VW has introduced the brand new version of its bestseller Tiguan. As introduced, the third era of the compact SUV is to realize purely electrical ranges of round 100 kilometres with its new plug-in hybrid drives (eHybrid). As well as, AC charging will grow to be sooner in all eHybrid variations (three-phase with 11 kW) and DC quick charging will likely be attainable as commonplace for the primary time.
The PHEV drive corresponds to that within the Passat Era 9 introduced earlier than the IAA Mobility: the 1.5 TSI with 110 kW takes over the combustion engine half, coupled with a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox and an electrical motor. Which means that two efficiency ranges with 150 or 200 kW system output are supplied. VW has not but disclosed particulars on the battery measurement and the precise e-range, however there may be solely discuss of greater than 100 kilometres.
“The compact SUV is an important mannequin for the corporate and the Wolfsburg location, an absolute bestseller throughout the entire world. A complete of seven.6 million clients have bought our compact SUV since its debut in 2007,” commented Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles.
With regards to the bodywork, VW speaks of a “fully new design”, however the Tiguan is nonetheless rapidly recognisable as a Volkswagen. Some components, such because the black and closed strip with the model emblem between the headlights, are impressed by the ID. fashions. On the rear, the Tiguan picks up the design language of the smaller T-Cross (once more with a black strip between the tail lights), however the components are tailored to the considerably extra angular Tiguan design.
The brand new Tiguan grows in size by about three centimetres, from 4.51 to 4.54 metres. Peak, width and wheelbase stay nearly similar to the predecessor. Regardless of the barely modified dimensions, the boot quantity (as much as the peak of the rear seat backrests) will increase by 37 litres to 652 litres, which implies that the Wolfsburg firm is speaking about good area utilisation.
The inside options the most recent VW know-how: the MIB4, the most recent era of the modular infotainment system. The XX-inch infotainment touchscreen is acquainted from the revised ID.4, the multifunction steering wheel with buttons as a substitute of contact surfaces from the Passat. As an alternative of the small cockpit show of the ID. fashions on the steering column, there’s a bigger “Digital Cockpit” with glare safety within the Tiguan.
The adaptive chassis management DCC or the optionally available model DDC Professional with two-valve dampers additionally comes from the MQB evo know-how module. The usual “Driving Dynamics Supervisor” (identified from the Golf GTI) controls the features of the digital differential locks (XDS) and the lateral dynamic parts of the dampers, that are managed within the case of the DCC Professional. “Wheel-specific brake interventions and selective modifications in damper stiffness lead to extra consolation and a efficiency plus throughout dynamic cornering. The dealing with traits thus grow to be extra steady, agile and exact,” says VW.
The brand new Tiguan will roll off the manufacturing line in Wolfsburg from autumn 2023 and go on sale within the first quarter of 2024. Volkswagen shouldn’t be but naming costs for the premiere of the mannequin, however this will likely be executed earlier than the market launch.
The Tiguan based mostly on the MQB evo won’t be supplied in purely electrical kind, however an E-SUV of this measurement (under the ID.4) is being deliberate: as reported, a brand new purely electrical mannequin will likely be produced at VW’s principal plant in Wolfsburg from 2026, which will likely be roughly the dimensions of in the present day’s Tiguan and based mostly on the Group’s enhanced MEB+ modular system.”
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