Volkswagen Tiguan
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Volkswagen Tiguan is a compact crossover SUV to be built by the German automaker Volkswagen, based on the A platform of the Golf. Production will start in the winter of 2008 with sales starting shortly after.
[edit] Characteristics
Both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive version will be offered, and the engines will be the straight-4 2.0 L TFSI and V6 3.2 L FSI petrol engines and 2.0 L TDI diesel engines. The exterior is expected to look like a smaller Touareg, although the Concept A suggests that the rear hatch will be rounder and less vertical.
A tangible picture of the Tiguan can be found here: [1]
[edit] The name
As part of a marketing strategy by Volkswagen the name was chosen by the public through the Auto Bild group with over 350,000 voters through Auto Bild's magazines and websites. The other possible names were Namib, Rockton, Samun and Nanuk. Tiguan is a combination of the words tiger and iguana (Leguan is German for iguana).
[edit] Developments
In October 16, 2006, The Volkswagen Tiguan was spied near the snow test ground of Queenstown of New Zealand
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![[1]](http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/geneva_2006/0603_geneva_02+2006_volkswagen_concept_a+front_right_view.jpg){kind=link}