Volkswagen Tiguan 2024: everything you need to know about the next-generation midsize SUV

The Volkswagen Tiguan has proved to be one in all the most standard midsize SUVs on sale, with its luxurious interior and eager riding dynamics earning it a actual legion of followers in Australia.

In production since 2016, the sizzling Tiguan will soon depart in favour of the third-expertise which is slated to scheme in Australian showrooms in early 2025.

Considerable changes had been confirmed collectively with a full 195kW 2.0-litre petrol engine along with a radically assorted exterior and interior create, the latter complete with an infinite 15.0-lumber touchscreen to construct with trendy times.

But main questions corresponding to if the hybrid chance will reach to Australia and the all-crucial topic of price, mute dwell unanswered for now.

In Chasing Vehicles’ rolling coverage, we’ll provide up-to-date insights on the unusual-expertise Volkswagen Tiguan because it slowly makes its blueprint to Australian showrooms so pause tuned.

September, 2023 – unusual Tiguan formally printed with as much as 100km of electrical fluctuate for hybrid mannequin

Volkswagen has formally pulled the covers off its third-expertise Tiguan midsize SUV, real a month after photos had been leaked of the auto in the public arena.

With a a good deal as much as this level exterior and interior create, the next-expertise Tiguan is determined for open in Europe in early 2024.

What engines will be supplied with the unusual Tiguan?

The Tiguan will be supplied in Europe with an improved prance-in hybrid scheme that may perchance be in a position to travelling as much as 100 kilometres in electrical-most interesting mode and even DC swiftly charging, according to Volkswagen. This powertrain is but to be confirmed for Australia.

Globally, the Tiguan may perchance presumably also be on hand with a entrance-power 1.5L light-hybrid petrol producing 95kW and 110kW or a 110kW 2.0L diesel.

These opting for an all-wheel-power Tiguan will be supplied a 142kW 2.0L diesel or a 2.0L petrol engine producing 150kW or a stonking 195kW.

The recent Australian Tiguan lineup contains a FWD 110kW/250Nm 1.4L turbo petrol along with an AWD 2.0L turbo-petrol making 132kW/320Nm or 162kW/350Nm, the two.0L turbo-diesel produces 147kW/400Nm. The flagship Tiguan R produces 235kW/350Nm.

A spokesperson from Volkswagen Australia told Chasing Vehicles the 195kW chance was as soon as confirmed for Australia with extra petrol powertrains attributable to observe suit.

“Volkswagen will open the all-unusual Tiguan in early 2025 with a level of interest on petrol powertrains collectively with the thrilling 195kW 2.0-litre turbo. At expose practically 60 per cent of Tiguan gross sales are for the 162TSI or R,” he mentioned.

Overhauled exterior and interior

The refreshed exterior create is designed to give the Tiguan a extra trendy factor in but additionally has the added enact of bettering the spin coefficient from 0.33 to 0.28, which may perchance perchance result in improved gasoline effectivity.

Internal, the Tiguan has been a good deal overhauled and will be on hand (in increased tidy phases) with an infinite 15.0-lumber central touchscreen, plus the unusual ergoActive Plus seats in the entrance incorporate pneumatic four-blueprint lumbar adjustment and a pneumatic 10-chamber stress rub down characteristic.

An total amplify in measurement has also seen the boot capacity prolong by 37 litres to an outstanding 652 litres

Bodily buttons have returned to the multi-characteristic steering wheel after previous blow-support in opposition to Volkswagen’s haptic feedback steering wheels – plus, following recent trends ambient lighting is now a worthy feature part inner.

Australian details for the Tiguan are but to be confirmed, but pause tuned as we get nearer to the auto’s open date sometime in 2024.

August, 2023 – Subsequent-gen Volkswagen Tiguan leaks sooner than legit existing

A document from a Volkswagen inner offer has been leaked onto the procure, showing what the next Tiguan is determined to trust esteem.

The unusual Tiguan looks to be a extremely assorted vehicle aesthetically, namely when compared with the sizzling-expertise version of the midsize SUV.

Key create highlights encompass a corpulent-width integrated LED daylight hours working light setup, a extra bulbous create language total and a very overhauled rear pause that comprises assorted LED light signatures.

Rely on an as much as this level interior with a bigger touchscreen and extra functions and the return of bodily buttons on the steering wheel, in pickle of haptic devices.

Engines have no longer but been confirmed, on the opposite hand, a hybrid or corpulent electrical version are a chance.