No issues with AC. I have got manual AC instead of the touch one. Personally manual knob for AC works better for me instead of touch.

BHPian Deadpool recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Completed 5000 kms with my Taigun Highline AT within 3 months.

Observations so far:

• No issues with AC. I have got manual AC instead of the touch one.(Received 15k discount from VW for this) Personally manual knob for AC works better for me instead of touch.
• No door rattling noise.
• Roof liner has been much improved.
• Superb driving dynamics and composed highway manner.
• Feels rock solid and planted at high speed.
• Never felt underpowered at some of the ghat sections with 5 adults and fully occupied boot.
• Getting 10-11 kmpl in city B2B traffic. Hopefully it will get improved after 1st service.
• Able to extract ~16 kmpl in highway while cruising at 85-95 kmph.
• I am using RON 95 as recommended in manual.
• Throw of halogen headlights is pretty good. Dint feel the urge to upgrade to LED.

Some pics of my steed:

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My dad also test drove the Hyundai venue, Kia Sonet and the Maruti Grand Vitara

BHPian Newtown had shared the following dilemma with other enthusiasts before:

Folks - I write this to seek your advice.

My father who is 78, is an avid driver. A week before the lockdown in March 2020, he bought a 2020 Honda City top of the line ZX CVT. The car is now at 5,500 kms only and in showroom condition save a little mark on the rear bumper.

He has been wanting a Taigun ever since its launch. However this was not considered seriously as the differential of price (selling the City and buying the Taigun new) would make no economic sense.

The opportunity has now presented itself where the owner of a Dec 2021 VW Taigun 1.0 Comfortline Automatic wants to sell their 1,500 km driven car. I will be going with my father to see the car today.

Personally I think it is unwise to sell a top of the line Honda City that is almost brand new and get a Taigun with lesser creature comforts. I feel the loss of 4 air bags, no LEDs at all, no start stop, no auto lighting are some of the biggest misses of the Comfortline.

Although I am trying to talk him out of it he is very excited to have a higher and a slightly larger car that is easier to get in and out of.

Request your points of view and if this makes any sense at all. Cars at our home have been more heart than head always but this change seems a little too much for me to digest.

Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

BHPian Newtown had the following update to share on the matter:

Hello T-BHP family. I’d like to update all of you on what transpired in the months following the last posts on this thread.

Through the months of May, June & July, I made my best effort to get the City sold. Eventually I had to accept reality that the market was not willing to pay top moolah for a 4th generation City despite it having less than 6,000 km on the odometer.

While it did not take that long to gauge what price the car would fetch, what did take longer was arriving at a decision on the car to replace it.  My dad has always been a sedan person and has never liked the SUV and off roader shapes. Which is why I was flummoxed when he had said he like the Taigun and wants it so that he does not have to sit into a car too low.

Over the months that went by, I figured out that it was the Digital Dash and the Infotainment Screen that he was really after. He is quite a gadget freak even at this age and take a lot of interest and effort in learning something new.

I also felt that my dad was left a little disappointed by the Honda City's Infotainment display quality and graphics. Even though one could project their Android auto to the screen, the quality was pedestrian. He loves maps (his career involved a lot of maps) and over the years I have often seen him just sitting with them on a crisp screen. Most often that is what he does with his iPad.

Just to make things more complex, he started test driving a multitude of cars - Sonet, Venue, went for the Grand Vitara launch, also drove the Brezza. Somehow none of them caught his fancy.

Late July, we happened to be at the VW Showroom to pick up a document while passing by. The Taigun and Virtus were both on the display floor. So decided to adjust the height of the seat of both cars and see how easy/hard ingress and egress was.

What we realized was that Virtus driver seat could be adjusted to a position that would be easier on the knees to get in and out off. Despite the seat being adjusted to a tall height, it did not impede head room. To add, the passenger seat of the Virtus also came with height adjustment which would really help my mum as well.

Not long after the visit to the showroom, my parents were very happy to welcome home, a Virtus 1.0 Topline in Cherry Red. It has been an interesting 5 – 6 weeks with the car and needless to say my parents are enjoying it! I wish to thank all of you that put your thoughts on this thread in different ways. Some of those struck a chord and enabled this change.

Here's what BHPian Cyborg had to say on the matter:

Congratulations on the Virtus! So, so happy to read this, God bless your parents and may they be happy and healthy always.

Please keep in mind, you will never walk this way again. Considering the age of your Father (parents), please indulge in his/their whims and fancies as long as you can. Their happiness is all that’s important, cars or anything else can come and go. The smile you put on their faces and happiness you give them is priceless!

We can never give them what they have given us in every which way but if you can make them feel in their hearts that their Son is doing everything for their happiness, you have succeeded in your life.

Cheers

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Average fuel efficiency using tankful is about 12.8 kmpl. This is from 100% city driving, mostly sedated.

BHPian omranga98 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Just a quick update on my 1.5 DSG.

It's about 3 months old and has clocked 2100 kms.

Average fuel efficiency using tankful is about 12.8 kmpl. This is from 100% city driving, mostly sedated.

Car has been pretty lovely generally. Don't want to go through this since the pros have been covered many times here.

The couple of issues I am facing are:

• Driver side window which has auto up/down feature will stop going up mid way and roll back down. It's very annoying sometimes. The fix for this is to do a soft reset by holding the window switch down for 10 seconds and up for 10 seconds. This fixes it for sometime, but the issue crops back. I have read somewhere that the service guys will replace the window winder(?) don't have the time right now for this but will get it checked and update here.
• The rear left door's hinge is creaking when we open or close it. This seems like a simple fix. Just a little lubrication and done.
• Rear right side door rubber beading has come loose from one socket. It's not causing any issues when the operation but just noticed this. Will get it fixed during the next visit.

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The mileage figures have been decent ranging from 11kmpl to 18kmpl on just regular fuel (haven't tried 95/97 Octane even once).

BHPian adigup recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

7200kms, 4 months update:

We managed to complete 7200kms on our Taigun 1.0 MT in 4 months, the experience has been decent but only if we keep aside the AC issue and the brake noise issue at crawling speeds. The AC issue is quite evident, but I haven't experienced the brake noise a lot (probably once every 100 kms). The mileage figures have been decent ranging from 11kmpl to 18kmpl on just regular fuel (haven't tried 95/97 Octane even once).

As the car was near 7500kms and the next few weeks the car would've been busy, we sent it at 7250kms. As it was a pick-and-drop service, the following points were told to the service advisor:

• Front doors rattle.
• Brake noise (will probably know in a few 100kms if this has been rectified).
• AC issue (asked if there was any update, but the advisor was clueless that this is an actual issue and so this was probably ignored).
• Fix rain/sun/wind deflectors for the side windows.

The doors and rubbers were lubricated, and the deflectors were fixed for Rs. 2249 (which was also the overall bill). The car was dropped back after about 6 hours.

To my surprise, the wind noise / cabin noise has increased after fixing the deflectors, we have it on our other cars as well but never noticed anything like that. The noise is close to something that comes when the windows aren't fully rolled up.

This is how it looks:

Also, one more interesting find:

The VW guys really reset the whole service interval and now according to my Taigun, an oil change or a service is due in another 15,000 kms or 365 days. I thought it was gonna be 7,500 kms or 2xx days (I am sure, that's how it should be).

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The First Anniversary Edition is available with the 1.0L turbo-petrol engine in Dynamic Line and Topline trims.

Volkswagen has announced the launch of the Taigun First Anniversary Edition. The SUV is available with the 1.0L turbo-petrol engine in Dynamic Line and Topline trims.

The Taigun First Anniversary Edition comes with special badging, fog lamps, body-coloured door trim, black C-pillars, black roof foil, door-edge protector, black ORVMs, window visors and aluminium pedals. The car is available in a new shade of Rising Blue along with Curcuma Yellow and Wild Cherry Red.

The First Anniversary Edition is powered by the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that makes 113 BHP and 178 Nm. It is paired with either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission.

Volkswagen also offers the Taigun in the 'GT Line' trim. This top-spec variant comes with a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine that produces 148 BHP and 250 Nm. This engine is mated to a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed DSG.

I like the Taigun but my daughter wants a panoramic sunroof. That’s the only thing that she looks for.

BHPian neeravp recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Hello guys,

This is my first post here on Team-BHP. Have been an avid follower of the forum for years now. The passion and attention to detail of members here is unmatched. I trust posts here more than expert reviews I read elsewhere on popular car blogs.

Now coming to my question:

I’m a 40 year old with a teenage daughter and a wife. The three of us are the ones who generally travel in our car. My parents are with us only occasionally. I currently drive a pre-owned XUV500 which I’ve used for 6 years out of 10 it has been used overall. I and my family absolutely love it and I know I don’t need to go into why owners love their XUV500s.

However, given the age of the car and the hard and long clutch in my manual, driving in bumper-to-bumper Mumbai traffic is really hurting my left leg bad. I’m out in the market looking for a car somewhere in the range of 20-25 lakhs. I’ve shortlisted the following cars:

Volkswagen Taigun GT+:

I like the Taigun but my daughter wants a panoramic sunroof. That’s the only thing that she looks for. Hence, this option is out
.

Tata Harrier top model:


This one feels almost similar to my XUV500, which is great. Just that the car is too large (again similar to XUV500) and hence difficult to drive in a city. Also, all the driver controls and material inside felt cheap.


Jeep Petrol Limited: (
All of us loved this one)

Smaller dimensions, large sunroof, premium cabin and excellent to drive. Only negative is the price.


MG Astor top model:

I’ve added this one to my list just now, yet to TD. This one seems like a good combination of everything I’m looking for. Small dimensions (as compared to my XUV500), large sunroof, premium cabin and also well within my budget. Just that I’m not sure if things are as good as they seem, especially given it’s a Chinese brand. I also don’t see a crash test rating.

So now, I’m confused between the 3rd and the 4th option above. Should I go for the safe but expensive option 3 or try my luck with option 4?

I can stretch my budget upto 30 if it comes to it - 25 is not a hard limit. And I plan to keep this car for the next 4-5 years and then upgrade to 1 or 2 segments above.

I’d really appreciate some guidance from the members here. Thanks a lot!

Here's what BHPian BleueNinja had to say on the matter:

I understand that the Taigun option is out but my two cents are that I personally would have gone for the Taigun GT+. It's more fun to drive than the other two and not to forget it has a better fuel economy over highways. Where Taigun lacks is that it doesn't have the fit and finish that Compass and Astor have but, it isn't something that you can't live with either. I must clarify, when I say it's more fun to drive I mean from a petrol engine performance perspective it's more engaging. If we take the Compass diesel in account then the Compass is the winner hands down.

 Jeep is certainly the premium of the lot but commands a hefty premium as well and I don't think the turbo petrol is as fun to drive as the Taigun nor is it economical. If you want to go for the Compass i would recommend the diesel variant (granted you can stretch your budget). Diesel is fun to drive and has good mileage figures.

I personally would skip the Astor due to uncertainty regarding government's outlook on Chinese products, limited service centres and uninspiring performance. If you were to take a test drive of the Taigun, Compass and Astor back to back, I am sure you wouldn't be impressed with the Astor.

Here's another wildcard, If you are considering extending your budget till 30 lakhs for Compass's top variant maybe give Hyundai Tucson a shot?

Here's what BHPian Shreyans_Jain had to say on the matter:

Jeep Compass is the perfect premium car for a small family like yours. It is expensive, but also has the kind of quality and driving manners like nothing else in its price range. I will suggest that you look for pre loved options. One year old Compasses are to be had for 5L less than the on road price. Diesel is the fuel or choice here.

Here's what BHPian RiverRanger hand to say on the matter:

Considering you are a family guy whose daughter's opinion has a say in the matter, Astor will be the perfect car:

• Compact footprint.
• Loaded with features- including some really useful ones (ADAS) and some gimmicky yet entertaining ones (AI assistant)- not to forget the panoramic sunroof which only the rear passengers get to feel and experience!
• Premium and quiet cabin.
• Solid build quality (no crash testing but Team BHP reviews confirms the solid build).
• Great ride quality- rides over potholes.
• Better handling than its larger cousin Hector.

You don't drive more than 500Km per month- so petrol it should be (Petrol engines have much better NVH levels as well). After 4-5 years, when you upgrade, you can hope to experience superior engines but for the time being, Astor's Turbo Petrol automatic should fit your needs.

MG's Chinese origins have always under the scanner. But MG really is a British firm, which has Chinese ownership now- quite like Volvo which also has a Chinese ownership. As a matter of fact, the iconic Ambassador car was based on a Morris Oxford Series 3 model. Old car aficionados do remember the Morris Motors brand. MG India has done well and carved a niche for itself for solid, feature rich, tech savvy vehicles which offer good comfort.

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I also had the option of using a Vitara Brezza's rear wiper, but went with the Polo's unit instead.

BHPian DocHudson recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

DIY: Replacing the rear wiper of my Kushaq

The rear wiper of the Kushaq has always bugged me. It is an eyesore and just looks ugly. I have seen cars way cheaper than kushaq with proper frameless wipers.

Ever since I read BHPian @Atharva14's thread on how he replaced the rear wiper of his Taigun with that of a Polo, I have wanted to do the same.
The only thing I was concerned about was that it was not an exact replacement, you would have to do some adjustments to make it work.

I continued my search and found the below video where brezza's wiper is used to replace the wiper of another Taigun and is a direct replacement. You can also refer this video for the process of how to change the arm of the wiper.

I know it's just aesthetics but I liked the design of polo's rear wiper more than Brezza, it just looks more premium. So I went ahead and ordered the arm and blade for polo from amazon.

I had to go to my local mechanic to get that pulling bearer mentioned in the video.

The tricky part that @Atharva14 mentioned was the size of the blade, it's an inch bigger and gets stuck under the spoiler.

All I did was pushed the lock of the blade a few cms towards right and voila!, the wiper works without any problems whatsoever. I didn't have to use any adhesive, you just press the two beads on the lock of the blade, move towards right and release them and it locks itself.

I apologize as I don't have any photos of the whole process but I will attach the before and after photo.

You can checkout this link for Taigun's wiper replacement. Thanks to BHPian @Atharva14 for his precise explanation.

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At around 3500 km, I got a call from them that VW had come up with a fix. They then sprayed three coats of a lubricant over the beadings and said this will solve the issue.

BHPian Osteon206 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

There is a fix available from VW for the creaking/rattling door issue issue. In the 1000km inspection service, they said adjustments were made in the door, but the issue persisted. Then at around 3500km I got a call from them that VW had come up with a fix. They then sprayed three coats of a lubricant over the beadings and said this will solve the issue. But some creaking persisted, at this point I got a little impatient and insisted they do something better.

Had a word with the service manager, which is when I learnt about the existence of anti-friction strip. So during the second inspection service they assured the issue will be sorted out soon and that their service head was at Pune for training on this.

But what surprised me was that the dealer told me that VW was paying only for 3 doors' anti-friction strip, I insisted they apply this to all the doors - i was told I'll have to pay Rs. 400 for the 4th door strip, I just wanted the problem to be sorted and agreed to pay. But this is not cool VOLKSWAGEN INDIA.

What VW should have done, is made a recall and fixed the issue than irritate customers who preferred Taigun over Creta/Seltos and made us go through this ordeal to get this fix.

I felt Rs. 400 is actually the cost of 4 strips. Details about the strip itself - it's made by Saint Gobain, attaching pics of the fix and the bill for reference.

Following this fix done at 8300km I've never faced the creaking issue again. The car has run 11900km so far.

Please bear with the long post, wanted to share my experience with the other issues faced by me and others as well.

But one issue i face is that the one touch up of the driver side window doesn't work properly most of the time - the window rolls up halfway and rolls back down, whenever this happens it happens twice. The third attempt it stops midway, following which the one touch up just gives way, I've got so used to this routine that I don't even attempt one touch up now.

They have done basic setting of the windows multiple times, other than this issue, I'm just loving the car so I've even stopped complaining about this hoping that when the electrically folding ORVM is available anyway the window will get a new motor which should solve the issue.

I'm just hoping someone from VOLKSWAGEN INDIA is reading all these minor issues faced by customers.

As for the AC, I've figured out a way of cooling down the car sooner - pop up the sunroof, crack down all 4 windows just a couple of inches down, let the AC be at 22-24 degrees Celcius on auto with outside in circulation, at this point don't use ventilation of the seats - the car cools down to a not uncomfortable space within 30seconds, i close the windows at this point, within the next 30 seconds the car cools down further and i shut the sunroof as well. The fan blower speed will still be high, so i switch to manual and decrease fan speed to 3 and also switch to inside circulation. After about 2 minutes I then switch to Auto with inside circulation. I've got so used to this routine now. As for the efficiency of the AC, i have never felt that it's not able to cool the car (highest temperature I've faced so far is 36.5 degrees Celcius).

As for the mileage - I have a sedate driving pattern, excepting revving on empty roads just to hear the engine roar in the first and second gears occasionally. I always always wait for about 30 seconds after turning on the engine for the rpm to reach from 1500 to 1000, initially i used to wait just 10 seconds after a cold start and journey on, but this gyaan of waiting for the rpm to drop was given by a close friend Dr. KCK from Coorg who owns a Skoda Kushaq 1.0L MT style variant. I get an average mileage of 16-18kmpl (60% highway & 40% city). Within Mysore city I get around 14-16kmpl, on dual carriageway highways where I can't use Cruise control I get around 17-18.5kmpl. On proper highways with cruise control mileage is sweet at 20-22kmpl. Max I've ever got is 23kmpl. I always keep the AC at 24, sometimes higher. I never keep the AC below 22.

PS.: Have tinted the windows using Garware lite NF carbon films with 50% Visibility. Front and rear windshields have clear films rated at 70% visibility, of a generic brand.

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The car is doing well, no issues so far except the auto up/down of driver's side power window which is a hit or miss (works properly only sometimes).

BHPian Osteon206 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

I got the 15000km oil change service done a couple of weeks ago at exactly 5 months after purchasing the car. Surprisingly service cost was less than the estimate given (Rs. 11000), which was welcome. It costed Rs. 6790 including Wuerth AC disinfection. I opted out of getting the exterior and interior detailing priced at Rs. 4500 which included a complementary wheel polishing worth Rs. 2500. The car is doing well, no issues so far except the auto up/down of driver's side power window which is a hit or miss (works properly only sometimes). I'm doing a Mysore to Goa roadtrip soon. Will share more details as well as route/road condition update soon.

P.S.: With a light footed driving I'm getting an overall mileage of 15kmpl (60% highway & 40% city usage - Thankfully no bumper to bumper slow moving traffic at Mysore so far except on days with Special events at Chamundi temple or during Dusshera) - Calculated by tank full to tank full method. From the past 2 months I've been using only Indian Oil XP95. The car is a 1.0L Topline MT.

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I'm madly in love with my VW but I started having second thoughts ever since I drove the Virtus & Taigun.

BHPian Links4u recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Amidst so many new car launches, an enthusiastic car owner is bound to get confused when he /she thinks of buying/upgrading a new car.

I am also going through the same turmoil for some time now.

With my Vento TDI DSG, I have completed a happy 55k in the last 5 years with very minimal niggles. The tyres were upgraded to Continental CC6 at 42k kms and running beautifully now. I had done very long trips in the car - Bangalore - Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar - Gangtok - Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar - Pune - Bangalore, within the last 9 months. When I drive this engine, I feel I am the most powerful driver on the road.
Overtaking, sprints and long non-stop drives are just pieces of cake for me, with this vehicle. The mileages are great still - around 19 on Highways and around 12/13 in the city.

So, if I say, I am madly in love with the car, I won't be wrong.

But here comes the twist, I just drove Virtus & Taigun. And now like any extra-marital affair, my heart and brain are dwindling. To go for it or not! To sell the Vento or not to!

I told my love affairs with the Vento. Here are some things which are creating second thoughts about it.

• The recent DSG story of a friend - He had ran out of warranty of his Ameo and then he had a mechatronics failure that made him cough up around 1.45 lakhs.
• Vento is officially out of market - Getting the parts for this older vehicle might get difficult as the current vendors have moved towards Virtus and Taigun route.
• The resale value of Vento TDI-DSG - It is not that difficult to assume the truth of this statement.

So recently I evaluated my Vento with:

• VW showroom - Price of Rs. 7,20,000 was quoted upfront by the VW dealer - Catch was I had to go with Virtus GT.
• Spinny - Horrible evaluation done by them. I was given a range of Rs. 5,50,00 - Rs. 6,95,000 before the evaluation. Post evaluation I was handed a quote of Rs. 5,54,000. Disappointed experience.
• CARS24 - I was given a quote of Rs. 6,45,000. Negotiations are still on.

Now the real confusion. Should I:

• Upgrade to Virtus - replacing one entry-level sedan with another?
• Upgrade to Taigun - move to a little taller version being a 184cm tall person.
• Or keep my Vento and continue the love affair - keep it for some more time and convert it to a second car, and buy my dream SUV later.

With the Virtus or Taigun:

I would be losing out on the mileage, the diesel engine, the beautiful driving dynamics, the one-touch up and down anti-pinching windows, the greater interior material quality and maybe the build quality too. Though I would be getting a refreshing new look and feel with new gizmos, sunroof, infotainment system, virtual cockpit, and powerful BS6 petrol engine.

I am not convinced with either of the options and also have a little budge constraint now.

So I would appreciate the fellow Bhpians if anyone can help me out by putting up their experiences with Virtus and Taigun with honest ownership reviews.

And also if any Vento/Ameo/Polo owner, who upgraded to either Virtus or Taigun, can share their reasoning and experiences, I would be very thankful.

Here's what BHPian androdev had to say about the matter:

I think TDI DSG is a good drivetrain to keep. This weekend I drove a Laura TDI DSG with 1.8L km that's not maintained well (factory errand car) and I was impressed.

TSI + DSG is not robust which means you need to be ready to spend money. It's a great drivetrain, no doubt, but given that you already have TDI DSG and are limited by funds, don't go for it.

Interiors are a bit dated by modern standards but IMHO they are ergonomically superior and have a more solid build. Your Vento won't let you down where it matters the most - on the highways! Keep it.

Here's what BHPian asit.kulkarni93 had to say about the matter:

Your three concerns:

• DQ200 is troublesome. It's a known fact but the mechatronics failure can be avoided if slot to N in traffic. The multi-clutch will wear out eventually and will need replacement. Find a competent FNG and you are sorted with a VAG.
• Vento is based on a global platform and hence finding parts will never be a problem. In fact, suspension, clutch and brake upgrades are definitely possible with the Vento.
• Going forward the resale of diesels, specifically diesel autos, will go crazy. Lack of options in the new car market will make sure this happens. Vento has a decent demand in the pre-owned market.

Your car has barely run - 55k KMs. Find someone who can give it a refresh. A remap, some additional features, better brakes and when the time comes you can get a better suspension set up. A Taigun/Virtus is hardly an upgrade for a Vento owner.

Here's what BHPian Rajeevraj had to say about the matter:

Personally, I don't think it makes sense to upgrade to a Virtus/Taigun from a 5-year-old Vento. You don't seem to have any significant issues with the Vento and running is also not significantly high. It is really not enough of an upgrade. More of a lateral change for which you need to shell out 60-70% more money.

On your reasons for the upgrade, yes the DSG failure is always a concern, but has VW stopped giving the 6th and 7th-year warranty? My Vento was covered for 7 years. Worth checking. Spare parts will never be an issue considering the number of Polo/Vento running on the road. And being global models, it would be easier for multi-brand service centers to source any part.

Would suggest maybe doing some mods to satisfy the new car itch and continuing for another couple of years.

Here's what BHPian JoshMachine had to say about the matter:

From someone who has recently moved on from a ~7 yr/87,000 km Vento TDI DSG to another car, I can possibly relate to some of your matters, kind of deja vu.

• First up, the Virtus will not be much of a "real" upgrade: size-wise + interior space, it is almost the same. However, as compared to the current Vento's 105bhp, the Virtus (GT) will have a 50% bump. And you will get to enjoy the DSG albeit now mated to a good petrol engine. Plus some other comfort features.
• The Taigun will give you that CSUV feeling, but you will have to really determine what is it that you like in the Taigun to make the shift. If you are looking for better GC and some AWD/4x4 etc., then the next higher CSUV segment can perhaps offer you a lot.
• Your current mileage of 55k kms in 5 years is actually not that high to warrant a change, just based purely on this condition. As for the anxiety of the DQ200, that's totally right and you should immediately buy the add-on warranty for the 6th and 7th year, one year at a time.
• Your Vento's TDI + DSG combo is perhaps the best out there in that segment. And since you have some good memories with it, I feel you can spend at least a couple of more years with it. Do a refresh, get that makeover done inside-out, change the RCD 320 head unit (if not done already), and the Vento should feel sparkling new!
• Having said this, the resale value that you are getting is quite attractive. And this value will go down eventually over time. When I was in the market couple of months ago, I got significantly less for my Vento since it had seen ~7yrs.
• Not sure about your budget, but if you really want a sizeable upgrade, then you may want to go above the Virtus/Taigun segment and look at other options. It's a different matter that even to stay in the same segment, prices have spiralled exorbitantly in the last 2-3 years.

In conclusion, there's a tradeoff you have to make:

• Continue to drive and love your current Vento with some makeover for a couple of years at least.
• Avail of that good resale value right away and move on.

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