Our opinion on the Volkswagen Tiguan
If you’re looking for a practical, nicely finished, efficient and refined mid-sized SUV, then the Volkswagen Tiguan ticks all of those boxes. And if you require low company car tax costs, but an EV doesn’t suit your lifestyle, then the excellent eHybrid PHEV model ticks yet another box.
Do you get what you pay for? We think so, but we’d be wary of going too high up the range when you could consider genuinely premium alternatives for the same price. However, the Tiguan still offers a compelling combination of space, efficiency and practicality, with plenty of modern tech and a high-quality cabin.
About the Volkswagen Tiguan
Volkswagen has adopted a softer, less angular shape for its latest Tiguan, but like its sharper-suited predecessor, the rest of the overall package is just as well rounded. Practicality is one of the third-generation model’s biggest plus-points – it really is vast inside and in the boot – but the driving experience is spot on, too.
Most reassuringly, the interior quality and ergonomics are getting closer to the standards that we expect from VW. That’s important, given that the price reflects the brand’s perception as a more premium offering than much of its competition.
There’s just one bodystyle available, while a five-seat layout is the only configuration that’s offered with this generation, because the seven-seat Tiguan Allspace has been superseded by the Tayron. On a side note, the US gets a slightly different line-up of SUVs, because the Tiguan that’s sold there is actually the Tayron, while the smaller Euro-spec Tiguan we get in the UK isn’t available in the US at all.
