. We’ve already touched on the newfound curves, which give the car a warmer, more organic look, not to mention a more muscular stance that brings it closer to the bigger Touareg thanks to flared rear fenders and a pinched waistline. It doesn’t move much closer to its big brother in terms of size, though. The new Tiguan switches to VW’s modern MQB Evo platform, as used by the Golf, Passat and Audi A3, but the 2,681 mm wheelbase is virtually identical.
There are in fact two PHEVs, both driving the front wheels through an eight-speed DCT and powered by a combination of 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines and 114 hp electric motors. But thanks to different ICE tunes, one gives an overall system output of 201 hp , while the other serves up a more substantial 268 hp .A 2.0-liter diesel and another pair of petrol 1.