18
February
2011

VW Tiguan – fresh face

Posted in: Toyota 3

Volkswagen presents its revised Tiguan at the motor show in Geneva. The compact SUV was especially forward visually refreshed and with a number of new assistance systems is advisable. On the base price of 24.175 euros, VW will not shake.

The advance sale is already rolled. Here, the official world premiere of new Tiguan is celebrated until early March at the Geneva Motor Show. The model refinement has not brought spectacular changes. The front end of the compact SUV VW designers have missed the most fresh kick. Here is now smiled across the full width. The grill with the double St extends over the entire front and passes seamlessly into the spotlight section. The v-neckline, which so far has framed the grill up to the front apron, is so passé. The flat front lights are surrounded by LED day driving lights. With these new eyes, the compact SUV mimics his big brother, the Touareg. Changes in the fog lights. You peek after the model care boldly from the newly designed air vents clear. The changes at the rear are much decent down. Here, only the shape of the tail lights was revised.

Drive technology, Kamei made minor optimisation measures. Essential but does not modify themselves under the hood. Continue to seven engines offered customers in Europe. The four gasoline engines based on TSI technology and provide between 90 kW (122 HP) and 155 kW (210 HP). Diesel power units meet the Euro6 standard with SCR catalyst and cover a range of 81 kW (110 HP) up to 125 kW (170 HP). Optionally, a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is offered also for the new Tiguan. In conjunction with the “BlueMotion technologies”, the drives bring with a start stop system, which can be reduced consumption according to the manufacturer to up to 0.7 liters per 100 kilometers.

As usual VW the Tiguan offers either in an off-road version of or but, as a pseudo Geländegänger for the root of the large Stadtindianer, with front-wheel drive on. New assistance systems such as a fatigue detection, the high-beam system dynamic light assist, as well as the holding lane lane assist extend the range of facilities to care for the model. The electronic differential lock XDS is also new in the Tiguan. The base model was in this country so far starting at 24.175 euros in the dealer list – and this is to remain it only once.

Originally, the new Tiguan in late summer should be supplied. Now, VW will around the world prefer the launch by a few weeks. The reason is the surprisingly rapid Totalausverkauf of its predecessor. Since its launch in autumn 2007, Volkswagen has sold approximately 572.000mal the ALLROUNDER. Thus, the model is one of the Wolfsburg-based best sellers. Between the North Sea and the Alps the compact SUV has secured 2010 a 21 percent market share in its segment. It was twelve percent throughout Europe. Also in the United States and in the new markets in China, Russia and Brazil the opponent of Toyota RAVA & co has can conquer successfully terrain.


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