X3 competition from VW is out

[LeMansX5]

Here is Tiguan from Volkswagen.











Wolfsburg, 28 June 2007 - With the first pictures of the new Tiguan Volkswagen is starting the countdown for the debut of it's 14th model series. The Sports Utility Vehicle SUV for short will be presented to the public for the first time in September as part of the International Motor Show (IAA in Frankfurt). A combination of power and elegance characterizes the design of the new Tiguan.

It was conceived as a borderliner between the urban world and endless landscapes, between business and leisure time. The Tiguan is a multitalent with driving characteristics that are just as agile as they are comfortable, high utility value and groundbreaking technologies.

Like the Touareg, the second Volkswagen SUV also presents a self-confident design. Shaping the front of the new Tiguan are the sexy proportions that Volkswagen first introduced with the Concept A Study that garnered worldwide attention a crossover of a coupe and SUV. On the sides an elongated and powerfully modulated silhouette spans between the extended wheel arches with a typical Volkswagen unmistakable C-pillar. A very short overhang characterizes the steep rear end. Also significant are the front headlights and rear lights with matching shapes.

First facts on Tiguan engines: Volkswagen will offer the SUV and this for the first time worldwide exclusively with turbocharged direct injection engines. This high-performance turbocharging significantly reduces fuel consumption and emissions, yet immensely increases dynamics and driving fun.

Overall there are three TSI and two TDI engines. Of these the completely new developments are the extremely quiet TDIs with common rail fuel injection. They achieve 103 kW / 140 hp and 125 kW / 170 hp and at 1,750 rpm already output 320 Nm or 350 Nm in four-wheel drive.

Both TDIs already meet the limits of the Euro-5 standard first coming into effect in 2009.
Also getting to the point powerfully, economically and cleanly are the turbocharged direct injection gasoline engines in the performance levels 110 kW / 150 hp, 125 kW / 170 hp and 147 kW / 200 hp. New to the Volkswagen program are the 150 hp and 170 hp versions. A glance at the torque values makes one sense that the TSIs are very high torque. The 150-hp TSI already develops a self-assured 240 Nm (from 1,750 rpm). In the 170 hp and 200 hp performance range it is 280 Nm (from 1,800 rpm each).

Tiguan Base on the internet shows just how big the interest is in the new Tiguan. Visitors to Volkswagen AG Redirect Server can log in to the virtual world of the Tiguan. The development stages of the new SUV are presented in photos, films and facts. Within just 15 weeks and this is sensational more than one million people have made use of it worldwide. It looks as though the Tiguan is developing into an exciting chapter in the history of the automobile.

[midwesterner]

Looks pretty nice but (call me crazy) there is something about the headlights which remind me of a Saturn...

[trueX5er]

I like it too...it's different....

[jwilburn]

Sorry, have to disagree. Looks like a jacked up Golf. They should have just shrunk the 'Reg. Also funny how they copied the door pull swoop from the X3.

[xx3]

Looks nice, but the interior is major el cheapo... Not up to VW standards...

[RastaGurl]

I like it, but let's see if it's able to compete with BMW in the "fun-to-drive" category.

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Originally Posted by xx3

Looks nice, but the interior is major el cheapo... Not up to VW standards...

--Is that because of the basic climate controls??? I wish the X3 had such simple controls--I hate the buttons--turn knobs are just easier. Other than that the interior looks great--nothing fancy just efficent --just VW. I think BMW designers have a push button fetish..

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Originally Posted by jwilburn

Also funny how they copied the door pull swoop from the X3.

Also Hundai, Chrysler, Mazda---etc

[stangmatt66]

I was waiting for the Tiguan before I ordered my X3, but VW was just taking too long. With only 200hp, I'm sure this will be better competition for Rav4s, Escapes, and CR-Vs, not the X3. Looks like a pretty solid effort.

[trueX5er]

IIRC the interior was lifted straight from the Golf Plus.