In a world premiere, Volkswagen is presenting the all-new Tiguan and with it the third technology of the bestseller. The Tiguan is among the most profitable Volkswagen fashions on this planet right this moment. Greater than 7.6 million patrons 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 Growth: “The newest evolutionary stage of the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB evo) types the extremely progressive technical foundation of the third technology of the Tiguan. Because of the big 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 out there to tons of of hundreds 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 probably be quicker in all eHybrid variations, and quick DC charging may also be potential as customary for the primary time. A cleanly designed Digital Cockpit based mostly on the MIB4, the fourth-generation modular infotainment matrix, provides the best stage of knowledge and brings digital providers and apps on board. The working idea is designed to be constantly self-explanatory. As well as, new programs corresponding 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 newest Park Help technology automates driving out and in of parking areas.

Expressive design & improved aerodynamics. The compact SUV comes with a totally new design. As a very placing characteristic, the entrance of the car has a strong look with very flat LED headlights and glass-covered horizontal strip. The radiator grille openings are actually situated 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 incorporates a utterly 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 screen 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 screen 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 might be simply adjusted utilizing pure language with the brand new IDA voice assistant.

Environment friendly vary of drives. Because of MQB evo, numerous drive varieties might be carried out within the Tiguan. For instance, there will probably be turbo diesel engines (TDI), turbo gasoline engines (TSI), delicate hybrid turbo gasoline engines (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid programs (eHybrid), which will probably be supplied completely along side the automated transmission (DSG) sooner or later. Like on the Volkswagen ID. fashions and the brand new Passat, the gear place will probably be modified in future via a steering column swap on the best 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 working gear for added comfort and dynamics. The MQB evo gives the idea for a brand new working 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 customary with a Automobile 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 parts of the managed shock absorbers within the DCC Professional system. Wheel-specific braking interventions and selective modifications within the shock absorber hardness result in higher 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 strain 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 fundamental design of the headlights. HD stands for Excessive Definition, that 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 encircling space to a totally new stage and subsequently enhance consolation and security.

Excessive-performance help programs. The Tiguan is provided with numerous comfort and help programs as customary. Along with Facet Help (lane change system), Entrance Help (Autonomous Emergency Braking), Lane Help (lane retaining system) and Rear View (rear view digicam system), these additionally embrace Dynamic Highway Signal Show. There may also be an in depth 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 equivalent to the predecessor. The bags compartment capability of the brand new technology reveals simply how good the usage of house is: though the SUV is barely 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