Tiguan Next Gen VW Tiguan: Renders, Spy Pics, Speculation

[tristatez28lt1]

Apparently it will be available in three variants (Tiguan, Tiguan XL, Tiguan Cross-Coupe).
It's supposedly coming February 2015. Of course, it will use the new MQB with a longer wheelbase.

And lastly some fancy sales statistics (worldwide)

 

[Centurion]

I wonder what that kink is where the CR-V, Sportage and Duster slightly dip. What could it be due to, smaller wannabe SUVs like the Mini Countryman and Nissan Juke?

 

[Human]

Just a thought seeing this rendering and talk about the MQB platform. Does any one know if the Porsche Macan will use the MQB platform?

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Just a thought seeing this rendering and talk about the MQB platform. Does any one know if the Porsche Macan will use the MQB platform?

I would say yes. But I don't think any details have been leaked yet.

 

[Centurion]

Just a thought seeing this rendering and talk about the MQB platform. Does any one know if the Porsche Macan will use the MQB platform?

Some reports are stating that it will be based on the Q5 which I don't think since it will be a smaller car and thus using the Tiguan MQB is a cheaper and technically superios option.

 

[Human]

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It just makes sense in every way and from every perspective that the Macan will be build on the MQB platform, and as you pointed out Centurion that of the next Tiguan. I am of the opinion as VAG coach builds the Panamera and Cayenne bodies, so will the Macan also be aluminium coach build by VAG - in the end if just to justify the price of the Macan and also protecting the Porsche "ego" against the Evoque + VAG offerings....(if then only the sheetmetal)

 

[Merc1]

Oh I like that. Bigger and less expensive and BOOM sales will explode in the U.S. just like the Passat and Jetta. The Passat has sold more this year in the first 2 months than all of last year. I love the way VW is doing this. Keeping the GLI, CC and GTI/R for the enthusiats while they chase volume and rake in the sales. Everyone is happy. Brilliant strategy.


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[Centurion]

Oh I like that. Bigger and less expensive and BOOM sales will explode in the U.S. just like the Passat and Jetta. The Passat has sold more this year in the first 2 months than all of last year. I love the way VW is doing this. Keeping the GLI, CC and GTI/R for the enthusiats while they chase volume and rake in the sales. Everyone is happy. Brilliant strategy.


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I didn't know the Passat was selling that well have VW cut the price or bumped the engine options up?

 

[Merc1]

I didn't know the Passat was selling that well have VW cut the price or bumped the engine options up?

Its been totally re-designed specifically for the U.S. market. Key things: bigger and cheaper and it has been selling like hotcakes. Like 8K units alone last month I think. Its a different car from the European market Passat.


Volkswagen Passat NMS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...-increase-in-february-us-sales-141035043.html


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[soulless]

do not like at all this new vw design... ble..

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Auto Motor und Sport reports that there might be a Baby Tiguan and take styling cues from the next generation Tiguan:
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...ercedes-gla-fiat-500x-volvo-xc40-4805284.html

 

[Giannis]

How "small" could a baby-Tiguan be? If I am not mistaken, the only true baby-SUVs availiable in Europe are the Suzuki Jimny and the Daihatsu Terios and they are both very successfull and very capable, offering proper off-road suspension (solid axles instead of aluminum wishbones) and lockable diffs

 

[Human]

Its been totally re-designed specifically for the U.S. market. Key things: bigger and cheaper and it has been selling like hotcakes. Like 8K units alone last month I think. Its a different car from the European market Passat.
Volkswagen Passat NMS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...-increase-in-february-us-sales-141035043.html
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Rather VW passat than Hyundai Sonata/KIA Optima. So, good then!

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Autobild.de Render:

 

[soulless]

Dont like this vw new front face...ugly...

 

[tristatez28lt1]

This should give us an idea what the next Tiguan will look like:

VW Cross Blue Coupe Concept (Shanghai)

 

[dalab]

Looks more like the coupe version of the Tiguan ala X2-X4-X6.....

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Tiguan XL 7 seater for the American market slotted under the proposed 7 seater SUV to be built in the Chattanooga plant.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

 

[Rainer271]

Spyshots: All-New 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan Will Be Wider


Modular platforms are key to Volkswagen's future success and so are SUVs. The company currently makes only two, the Touareg, which was followed in 2007 by the Tiguan. But by the end of the decade, VW will have no less than six SUVs, including an all-new Tiguan based on the MQB platform.

Like in the case of the new Passat, development is taking place under the guise of a current generation test mule. However, engineers have had to beef up the wheelarches, a clear sign that the Tiguan will become wider. All the other dimensions will remain pretty much the same, but about 2 centimeters added to either side will increase stability and create a roomier cabin.

At 1,808 mm, the current Tiguan is one of the narrowest SUVs in the C-segment. By comparison the RAV4 is 1,844mm and the Honda CR-V is 1,819 mm, and that's because they're newer models.

That's not the only change on the horizon though. The same MQB platform used by the Golf 7 will result in an average reduction in weight of 70 kg (154 lbs). Just like the previous PQ platform, VW is working around at least two different versions, one for the Golf and Tiguan and another stronger, larger version for the Passat.

Engine choices will begin with the 1.6-liter TDI diesel in Europe, a new version of which we believe is coming out in 2015, with 120 horsepower instead of the current 110. There should also be two 1.4 TSI petrol base engines, one with 125 hp and the other with 150 hp. But the bulk of the engines will be 2-liter ones, ranging from a 150 hp TDI to a 220 hp TSI stolen from the Golf GTI.

A plug-in hybrid or conventional hybrid is very likely, after VW CEO Martin Winterkorn announced last year in Frankfurt that he wants to lead the biggest electric mobility company in the world. From the start, the MQB modular platform was designed with this in mind and a 205 hp 1.4-liter system borrowed from the Golf GTE is likely to be implemented.
We don't yet know when the new Tiguan will be ready for production, but all signs point towards the later part of 2015 or early 2016. The SUV's design has not yet been finalized and should first be previewed by a concept car as early as January 2015's Detroit Auto Show. All signs point toward two members of the Tiguan family, a regular 5-seater and a 7-seater.

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/spyshots-all-new-2015-volkswagen-tiguan-will-be-wider-82381.html