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Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept Shows Tiguan’s Rugged Side At Detroit

While most medium SUVs are not known for their rock-scaling prowess, the Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active would like you to think differently for a moment. While we’ve already seen the road-going Tiguan GTE Concept at last year’s Frankfurt


While most medium SUVs are not known for their rock-scaling prowess, the Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active would like you to think differently for a moment.

While we’ve already seen the road-going Tiguan GTE Concept at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the GTE Active at Detroit ditches the monster alloys and racy styling for chunky tyres, a raised ride-height, and a chunky off-roadable set of bumpers and wheel-arch extensions.

Underneath the kitted-out exterior lies a plug-in hybrid powertrain capable of covering 32 kilometres on electricity alone, with an electric motor on each axle. The motor does the work in normal circumstances in E-mode, with the front motor chipping in during low-traction driving.

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Kez Casey

Kez Casey migrated from behind spare parts counters to writing about cars over ten years ago. Raised by a family of automotive workers, Kez grew up in workshops and panel shops before making the switch to reviews and road tests for The Motor Report, Drive and CarAdvice.

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