Volkswagen Tiguan review: The best-selling SUV is 支援する - is it better than ever?

Owning Audi, Skoda, Seat and Porsche (to 指名する a few), the VW group is no small player in the 自動推進の world.

Yet, since 2018, it's the Tiguan?that has been the best-selling model of not just Volkswagen 範囲 but across the entire 自動車 group.

So the arrival of a new one is a very big 取引，協定 - 特に to VW bosses.

Now the third 世代 model is here, can it be even more universally liked that its 前任者? We 実験（する） drove the much-loved family SUV on the 全世界の 開始する，打ち上げる in Nice, フラン, to find out...

The Tiguan is VW's 中央の-sized SUV 申し込む／申し出ing and it's 極端に popular - pretty much every school gate will have a Tiguan at 減少（する） off time. How does this new third 世代 形態／調整 up?

Why is the VW Tiguan so popular?

There's no 否定するing that Britain's new car 買い手s are fixated with SUV. Either there's something in the water, or there's a very strong 事例／患者 of people keeping up with the jacked-up Jonses.

But to be fair to Volkswagen, it is one of the trendsetters in this segment.?

In 2007, the German outfit 開始する，打ち上げるd its first compact SUV, setting its sights 堅固に on the market-主要な?Nissan Qashqai.

That SUV was the Tiguan, arriving as a bigger and more practical family 申し込む／申し出ing than the ゴルフ, while keeping everything smartly 精製するd as per VW's ethos.

Almost 17 years later and with more than 7.6 million 部隊s sold globally, it's 安全な to say VW made a good move 支援する in the 中央の-noughties.

Last year, the Tiguan was the third most popular new VW bought by drivers. When 連合させるd with 登録s of the larger Tiguan Allspace, it out-sold the ゴルフ and Polo.

There's no question this is a 重要な new モーター for the UK market.?

The Tiguan comes with the 入ること／参加（者） level 削減する, the Life, Elegance and 範囲-topping sporty R-Line

Looks 港／避難所't changed massively but it is a bit more 運動競技の and tougher, and the R-Line 削減する is certainly more aggresive

While the exterior hasn't changed 負担s, big tech updates 含む 負担s of safety 補助装置s 同様に as 発言する／表明する 命令（する） ChatGPT that will arrive as an update?

First impressions

裁判官d only by the cover and you can see the Tiguan's looks have 発展させるd with modern 傾向s but not radically - a good thing if you like d the past 見解／翻訳／版s, a bad one if you didn't.

It is more 積極的な, sleeker and certainly on the Elegance and R-Line 削減するs more 運動競技の - but that's about as wild as it gets.?

If you want to toughen it up then the R-Line 黒人／ボイコット Style 一括 追加するs (unsurprisingly) 黒人／ボイコット accents and more privacy features.

What's it like to 運動?

最高の，を越す importance for most drivers with a 中央の-sized SUV like the Tiguan is 慰安 - for themselves and for 乗客s.

A 範囲 of engines are 利用できる for the 2024 model.

These 含む: a 2.0-litre ディーゼル (TDI), two 穏やかな hybrid 石油s (e-TSIs), two more powerful turbocharged 石油s (TSIs) and two plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).

On the 開始する，打ち上げる in フラン, we drove the 2.0-litre TDI and 1.5-litre eTSI - both with 148bhp.?

The eTSI has 穏やかな hybrid 補助装置 which 改善するs 燃料 economy and 業績／成果 - covering 0 to 62mph in 9.1 seconds. It's useful when you want a quick spurt of 速度(を上げる） to pull out at a junction.

If you've driven the previous Tiguan then you'll feel straight at home and. やめる honestly, the 運動ing experience is almost the same ? and that's in no way a bad thing.?

精製するd, everyday 巡航するing is certainly what you continue to get from VW's 容積／容量-selling SUV.

From winding mountain roads to the A8 motorway into Nice, both cars were 静かな and smooth.?

You can flick between 運動ing 方式s, but 'Sport' isn't about to make you appear on Netflix's 決まり文句／製法 1: 運動 to 生き残る?series.?

It 強化するs the steering 抵抗 a little and the 中断 becomes a tad firmer, but the Tiguan 一般に isn't amazingly communicative.

The seven-速度(を上げる） (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 gearbox made life 平易な, and the 運動 selector is now 機動力のある on a stalk on the steering wheel column rather than in the centre console, which we prefer for 平易な 接近.?

The good news for Tiguan fans is that it's very 類似の to 運動 as the 去っていく／社交的な 見解／翻訳／版 - 推定する／予想する the same 精製するd smooth 運動 and seven-速度(を上げる） (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 gearbox that makes long 運動s very relaxing

There's a wide 範囲 of engine 選択s but the 1.5 穏やかな hybrid 石油 eTSI that we 実験（する）d balance of 業績／成果 and economy really 井戸／弁護士席 and is one of the least expensive too

The 選択 of '4Motion' all-wheel 運動 will be 利用できる later in the UK on the 2.0-litre 石油 engin es, which is 価値（がある） 選ぶing for if you 牽引する a trailer, horsebox or caravan.

The big change in the Tiguan powertrains are the plug-in hybrids.

The all-electric 範囲 （テニスなどの）ダブルス the old car's, giving you 62 miles of silent, exhaust-放出／発行-解放する／自由な 運動ing.?

Most cars on 普通の／平均（する） 運動 18 miles a day, so you've theoretically got three days of use before you need to 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金.

And when you do need to 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, VW has made life easier.

The at-home 非難する?速度(を上げる） has 増加するd from 3.6kW to 11kW ? this means you can now fully 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 from a wallbox in around 2 hours 45 minutes.

Public 非難する has also 増加するd ? 50kW 急速な／放蕩な 非難する is now 利用できる, with 10 to 80 per cent 最高の，を越す ups in circa 23 minutes.

内部の and practicality

This is where all the new fun happens in the 最新の interaction of VW's 主要な family SUV.?

The Tiguan, like the?2024 Passat, has had an 内部の makeover. And we love it.

The TDI （機の）カム in the Elegance 削減する, and the eTSI in the R-Line 削減する - there's not 負担s between them but the R-Line is the most luxurious with sportier 詳細（に述べる）s and leather seats.

The headline grabber is the new ambient dash with 30 colourways - VW 名付ける／吹き替えるs them 'atmospheres' - and a central 15-インチ infotainment touchscreen (12.9-インチ on lower 削減するs).?

Depending on your generosity of spirit, you can choose to annoy or appease people with your music taste by 調整するing Spotify playlists with particular atmospheres.

The VW system is a bit of personal 支配する ーに関して／ーの点でs of usability but it can't be 否定するd it's responsive.?

Of course you get Apple CarPlay and Android 自動車, and?ChatGPT AI 発言する／表明する 命令（する） will come as an update.

And, wisely, Volkswagen listened to the 集まりs who 手配中の，お尋ね者 analogue 支援する, 取って代わるing the touchpads on the steering wheel 支配（する）／統制するs with buttons to work in tandem with the 10-インチ 数字表示式の dials.

The 内部の is the big selling point of the new Tiguan: It's had a 完全にする makeover with a new ambient dash, 大規模な 15-インチ touchscreen, 数字表示式の dials and 長，率いる up 陳列する，発揮する

Families will be delighted that you now get even more boot space -? 37 litres more than the 去っていく／社交的な 見解／翻訳／版 which gives you 652 litres in total. This is much better than 競争相手s and 本気で impressive 量 of space

Will it fit in my garage? 2024 VW Tiguan

Price:?from £34,060

Length:?4,539mm

Width: 1,842mm

高さ: 1,639mm

Wheelbase: 2,680mm.

Engines 実験（する）d:?1.5-litre 穏やかな hybrid 石油 (eTSI) and 2.0-litre ディーゼル (TDI)

力／強力にする:?148bhp

伝達／伝染:?7-速度(を上げる） (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃

0-62mph:?9.1 seconds?

最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる）: 130mph?

削減するs: 入ること／参加（者）-level Tiguan, Life, Elegance and R-Line (sporty)?

燃料 economy: 46.3mpg to 52.3mpg

Boot capacity:?652 litres (37 litres more than the previous Tiguan)

Impressively VW has managed to get 明言する／公表する-of-the-art 権利 without it 存在 too empty ? it's not devoid of emotion like some very 臨床の 極小の 内部のs.?

特に if you're a 乗客 wanting to curl up and feel at home, the 慰安 level mixed with the smart finish makes you 即時に relaxed.

It's not the most unbelievably luxurious 内部の of any SUV ? unlike a 範囲 Rover ? but it's still high-質 considering you're 支払う／賃金ing about £6,000 いっそう少なく than you would for an 同等（の） Evoque.

The 極端に comfortable yet nicely-会社／堅い seats made 多重の hours of 運動ing very enjoyable and even if the perfect seat is as subjective as the ultimate pillow or mattress, these せねばならない get 是認 all-一連の会議、交渉／完成する.

The 前線 massage seats in the Elegance and R-削減するs - that can 明らかに 的 muscles groups in the spine and pelvic 床に打ち倒す - are 広大な／多数の／重要な for the person who snagged shotgun.?

For the driver, however, this is one for a service 駅／配置する refresh ? the sensation is so bewildering it 完全に コースを変えるs your attention.

I didn't utilise the heated seats in 20 degree sunny Nice, but the ventilation 選択 will come in handy that one week of the year the UK's hotter than every Jet2 目的地 in Europe.

ーに関して／ーの点でs of practicality, the Tiguan is わずかに taller, wider and longer so 後部 乗客s have plenty of 長，率いる and legroom, and there's easily space for five in the 支援する.?

But the real 勝利者 for families is the 増加する in boot capacity - up 37-litres on the 去っていく／社交的な model to 652 litres. The Qashqai 落ちるs far behind with just 504.

運動 安全な

For parents, 自然に car safety is of 最高位の importance.

The Tiguan does a very good 職業 here no 事柄 what 削減する you get.?

Even the base spec gets 後部 味方する airbags, 加える an 付加 前線 centre airbag, and 非常に／多数の safety 補助装置s 含むing 小道／航路 change 補助装置, 緊急 ブレーキing and a 後部 見解（をとる） camera.

By the time you get to the R-Line 削減する you barely need you use your brain.

From succinctly 指名するd Park 補助装置 加える with Park Distance 支配（する）／統制する (essentially 動きやすい controlled remote parking) to oncoming 乗り物 swerve support and drowsiness 監視するing, you're in very 安全な 手渡すs.

The cars & モーターing 判決

It would be hard to imagine VW ever going horribly wrong with the Tiguan, and certainly that hasn't happened with the 2024 model.?

And considering the electric 未来 of VW, it's not surprising that the PHEV is the 焦点の point.

Prices start from £34,060, the Elegance comes in at £39,275 and the R-Line at £39,680.?

That puts it around the same cost as the Audi Q3, and more than the 入ること／参加（者） level Nissan Qashqai at £27,120.

Volkswagen has without question played things 安全な by making the Tiguan look, feel and 運動 familiar, but there's no 否定するing you get a lot more 内部の for your money than you did in the previous 見解／翻訳／版 - and, given its 人気, is there any point in 直す／買収する，八百長をするing something that isn't broken in the first place?

It's sales success has always been driven by it's 中立の 特徴. No-one's up in 武器 about anything Tiguan-関係のある, and it's いっそう少なく flash than a?BMW X1 or Mercedes GLB.

For a driver prioritising 慰安 and aesthetically-pleasing design, who wants go from the supermarket to the school gates, to the office, to フラン on hol iday, it really will be a very enjoyable and versatile car to own.

And that extra boot space puts it 権利 at the 最高の，を越す for practicality. 加える the 62-mile electric 範囲 from the PHEVs is a no-brainer for your wallet, if you can stretch your 予算 to the hybrid drivetrains.?