In a world premiere, Volkswagen is presenting the all-new Tiguan and with it the third technology of the bestseller. The Tiguan is without doubt one of the most profitable Volkswagen fashions on the planet right this moment. Greater than 7.6 million consumers have chosen the compact SUV since its debut in 2007. The brand new mannequin will attain dealerships as early as the primary quarter of 2024.

Kai Grünitz, Model Board Member for Technical Improvement: “The most recent evolutionary stage of the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB evo) types the extremely revolutionary technical foundation of the third technology of the Tiguan. Due to the massive economies of scale of the MQB evo, Volkswagen is as soon as once more democratizing quite a few high-tech developments such because the DCC Professional or the brand new hybrid drives with an electrical vary of round 100 km and making them accessible to a whole bunch of 1000’s of drivers.”

The brand new technological developments realised with the MQB evo enhance the Tiguan in virtually each space. New hybrid drives with an all-electric vary of round 100 km make this SUV extra environment friendly than ever earlier than. As well as, AC charging will likely be quicker in all eHybrid variations, and quick DC charging can even be doable as normal for the primary time. A cleanly designed Digital Cockpit primarily based on the MIB4, the fourth-generation modular infotainment matrix, affords the best stage of data and brings digital companies and apps on board. The working idea is designed to be persistently self-explanatory. As well as, new programs akin to a pneumatic therapeutic massage operate for the entrance seats or the IQ.LIGHT HD matrix headlights – used for the primary time within the Tiguan – are derived from the premium Touareg mannequin. The brand new adaptive chassis management DCC Professional optimises consolation and dynamics. The most recent Park Help technology automates driving out and in of parking areas.

Expressive design & improved aerodynamics. The compact SUV comes with a very new design. As a very putting characteristic, the entrance of the car has a robust look with very flat LED headlights and glass-covered horizontal strip. The radiator grille openings at the moment are positioned on the outer sides of the bumper, the place air curtains guarantee optimum air routing. The cleanly designed entrance finish highlights the truth that the drag coefficient has improved from 0.33 to 0.28. This silhouette is characterised by athletic shoulders over the wheel housings (with as much as 20-inch wheels). A brand new horizontal LED strip provides emphasis to the unmistakeable Tiguan rear finish.

New cockpit and infotainment system technology. The inside of the Tiguan includes a fully new idea and design. It stands out with its excessive requirements of fabric and workmanship. As well as, the brand new cockpit panorama is intuitive to make use of, intently built-in, and has a clear and sensible design. The modules embrace the brand new Digital Cockpit (digital devices with anti-reflective coating in pill panorama format), an infotainment display that measures as much as 38 centimetres (15 inches) and has a completely new menu construction and graphics, a brand new head-up show (projections on to the windscreen) and a brand new multifunction driving expertise swap with built-in OLED show. This new rotary management with its personal mini display can be utilized to manage the driving profile, radio quantity or additionally the background lighting colors. In distinction, quite a few car and infotainment features may be simply adjusted utilizing pure language with the brand new IDA voice assistant.

Environment friendly vary of drives. Due to MQB evo, varied drive varieties may be applied within the Tiguan. For instance, there will likely be turbo diesel engines (TDI), turbo gasoline engines (TSI), delicate hybrid turbo gasoline engines (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid programs (eHybrid), which will likely be provided solely along with the automated transmission (DSG) sooner or later. Like on the Volkswagen ID. fashions and the brand new Passat, the gear place will likely be modified in future via a steering column swap on the correct of the steering wheel with a self-explanatory working precept. The swap is turned forwards to “D” to drive forwards and backwards to “R” to reverse, whereas the parking brake is activated by urgent the aspect of the swap. All Tiguan fashions moreover have paddles behind the steering wheel.

Electronically managed operating gear for added comfort and dynamics. The MQB evo supplies the idea for a brand new operating gear technology. Alongside a number of particular person measures, Volkswagen has revamped the adaptive chassis management DCC: with the optionally available DCC Professional with two-valve shock absorbers. The brand new mannequin is moreover geared up as normal with a Car Dynamics Supervisor – an MQB system that made its debut within the present Golf GTI. The system controls the features of the digital differential locks (XDS) and the lateral dynamics elements of the managed shock absorbers within the DCC Professional system. Wheel-specific braking interventions and selective adjustments within the shock absorber hardness result in larger consolation and enhanced efficiency throughout dynamic cornering. This makes the car dealing with extra steady, agile and exact.

Seats for lengthy distances. The brand new ergoActive Plus seats with pneumatic four-way lumbar adjustment and pneumatic 10-chamber stress therapeutic massage operate are an ideal match for the high-quality character of the Tiguan. As well as, there’s a programming operate for computerized activation of the seat heating or seat air flow at sure outdoors temperatures.

HD headlights within the Tiguan for the primary time. The Tiguan is the primary MQB mannequin to be launched with the newly developed IQ.LIGHT HD matrix headlights2. The interactive lighting system was additionally developed in parallel for the premium-class Touareg – each SUVs subsequently share the identical primary design of the headlights. HD stands for Excessive Definition, which means a excessive decision of the sunshine sources. Within the case of the Tiguan, a complete of 38,400 multipixel LEDs (19,200 multipixel LEDs per headlight) illuminate the highway and the encompassing space to a very new stage and subsequently enhance consolation and security.

Excessive-performance help programs. The Tiguan is supplied with numerous comfort and help programs as normal. Along with Aspect Help (lane change system), Entrance Help (Autonomous Emergency Braking), Lane Help (lane protecting system) and Rear View (rear view digital camera system), these additionally embrace Dynamic Street Signal Show. There can even be an intensive vary of optionally available programs. These embrace amongst others the next applied sciences: Park Help Professional with distant parking functionality (for computerized driving into and out of parking areas managed by the motive force from outdoors the car utilizing a smartphone app) or additionally Trailer Help (for assisted manoeuvring with a trailer).

Bigger baggage compartment within the Tiguan. The brand new Tiguan has elevated in size by roughly three centimetres. The peak, width and wheelbase stay virtually an identical to the predecessor. The bags compartment capability of the brand new technology exhibits simply how good the usage of house is: though the SUV is simply barely longer, its baggage compartment capability has elevated by 37 litres to 652 litres (when loaded as much as the peak of the rear seat backrests).

SOURCE: Volkswagen