Volkswagen recently released the 2024 Tiguan SUV. The new car will be launched in the UK in early 2024. The new Tiguan has undergone significant changes both in appearance and interior, adopting an upgraded version of the MEB-Evo platform, as well as more advanced digital and connected features, including the latest version of the MIB infotainment platform and new OTA update capabilities.
Measuring 4539mm in length, 1842mm in height and 1639mm in height respectively (excluding roof racks), the new Tiguan is 30mm longer and 4mm taller than its predecessor, with the same width. The wheelbase remains the same as the previous generation at 2680mm.
In terms of interior, the new Tiguan has a cleaner, more upscale, more technological, and more spacious cockpit. The dashboard, illuminated trim elements and air vents have been redesigned, offering a 10.3-inch digital instrument display and a 12.9-inch or 15.0-inch (depending on configuration) central touchscreen infotainment display. The infotainment display also integrates a backlit slide controller, similar to the latest Passat and ID 7 . There’s also a new MIB4 digital menu structure, with touchscreen climate controls integrated underneath.
The new Tiguan steering wheel abandons the difficult-to-operate capacitive touch buttons on the old Tiguan and uses more traditional physical buttons. The center console has also been changed, with the addition of a rotary knob for adjusting driving modes, volume and what VW calls “ambience,” which is basically preset settings for ambient lighting and other features like Spotify and Apple Music playlists.
All new Tiguans come standard with a dual-clutch automatic transmission (DSG), with the shift lever moved to the steering column. VW claims 8mm more headroom in the front and 10mm in the rear. Boot space in non-plug-in hybrid models has also increased by 37 liters to 652 litres. Options include a new head-up display that projects information onto the windshield rather than onto a plastic panel like the old Tiguan, as well as wireless phone charging.
In terms of power, the new Tiguan offers a variety of turbocharged four-cylinder engines to choose from. These include a new mild-hybrid 1.5-litre petrol engine found in the two front-drive eTSI models, delivering 129bhp or 148bhp respectively. There’s also an upgraded 2.0-litre petrol engine available in the two all-wheel drive TSI 4Motion models, delivering 201bhp and 261bhp respectively. The 2.0-liter diesel engine remains, but with a tweaked exhaust system, continuing to deliver 148 hp in front-wheel-drive 2.0 TDI models and 190 hp in all-wheel-drive 2.0 TDI 4Motion models.
The petrol-electric powertrain used in the plug-in hybrid Tiguan has also been significantly improved, now based on the 1.5-litre engine used in the new eTSI model, rather than the old turbocharged 1.4-litre unit, and paired with a more powerful electric motor Match. However, the two front-drive eHybrid models retain the same power as the old model, at 201 hp and 268 hp respectively, and they are equipped with a new 19.7kWh battery that is said to provide up to 62 miles , the pure electric cruising range, and the DC charging capability of up to 50kW means that the charging speed will be faster. Petrol and diesel versions of the Tiguan use a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DSG), while the plug-in hybrid uses a six-speed DSG.
Volkswagen has also redesigned the Tiguan’s MacPherson strut front and four-link rear suspension, with new dampers and revised anti-roll bars. Combined with the new independent rear suspension, it is said to improve body stiffness and stability.
Buyers can also choose new two-valve continuously variable dampers as part of an improved Dynamic Chassis Control Pro system, which controls the performance of the electronic differential lock, and the new car also offers Golf GTI-derived Vehicle Dynamics Manager, allowing driving The operator chooses from 15 settings to change the characteristics of the suspension.
Since the Tiguan was launched in 2007, the car has been Volkswagen’s best-selling model worldwide. 7.5 million have been produced to date, including 1.2 million in the past two years alone. The new Tiguan is expected to be available in four configurations when it goes on sale, with prices ranging from about £30,000 for the base version to about £45,000 for the top-of-the-line R-Line version. VW also said it is developing a more powerful Tiguan R that will be powered by the latest 315-horsepower version of the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine found in the Golf R. The seven-seat Tiguan Allspace has been discontinued and will be replaced in European markets by a new SUV called the Tayron in 2025.
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