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Multi-Faceted
If you haven't seen one of the cars in the metal, it's easy to think of the Tiguan as little more than a Golf on stilts, but it's rather more than that. Indeed, if anything, it's more like a jacked-up Touran thanks to the extra dose of practicality, but more of that later. The first Tiguans will be delivered with a choice of just two engines. Those who must have petrol can tick the 1.4TSi box; this is the unit already offered in the Golf GT, and it's both turbocharged and supercharged, to give a healthy 148bhp. However, by far the most popular unit will be the equally excellent 2.0 TDi oil burner, initially available in 140bhp guise only, but from later this year there'll be a 170bhp option too. While that's likely to remain the pick of the bunch, it's also going to be joined by a further pair of TSI powerplants, offering 170 and 200bhp.
Opt for a petrol car and you have to swap ratios yourself; choose diesel and as standard you get a six-speed manual gearbox as in the TSI, but you can also select a Tiptronic automatic if you prefer the car to swap cogs for you. At first, all Tiguans will have Volkswagen's 4Motion four-wheel drive system, but a two-wheel drive edition will reach these shores later this year.
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