Volkswagen Tiguan (2007): first official pictures

By Jack Carfrae

First Official Pictures

06 June 2007 11:51

Volkswagen Tiguan: the lowdown

Here’s an unusual scoop – officially sanctioned photos of VW’s Tiguan hot-weather testing in Namibia. It’s still in pre-production form, but these shots reveal the finished look aside from the fake grille to fool ‘real’ spy photographers. The Tiguan has changed little since it was unveiled in concept form at the Los Angeles show last November and save for a bit of disguise around the lights VW isn’t leaving much to the imagination.

Based on the Golf, the Tiguan is VW’s contender in the mid-range SUV market. It will take on the likes of the Freelander, X3 and Audi’s forthcoming Cross Coupe Concept. Volkswagen is boasting a vast array of electronic gadgetry on the Tiguan, which makes it the most advanced small SUV on the market. VW claims it will arrive in showrooms later in the year.

By Jack Carfrae