VW Concept Tiguan
World premiere in Los Angeles: Volkswagen presents study of the new Tiguan
- Made in Germany: Volkswagen Concept Tiguan shows design full of power and clarity
- All-around talent: VW Concept Tiguan transfers Touareg idea to another class
- Clean power: VW Concept Tiguan has entirely new "Clean TDI"
The countdown for the Tiguan has begun: Volkswagen will bring the "small Touareg" to market at the end of next year - a SUV, a highly variable companion for use on all routes, terrains and in all situations. Some initial signs of just how this Volkswagen - with all-wheel drive in most versions - might appear were offered in early 2006 with the Concept A presented in Berlin. Front grille, headlamps, engine hood, front fenders and wheel arches gave flashing glimpses of Volkswagen Concept Tiguan and showed where the journey is headed. Now this journey will be continued in Los Angeles: That is because with the exceptionally early world premiere of the Concept Tiguan at the LA Auto Show Volkswagen is now offering another preview of the sport utility vehicle that will arrive at its first customers within twelve months.
The concept car being presented in Los Angeles is powered by a "Clean TDI" that is an entirely new development - a diesel engine of the next generation. In this diesel of the future Volkswagen will employ a modular concept of different systems to once again significantly reduce emissions. One of these powertrain systems includes a NOx storage catalytic converter and as a whole reduces nitrogen oxides by up to 90% compared to engines known today.. The "Clean TDI" from Volkswagen will satisfy the strictest emissions standards in the world.
The "Clean TDI" introduced in VW Concept Tiguan is also one of the first components of the BLUETEC offensive initiated jointly by Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. The goal of this partnership is to establish the concept of BLUETEC as a uniform label for clean and low consumption cars and SUVs with diesel engines. BLUETEC denotes diesel drives that comply with even the strictest emissions regulations of the US market. The technologies used and individually developed by each manufacturer serve to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) in particular - the only exhaust components that lie above the rates of gasoline engines due to the conceptual design of diesel engines. The BLUETEC partnership was recently started in the course of the LA Auto Show.
VW CONCEPT TIGUAN IN DETAIL
Volkswagen Concept Tiguan is characterized by a design full of power and clarity. It is a design as only German automobiles possess
Power
"It was very important to us to have the car appear powerful. Muscular. For us that had a higher priority than anything else", explains Klaus Bischoff, Head of the Design Centre in Wolfsburg. Bischoff continues: "An offroader needs a long hood and an upright position. That lends the vehicle self-assuredness and power."
And that has consequences: VW Concept Tiguan comes across as self-assured, with high value, grown-up, astute. It transfers the Touareg idea of a highly capable touring car and SUV into another class. The Tiguan does not stop where normal tracks end. But it does not acquire this talent at the cost of refined street manners, rather it masters the ride through both worlds - of asphalt paths and nature's paths. The design of VW Concept Tiguan, specially built for the auto show in Los Angeles, makes precisely this clear.
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