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Can I drive my Tiguan in two-wheel-drive for better fuel economy?

Can a VW Tiguan 4 Motion be switched to driving in 2WD mode? If yes, will the fuel economy improve?

Asked on 15 July 2023 by Ashok Carpenter

Answered by David Ross
Depending on which generation of Volkswagen Tiguan you own, if you use the On-Road driving mode the 4Motion system operates in front-wheel-drive and only sends power to the real wheels if it detects a certain degree of wheelspin. This means that for the vast majority of driving it will be operating in two-wheel-drive and will deliver the best possible fuel economy.

Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

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