First pictures: Powerful appearance – this is the new Tiguan

- Statement: new Volkswagen SUV with powerful design
- Borderliner: predestined for the street, in top form for off-road


Wolfsburg, June 28, 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 selfconfident
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 Cpillar.
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 www.tiguan-base.com 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.


Note: This text and the first photos of the new Tiguan are available from our press
database. www.volkswagen-media-services.com


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