Volkswagen Tiguan
VW Tiguan Sport & Style (2007-2011)
The VW Tiguan is a car model of the Volkswagen brand in the market segment of sport utility vehicles sold since the summer of 2007.
History
Early December 2006, Volkswagen presented at the Los Angeles Motor Show a concept study for a compact SUV, which already had strong similarities with the later Tiguan. The official launch of the production version was made at the IAA 2007 in Frankfurt am Main.
The vehicle takes mostly modules of the model series, VW Golf and VW Passat, including the well-known 4MOTION all-wheel drive with Haldex coupling and the self -directing parking aid. Visually, the Tiguan to the VW Touareg is ajar, interior design and dimensions are based on the VW Golf Plus. The boot capacity is between 360 ( with run-flat load floor and ) or 470 (without Cargo Management and without a spare ) and 1510 liters ( without spare wheel with rear seats folded ).
Offered is the Tiguan in the three equipment versions Trend & Fun, Sport & Style and Track & Field. The first two were designed for road use, the variant Track & Field for use in easy terrain. The latter stands out visually by a differently designed front bumper of the other two from ( this allows for a slope angle of 28 ° to 18 ° only for the versions Trend & Fun and Sport & Style ); The three variants have different extensive standard equipment.
VW Tiguan Track & Field (2007-2011)
Rear view
In China, the Tiguan is offered as a long version since 2010. The wheelbase is extended by 8 cm to 4.54 m. A sale in Europe (as of 2010 ) is not planned.
Public interest in the Tiguan also awakened the long negotiations between the VW management and the trade union IG Metall; latter was the originally planned production in Palmela ( Portugal) at the VW subsidiary VW Auto Europa Ltda. prevent. On 27 September 2005 it was announced that the Tiguan from the corporate subsidiary, Auto 5000 GmbH is to be built at the main plant in Wolfsburg. The plan was to manufacture up to 130,000 units per year. Initially joined the supermodel Heidi Klum and her then husband Seal on in commercials for the Tiguan.
Naming
In the media circulated a long time the name " Volkswagen Marrakesh ". The name was introduced by a newspaper, similar to an earlier study and VW has been adopted by many other media. The marketing department of Volkswagen tried for weeks in vain to stop the use of this false name. The official name at Volkswagen was at that time simply " compact SUV " or " compact SUV "; his name should not be announced until shortly before the launch.
The composite of the words tiger and iguana art word " Tiguan " emerged from a survey in the magazine Auto Bild, whose readers were able to vote until 15 June 2006 on the name of the future vehicle. Here, " Tiguan " continued with 36 percent of the vote against the alternatives " Nanuk ", " Namib ", " Rockton " and " Samun " by. The measures announced in the run-up called " Marrakesh " and " Beduin " were discarded.
Security
In the Euro NCAP crash test, the Tiguan achieved five out of five stars in passenger protection, with child safety, he came up with four stars for pedestrian protection and only on SUV - typical two out of four stars.
Facelift
In July 2011, the Tiguan has been revised. External differences are the less curved headlights, modified front and rear aprons and modified rear lights.
Technical innovations concerned the two petrol engines:
The beginning of 2011 set 1.4 TSI with 110 kW ( 150 hp) was replaced for facelift by a motor with 118 kW (160 hp).
The 2.0 TSI with 147 kW ( 200 hp ) received as part of the facelift a more fuel-efficient engine with 155 kW (210 hp).
Half a year before the facelift, the small 2.0 TSI version with 125 kW ( 170 hp ) has been deleted. He was succeeded a displacement of the same engine with 132 kW (180 hp).
In addition, a fourth trim level Track & Style was added, which transmits the optional equipment of Sport & Style on Track & Field.
Rear view
VW Tiguan Track & Style ( since 2011 )
Rear view
Specifications
The internal name of the Tiguan at Volkswagen is " Type 5N ". As engines four gasoline engines 90-147 kW ( 122-200 hp) and three diesel engines 81-125 kW ( 110-170 hp) power. Completely new developments are the 2.0-liter TDI engines with common- rail injection, which are fitted as standard with a particulate filter and since April 2009 meet the Euro - 5 emissions standard from the factory. For previously sold vehicles also fell below the required emission limits, but were delivered before the entry into force of the Euro - 5 standard, Volkswagen offers an update of the engine control software; then this can be rewritten to the Euro - 5 standard. Entry-level engine in the petrol engines is a 1.4-liter TSI engine with 90 kW (122 hp), with a diesel engine, a 2.0 -liter TDI engine with 81 kW (110 hp).
At its launch, the Tiguan was initially available only with all-wheel drive " 4MOTION ". Meanwhile, models with the 1.4 -liter TSI engine with 110 kW and the 2.0-liter TDI engine with 81 kW can be ordered with front-wheel drive. The 103- kW diesel engine and the two 125 kW and 147 kW petrol engines are optional ( to June 2010 with 6-speed automatic transmission converter ) available with 7-speed dual clutch transmission.
Awards
- 2009: Top Safety Pick 2010