Carbuyer Magazine – August 2019

THE second-generation Tiguan didn’t breakany new ground when it

was rele ased, butthe popularity of the originalsuggeststhatitd idn’t

really needto. And so ithas proven that the Tiguan and seven-seat

TiguanAllspace arepopular choices in the mediumfamily SUVmarket.

Although petrol te ndsnot to be the defaultchoiceint he Tiguan,

thereare twotochoose from–a1.5 TSIand a2.0 TSI. Ho weve r, the

2.0 TDIdiesel is morepopular.Thereare fo ur vers ionstochoose

from and alldeliveragood mixofpowerand economy.

Sisthe name givento the entry-leve lTiguan, and even thatis pretty

generouslyequipped–Match and SELserve only to addmoreluxur y.

Asportier lookis avai labl ewith the aggressively styled R-Line,with its

angu larbodykit and model-specific alloywheels,butthisversion is

pricey.BeingaVW,there’s anexte nsive optionslist, too, and it’seasy

to take the Tiguan’s pricetag farhigher ifyou’renot careful.

Space inside is ge nerousand there’sadecent amount ofstorage,

too. The back seatsslide to create520-615 litres of space,and there’s

avariab le-height boot floor.Gof or the TiguanAllspace and there’s

20cmofextrabodywork, so there’s morerearlegro om andspace for

apair of seats in the boot, although they’recramped and tricky to

access –we’rekeener on thefact theAllspace has a700-litreboot.

“The Volkswagen Tiguan isapremium alternative

to models likethe NissanQashqai, with plentyof

spaceand impressivetechnologyand engines”

Quiet and smooth, large

boot,nicely finished interior

Expensive, rivals morefrugal,

firm ride on some models

Da

ta

Sheet

Engines:1.5 &2.0 petrol,2.0diesel

Trims:S, Match, SEL,R-Line,R-LineTech

Economy:30-50mpg

Road tax:£145-£465

0-62:6.3-10.9s Euro NCAP:★★★★★★★★★★

Price £24,545-£43,8 90

Ourpick

2.0TDI 150PS

Match

£30,335

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