Volkswagen Tayron review

You might expect the cabin to mirror the Tiguan's, but Volkswagen has added a unique dash element that adds a ridge from one side to the other. The Tayron's centre console, steering wheel, dashboard displays and doors are all taken from the Tiguan. Overall quality is good, but there are some small gripes.

One of the cars we tested had a wood trim on the dash which looked good from afar, yet felt a little flimsy. The base Life trim also gets a rather dull silver and black colourway inside. Other than that, the Tiguan comes with plenty of solid surfaces, premium-feeling materials and a decent level of build quality.

Volkswagen has recently U-turned on its touch-sensitive buttons, and while there are still no physical climate controls (it's operated via the touchscreen in the Tayron), actual buttons on the steering wheel are a significant improvement over the touchpads you get in the Touareg. As seen on the Tiguan, the Tayron has a 'driving experience' switch in the middle of the centre console. This rotary dial can toggle between presets from ambient lighting, volume control or driving modes.

We found it to work well, with a small display featuring, although it works best as a simple volume knob.

Sat-nav, stereo and infotainment

The Tayron's 12.9-inch touchscreen comes standard and we'd argue most wouldn't feel the need to spend over GBP1,000 on the 'Infotainment Package Plus' to include the larger 15-inch screen, despite this option adding four USB-C ports, a head-up display, Volkswagen's 'IDA' voice assistant, a wireless smartphone charger and sat-nav.

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