Volkswagen is already engaged on the following era of the Tiguan and our spy photographers caught two mules of the upcoming mannequin testing within the Alps. The SUV is predicted to reach by 2024, and can most probably are available in EV guise.
The Tiguan mules are utilizing the present mannequin’s bodywork with a number of modifications. The obvious change within the pictured fashions is the totally lined grille, which together with the absence of seen exhaust pipes makes the case for an EV powertrain.
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The brand new entrance bumper someway brings to thoughts the Lamborghini Urus, and is effectively integrated for a dummy half that in all probability gained’t be utilized in manufacturing. The remainder of the bodywork stays unchanged from the facelifted Tiguan that was launched in 2020, following the launch of the second era in 2015. The wheelbase and the entrance/rear tracks look OK which may imply that the following Tiguan will retain the same footprint with the present mannequin that’s based mostly on the MQB platform.
So far as electrification goes, the present mannequin is on the market within the eHybrid plug-in hybrid variant with a mixed output of 245 PS (242 HP / 180 kW) and an EV vary of fifty km (31 miles). Nonetheless, the competitors within the compact SUV phase is rising sturdy, and Volkswagen will step up the sport within the subsequent era. We don’t know if VW goes all-in for an EV-only Tiguan based mostly on the MEB structure, however there’s a chance for the brand new mannequin to be supplied in each ICE-powered and EV guise. This could differentiate it from the ID.4 and permit hybrid options to be supplied till VW turns into an electric-only automaker.
Camouflaged prototypes of the following VW Tiguan ought to seem as early as 2023, a yr earlier than the mannequin makes its official debut. Then we’ll know extra concerning the design – which is predicted to be impressed by the ID vary of fashions – and the technical specs of the SUV.