In case you get as thirsty as me, you end up pounding wholesome quantities of water all through the day. And for those who spend a superb chunk of that day driving, you have to pack alongside each ounce of liquid refreshment with you — I’ve but to evaluate a automobile with a faucet in it. My resolution, the 32-ounce Nalgene water bottle. However no matter your model of bottle, a lot of these larger ones (taking a look at you, Yeti) will exceed the diameter of any explicit automobile’s cupholders.
So what in regards to the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan? Does it have the bottle storage capability to account for our nigh-unquenchable thirst?
As at all times, we’ll begin with the obvious and handy spot to your beverage: the entrance cupholders.
We just like the positioning. They’re positioned again towards the middle console storage bin, inside simple attain, and the place a tall bottle will not block entry to the controls on the middle stack. However they appear a bit of wimpy, do not they?
Certainly, the entrance cupholders are too small for a full-size Nalgene. Nevertheless it’s too early to despair. Different Volkswagens have been ample in our go-to backup storage spot, the door pockets. Let’s examine.
Volkswagen comes by way of once more with good, large spots within the doorways which are sufficiently big for simple Nalgene ingress and egress with out the bottle falling over or rattling round. It is also a straightforward attain — nearly pretty much as good because the entrance cupholders.
Let’s not neglect in regards to the celebration folks within the again. They’re thirsty firm, too, and are going to want the identical beverage lodging as the parents up entrance.
Like many automobiles, the Tiguan has a middle armrest that folds down from the seatback, and is residence to a pair of cupholders.
And like many automobiles, these cupholders mirror the rinkydinkness of no matter’s up entrance. No luck for the Nalgene right here. Possibly the rear doorways will do.
Fortunately, the rear door pockets, although smaller general than the fronts, are equally good for holding a Nalgene. That is not at all times the case, so it is a aid.
In case you’re the kind of one that prefers your footage to maneuver and speak, you’ll be able to take a look at the 2023 Tiguan’s cupholders within the video under.