Volkswagen has updated the Tiguan with a complete design overhaul and it is even better than before. The Tiguan is said to be the most successful SUV in Europe and also one of the most successful Volkswagen. The 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan may seem to you like a Golf on steroids - that's the amount of resemblance it carries with the Golf. Along with the facelift, Volkswagen also unveiled the hybrid and 320PS Tiguan R.
The Exteriors
Talking about the changes on the outside first, the front of the Tiguan now sports a new grille flanked with LED headlights which are inspired from the Golf. In the R-line trim, we get sportier bumper with gloss black elements as well. The side profile is similar as before except for the new set of alloy wheels. The rear of the Tiguan also gets some changes, like the new LED taillights and sportier bumpers with faux quad pipes. The 'TIGUAN' lettering sits below the VW logo at the back.
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Stepping In
Stepping into the interiors, again, you will see a lot of part-sharing with the Golf. The new steering wheels now gets optional touch-sensitive controls. Volkswagen has also ditched the manual AC controls for touch-sensitive controls with sliders to change the temperature. The new facelift comes with new technology - a bigger driver's display and bigger touchscreen infotainment which now sports wireless Apple Car Play. To step up the bass, Volkswagen has settled with 480W 10 speakers Harman Kardon system in the new Tiguan.
The Propulsors
Talking about the heart of the matter, 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan gets an array of petrol, diesel and hybrid powertrains. The gold lining here is the Tiguan R - it comes with a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine which churns out 320PS! The Tiguan R will also get torque vectoring to increase the grip levels around corners. Talking about the other engines, we get a 2.0-litre TSI petrol with 184bhp and 300 Nm of torque mated to a 7-speed DSG. Europe models will also get hybrid powertrain as well which will help to keep the emissions low.
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Volkswagen Tiguan India Launch
Volkswagen already offers the Tiguan Allspace in the Indian market and it comes to our shores as a CBU. However, Volkswagen has plans to bring the new Tiguan via the CKD route to keep the costs low. The expected engines are the 1.5-litre TSI and 2.0-litre TSI which we see in the T-Roc and Allspace respectively. India launch may happen next year and it will sit between the upcoming Volkswagen Taigun and Tiguan Allspace.
