The Volkswagen Tiguan has watched its electrical ID.4 brother eat into its market share, however the combustion SUV remains to be an necessary factor in VW’s lineup. It handed the six-million-unit mark in 2020 and it isn’t solely VW’s hottest SUV, but in addition the model’s best-selling mannequin of any variety worldwide.

That’s why VW didn’t hesitate to get began on an all-new Tiguan for the 2024 mannequin yr, seen right here present process cold-weather assessments in Scandinavia, forward of a 2023 reveal.

The ICE-powered Tiguan and electrical ID.4 may be simply distinguished by their energy sources, however judging by these spy pictures it appears like they’re going to get nearer in model. The third-generation Tiguan is dropping its arrow-straight horizontal swage traces for a curvier form that accentuates the entrance and rear fenders.

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The brand new automotive can even get a brand new front-end therapy much like the one on the Mk8 Golf, although Volkswagen’s take a look at workforce has tried arduous to obscure that reality with some crafty sticker on the nostril of this take a look at automotive that appears like a conventional VW grille. The true grille opening might be a lot narrower, the hood and bumper closing in across the VW roundel within the heart, and leaving solely a slim channel between them.

We additionally know from earlier spy pictures that the inside is in for a considerable makeover that features changing the in-dash infotainment system with a tablet-style various. And it appears like will probably be an even bigger, squarer display than the one at the moment fitted to the ID.4, although we anticipate the electrical SUV to be up to date with the identical tech subsequent yr.

What you discover below the hood will rely on the place you purchase your Tiguan, however there gained’t be any pure EV model – that’s the ID.4’s territory. As an alternative, the Tiguan will concentrate on a well-known mixture of petrol and diesel combustion engines, together with a plug-in hybrid, and proceed to supply each front- and all-wheel drive transmission choices.

Costs are more likely to stay pretty in keeping with immediately’s too, presuming the world’s governments can get that pesky inflation below management. So when you can afford the $26,950 / £29,100 it takes to get right into a primary 2023 Tiguan, you’ll nonetheless be capable to afford its alternative.

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