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Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« on: October 17, 2006, 10:54:21 pm »
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2006, 07:20:51 am »
Hey!  Nice CR-V!  ;D
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2006, 07:54:50 am »
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2006, 09:11:48 am »
Quote from: UDB on October 18, 2006, 07:54:50 am
Quote from: JSCC on October 17, 2006, 10:54:21 pm
http://www.worldcarfans.com/rsslink.cfm/article/6061017.003/volkswagen/spy-photos-vw-tiguan

IMO, this is a photoshop.

It quite clearly says it's a photoshop... merged images together... HOWEVER if you look to the right of the screen there are some real spy shots there of the X3 I mean Tiguan(a)...
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2006, 11:55:52 am »
Heavens, why did they have to make something with such a long front overhang and nothing in the rear? The rear side glass is super erect (should make for good headroom) and looks like similar trunk room back there to the Hyundai Tucson with again similar side window treatment (also could be called Golf-like rear pillar). Hope there's something to spruce up the looks all around - the side comes across as incredibly boring. That said, perhaps when we see the SUV without cammo will come across as more Germanic tho. It had better bring some virtuous aspect to the table, as I can't imagine it being light or cheap either.

VW already had a small SUV ready to be unveiled a year ago at an auto show but Bernhard thought it too expensive and redesigned the thing to make it cheaper. I can't imagine it being cheap enough to compete with most other models of similar size, so it had better have some upscale content or capability to make the price of admission worthwhile.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2006, 12:39:35 pm »
This concept is powered by a TDI Bluetec engine.   Will be a 08 or 09 in America with a 4 cyl and V6 offered.


Here's some really nice pics:









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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2006, 12:55:46 pm »
Love the front but otherwise looks terribly close to a Cross Golf Plus (interior is near identical, exterior hatchbackesque), so I fear for the price it won't be competitive size-wise. Why is it taking so long to come? They basically had another version ready a year ago and it's taking this long for this? It better have 4MOTION or VW is seriously out to lunch. And with the RAV4 V6/RDX/CX-7, a V6 that doesn't cost as much as the Passat 3.6L VR6 does. Blah-blah-blah...

http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/vortex_news/article_1875.shtml

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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2006, 01:44:22 pm »
Volkswagen's small SUV comes into clearer focus
Tiguan's diesel to be legal in all states

Richard Truett  |   |  Automotive News / November 29, 2006 - 1:00 am / UPDATED: 11/29/2006 10:28 A.M.
 
Volkswagen AG said today that it plans to sell the new Tiguan small SUV with a 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel engine in all 50 states, probably by late next year.

That will give Volkswagen an exclusive. No other small SUVs are available in the United States with a diesel engine, which usually offers a fuel economy gain of 30 percent over a gasoline engine.

The Chrysler group's Jeep brand dropped the diesel engine option from the Liberty this year, and no other automakers have announced plans for a diesel in a small SUV.

VW unveiled a concept version of the 2008 Tiguan TDi at the Los Angeles auto show today. The engine is the next generation of VW's long-running diesels and features a new common rail high-pressure fuel injection system and several emissions components that use Bluetec technology.

Bluetec is a suite of diesel emissions components developed by Mercedes-Benz and its suppliers that also will be used by Volkswagen and Audi. Tiguan won't use the urea injection system to clean up oxides of nitrogen, commonly referred to as NOx. That system will be used on V-6 and larger engines, according to Volkswagen.

Instead, the Tiguan will use a NOx storage catalytic converter, particulate filter and other components to reduce emissions.

Volkswagen also plans to offer the Tiguan with a gasoline engine. VW spokesman Steve Keyes said the gasoline engine will arrive first next fall, followed by the diesel.

VW did not announce prices or technical specifications.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2006, 02:28:11 pm »
The rear quarter view looks a lot like an RDX, which isn't a bad thing.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2006, 10:00:08 am »
Quote from: Scaerio on November 29, 2006, 02:28:11 pm
The rear quarter view looks a lot like an RDX, which isn't a bad thing.

...and the grill looks like a CRV, which is.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2006, 10:30:04 am »
Quote from: Mitlov on November 30, 2006, 10:00:08 am
Quote from: Scaerio on November 29, 2006, 02:28:11 pm
The rear quarter view looks a lot like an RDX, which isn't a bad thing.

...and the grill looks like a CRV, which is.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2007, 03:30:59 pm »
More on the new Tucson Tiguan... http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/05/mt-drives-the-vw-tiguan-early/

I am getting a little more excited about it, tho I'd prefer a plain 'ole Golf Plus with AWD and the diesel.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2007, 05:04:13 pm »
Quote from: sirAQUAMAN64 on June 05, 2007, 03:30:59 pm
More on the new Tucson Tiguan... http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/05/mt-drives-the-vw-tiguan-early/

I am getting a little more excited about it, tho I'd prefer a plain 'ole Golf Plus with AWD and the diesel.

Hooray for actually offering a manual transmission!  Between that and the turbo, it should be a lot spunkier than a CRV, RAV4, Rogue, Vue, etc.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2007, 06:41:39 pm »
CX-7 and RDX competitior.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #14 on: June 05, 2007, 08:31:33 pm »
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CX-7 and RDX competitior.

RDX: 240 horsepower, 260 ft-lbs
CX-7: 244 horsepower, 258 ft-lbs
VW's 2.0T: 200 horsepower, 207 ft-lbs

Admittedly, neither the Acura nor the Mazda have an available manual, but still, that's a big difference.
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2007, 09:36:53 pm »
The 2.0TDI should be pretty competitive for torque. Wasn't there a TDI Passat a few years ago that spewed out about 240lbft in 2.0TDI form?

Its probably way down on horsepower but how often do crossovers really go into the upper third of the RPM band?
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2007, 11:54:09 am »
Quote from: Mitlov on June 05, 2007, 08:31:33 pm
Quote from: JSCC on June 05, 2007, 06:41:39 pm
CX-7 and RDX competitior.

RDX: 240 horsepower, 260 ft-lbs
CX-7: 244 horsepower, 258 ft-lbs
VW's 2.0T: 200 horsepower, 207 ft-lbs

Admittedly, neither the Acura nor the Mazda have an available manual, but still, that's a big difference.

How about 207 ft-lbs "peaking" at 1800rpm?
If it comes with the DSG it will "feel" faster and more powerful than what is on paper!
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2007, 03:40:15 pm »
That thing is all kinds of ugly!  :P
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2007, 12:41:47 pm »
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Re: Mini VW Touareg = VW Tiguan!
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2007, 01:56:55 pm »
It seems the European version will compete against the CRV and RAV4 in Europe.

Depending on how VWoC sets the trim and price, my guess is it would be an RDX competitor.
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