which i cannot do here because my part doesn't work for some reason there is also a plenty
11:55of headroom unless you adjust the backrest angle to a more upright position then you don't have much space
12:03overhead there is third zone climate control two usbc ports
12:09a large tunnel running through the middle the door pockets are spacious and there are also cup holders
12:15in the armrest not only are there cup holders in the armrest but behind the armrest
12:21in the armrest is a pass through to the boot the seat splits 40 20 40 there are ice fix
12:29anchor points on the
12:30side seats in the back and on the front passenger seat which you can probably see down here and why
12:40this
12:41thing doesn't move no idea maybe it's a hybrid thing or maybe it's just broken the boot volume is up
12:52to 490
12:53liters with the rear seats moved forward and up to 400 liters with the rear seats in the standard position
13:00i assume these calculations also take into account this particularly awkward underfloor space around
13:06the protruding fuel tank don't get me started on the audio system components here if this is the best a
13:14leading global car maker comes up with the chinese don't even have to try very hard
13:21price of the cupra taramar start at 45 280 euro
13:26for the front wheel drive 1.5 liter mhev this test car is a phev with options it costs 60
13:35700 euro
13:41if you have 60 grand to spend on a cupra get the 265 horsepower all-wheel drive veloce and leave
13:47the
13:47phev for someone who doesn't care much for auto emotion and how do you like the cupra taramar and
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