2017 Volkswagen Tiguan REVIEW | The Tiguan Gets A Bigger Cargo Space, And Lots, Lots More Besides
IT’S ALL CHANGE FOR VOLKSWAGEN’S TIGUAN SUV - THE ALL-NEW MODEL IS BIGGER, BETTER-EQUIPPED, MORE POWERFUL, AND MORE FUEL EFFICIENT. And with prices starting from $31,990, the smart Tiguan challenges the value of its major German rivals.
But wait, there’s more...
In fact there will be five new Volkswagen SUVs debuting within the next 29 months, prominent among them a seven-seat version of the Tiguan and a new-generation Touareg.
Volkswagen is clearly in the SUV business like never before and expects the Tiguan to be the number two volume model in Australia (behind the Golf). After driving it, the inescapable impression is that this car is in another league altogether to the Tiguan it replaced.
Vehicle Style: Mid-Size SUV
Pricing (plus on-road costs for each):
110TSI Trendline 2WD $31,990;
110TSI Comfortline 2WD $36,990;
132TSI Comfortline AWD $41,490;
162TSI Highline AWD $48,490;
110TDI Comfortline AWD $42,990
140TDI Highline AWD $49,990
Engine/transmission:110kW/250Nm 1.4 litre 4cyl turbo petrol; 132kW/320Nm 2.0 litre 4cyl turbo petrol; 162kW/350Nm 2.0 litre 4cyl turbo petrol; 110kW/340Nm 2.0 litre 4cyl turbo diesel; 140kW/400Nm 2.0 litre 4cyl turbo diesel | 6sp manual, 6sp automatic, 7sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 110TSI FWD 6.0l/100kms (man); 110TSI FWD 6.3l/100kms (auto); 132TSI AWD 7.5l/100kms; 110TDI AWD 5.9l/100kms; 140TDI 5.9l/100kms | Tested: 110TDI AWD 6.7l/100kms; 140TDI AWD 6.6l/100kms; 110TSI FWD 6.4l/100kms; 132TSI AWD 5.7l/100kms
OVERVIEW
The all-new Volkswagen Tiguan is designed, engineered and made in Germany - in fact, against comparable rivals, it is the only German-produced mid-size SUV.
With a choice of five engines (the range-topping 162TSI doesn’t arrive until early 2017), three specification levels (and a sporty R-Line package), the second-generation Volkswagen Tiguan is certainly a step-up over its predecessor (and not just because of its increased interior dimensions).
Volkswagen is claiming the ANCAP 5-star rated Tiguan is the segment-best for its standard safety technologies (city emergency brake, and a pyrotechnic-driven pedestrian friendly ‘active’ bonnet among them).