VW India is all set to launch the new Volkswagen Tiguan R-line SUV on April 14, 2025. Ahead of official launch, the company has opened the Pre-bookings for the SUV, interested customers can book the new Tiguan R-line online or by visiting their nearest website. The SUV will be bought to India via CBU route and is expected to be priced over Rs 50 lakh.
The Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line is essentially the sportier version of the regular Tiguan and features sporty design elements, additional features and more. The new Tiguan is based on the MQB ‘evo’ platform and measures 4539mm in length, 1639mm in height, and 1842mm in width heavily restyled Tiguan is 30mm longer and has 2680mm of wheelbase. In terms of design, the SUV gets VW’s new design language and features a curvy design compared to the outgoing model, which has boxy dimensions and straight lines.
This new design has helped VW to achieve a drag coefficient of 0.28 Cd (down from 0.33Cd). It gets sleek IQ Light HD Matrix headlights, which can deploy 38,400 multi-pixel LEDs. The Tiguan R Line will be offered in six colour options – Persimmon Red Metallic, Nightshade Blue Metallic, Grenadilla Black Metallic, Oryx White Mother of Pearl Effect, Cipressino Green Metallic, and Oyster Silver Metallic.
Moving inside, the new Tiguan gets a newly designed dashboard with a 15.1-inch freestanding touchscreen infotainment system with a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster. The gear selector is integrated into the steering column and it also gets a HUD display. Features include massaging front seats, ventilated seats, multi-zone climate control, ambient lighting, a panoramic sunroof, a rotary controller with an inbuilt OLED screen, ADAS, Park Assist Pro, remote parking capability and much more.
Talking about the engine, it gets the same 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder, turbo petrol engine with 190 PS of power and 320 nm torque. It comes paired with a 7-speed DSG gearbox, which sends power to all four wheels.