Volkswagen Tiguan review

• For: Excellent cabin, strong image, efficient engines
• Against: Expensive, dull to drive, S trim best avoided
• Verdict: Classy SUV is hard to fault

The Tiguan follows the Golf and Polo as the company’s third best seller.

Classier than a Nissan Qashqai, it can’t quite reach the heights of the BMW X3 or Audi Q5, but gets very close – in the right spec.

There’s a £17,000 difference between the entry-level front-wheel-drive Tiguan S with a 1.5-litre petrol engine and the flagship R-Line Tech with a twin-turbo 2.0 diesel and four-wheel drive.

Park the two side-by-side and the differences are stark – one looks like a holiday rental, the other a premium SUV.

Although the Tiguan is a five-seater, the Tiguan Allspace offers seven seats and is ideal if you’re after more space and flexibility. Its luggage capacity increases from 615 to 700 litres, and there’s 60mm more legroom behind the front seats.

Either way, the Tiguan has one of the nicest cabins in its class and a huge range of efficient and punchy engines. Little wonder it’s so popular.

KEY INFO

• Launched: 2016
• Facelifted: 2020
• Due for replacement: TBC