Has anyone found the large lumps of plastic at the sides of the front seats hard to climb over?
Is there any model which does not have the lumps? Can I order a Touran with Passat style seats?
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I have owned my Touran Sport TDi for just over 5 weeks and 2600 miles. When I first bought it I noticed the plastic lumps you mention. I haven't found them difficult to climb over and had forgotten they are there until you mentioned it. I have driven my car on quite a few long journeys and have found the seats to be very comfortable: a major improvement on my previous Ford Galaxy.
I looked into the options list carefully but didn't see any seat options apart from leather. At the MotorShow Live, they had a Touran with black, heated leather seats which were very comfortable: you will need to check for yourself to see if they are devoid of plastic lumps!!!
Philip B
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we tried the sharan and found it to be underpowered for the size of the car. Are you pleased with your Touran? We regularly do a journey of 600 miles. Our Passat sails along and it is too expensive to make a mistake.
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The new VW 2.0 TDi engine is a vast improvement on the old 1.9 TDi that I had in my Ford Galaxy. The main benefit is that it doesn't run out of puff just as things are getting interesting but stays on the money right until the red line. I think this is because of the new 16 valve design. The Touran has a far lower centre of gravity than the Galaxy and multi-link suspension which means it goes round corners like my old Nissan Primera. In other words, I think it combines the driving abilities of a good saloon with the passenger carrying ability of a small bus!
I mostly travel on the motorway and have found the Touran to be an excellent cruiser, particularly when assisted by the Sat Nav.
The main reason for choosing a Touran is that you need or might need to carry at least 4 passengers in comfort (and safety). If you only need to carry 3 passengers, you should definitely look at the Honda Accord CDTi which is a similar cost.
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