Like the Touareg, the new Volkswagen SUV also presents a self-confident design. Shaping the front of the new Tiguan are the proportions that Volkswagen first introduced with the Concept A Study that garnered worldwide attention – a crossover of a coupe and SUV. On the sides an elongated and powerfully modulated silhouette spans between the extended wheel arches with a – typical Volkswagen – unmistakable C-pillar. A very short overhang characterises the steep rear end. Also significant are the front headlights and rear lights with matching shapes.

First facts on Tiguan engines: Volkswagen will offer the SUV – and this for the first time worldwide – exclusively with turbocharged direct injection engines. This “high-performance turbocharging” significantly reduces fuel consumption and emissions, yet immensely increases dynamics and driving fun.

Overall there are three TSI and two TDI engines. Of these the completely new developments are the extremely quiet TDIs with common rail fuel injection. They achieve 103 kW and 125 kW and at 1,750 rpm output 320 Nm or 350 Nm in four-wheel drive. Both TDIs already meet the limits of the Euro-5 standard coming into effect in 2009.

Also getting to the point powerfully, economically and cleanly are the turbocharged direct injection petrol engines in the performance levels 110 kW, 125 kW and 147 kW. A glance at the torque values makes one sense that the TSIs are very high torque.

It looks as though the Tiguan will develop into an exciting chapter in the history of the automobile!