Provide of the Volkswagen Tiguan has seen its share of interruptions, and CarExpert understands the German model is selecting to wind up gross sales forward of the arrival of a alternative.
Volkswagen has already confirmed it has paused orders for the all-wheel drive 132TSI, 147TDI and 162TSI, however CarExpert understands these are unlikely to be reopened.
With the debut of a new-generation five-seat Tiguan imminent – as seen in increasingly revealing spy photossuggesting a reveal this 12 months – CarExpert due to this fact understands orders will probably stay paused till the brand new mannequin arrives.
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Stronger provide of the longer Tiguan Allspace will assist Volkswagen tide consumers over till the five-seat mannequin comes.
Examples of the beforehand revealed Monochrome edition have already been constructed, and front-wheel drive 110TSI and all-wheel drive R fashions will proceed coming in the course of the 12 months. That is regardless of a previously announced hold on R fashions.
Volkswagen has confirmed it can import a further 1000 Tiguan Rs this 12 months plus a couple of hundred Grid Editions. These will arrive progressively in the course of the 12 months.
Tiguan Allspace provide has remained uninterrupted over the previous a number of months. It is on a barely totally different product lifecycle, and is sourced from Mexico as a substitute of Germany just like the shorter mannequin.
Volkswagen has additionally bolstered the longer crossover with a Monochrome version of its personal, plus the Journey which drops the third row of seating.
Prototypes of the following ‘common’ Tiguan have been shedding increasingly more camouflage, revealing a extra curvaceous profile.
It is anticipated the brand new Tiguan will migrate to the most recent MQB Evo platform just like the Golf Eight and Skoda Octavia – with petrol, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid choices.
An electrical counterpart will reportedly follow in 2026though it is anticipated to make use of MEB Plus underpinnings.
The present-generation mannequin has been in manufacturing since 2016, with the everyday car life-cycle lasting 7-Eight years.
It was first revealed in September 2015, with the Allspace – the one physique fashion supplied in North America – revealed in January 2017.
Due to this staggered rollout, the mid-life updates for the Tiguan and Tiguan Allspace got here at totally different instances – the previous was revealed in January 2021 and went on sale a couple of months later, and the latter was revealed in December 2021 and went on sale in early 2022.
