Volkswagen has updated its flagship SUV Tiguan in India, resulting in a price hike of Rs 49,000. Priced at ₹34.69 lakh (ex-showroom), the updated Tiguan now gets new dual-tone interiors and other feature updates. Additionally, Volkswagen has also tuned the 2.0-litre TSI engine to meet the new stringent emission norms.
The Tiguan now gets a gray and white interior, which replaces the all-black cabin. Along with this, Volkswagen has added a wireless smartphone charger and seat-belt reminder for all the seats. Other safety features include six airbags, hill-start assist, hill-descent control as well as three-point seat-belts and adjustable head restraints for all seats.
The Tiguan also gets Volkswagen’s Park Assist system, which allows the SUV to parallel park in an empty space. Interestingly, despite the car steering itself, the driver remains in control of the accelerator and brakes, making it a semi-automatic parking system.
The 2.0-litre TSI engine, which is now BS6 Stage II-compliant, produces 190hp and 320Nm of torque, and sends power to all four wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. However, updates to the engine have improved its fuel efficiency, with the SUV now having an ARAI-certified fuel efficiency of 13.54kpl, up from 12.65kpl.
The Tiguan competes against the Hyundai Tucson (₹28.63 – ₹35.46 Lakh), Citroen C5 Aircross (₹37.17 Lakh) and the Jeep Compass (₹21.44 – ₹1.64 Lakh). However, with Jeep discontinuing the petrol engine in the Compass as well as the Compass Trailhawk, the Compass line-up is now diesel only.
Volkswagen is working on an all-electric SUV which it refers to as the Electric Tiguan and it will make its global debut tentatively in 2025. The all-electric Tiguan is expected to get a choice of rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive five-seat and seven-seat layouts. The Tiguan EV will likely be based on the new MEB+ platform.