Photo: Stefan Baldauf/SB-Medien
Slated to debut later this year in either Paris or Los Angeles, the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan XL is just as generic as its name. Here are the first photographs of the seven-seat variant of the Tiguan crossover in all its glory, way, way ahead of its first public outing.
Our spy photographers caught the compact crossover roaming leisurely on the streets of Germany and, as you can see in the adjacent photographs, the front and rear are identical to the Tiguan. The most noticeable visual difference between the Tiguan XL and the Tiguan can be identified when you look at the car from the profile.
The first thing that caught our attention is the rear door. Not only is it longer than the regular Tiguan’s rear door, but it’s joined by a generous quarter window and a different C-pillar. As for the interior, the only change comes in the form of a third row of seats. These being said, what’s hiding underneath?
As expected, the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan XL (or whatever it will be called) rides on the MQB A2 platform. The Tiguan XL is believed to boast 110 mm (4.33 in) of additional wheelbase compared to the regular Tiguan. Rumor has it the wheelbase of the Tiguan XL is exactly the same as the Skoda Kodiaq.
Under the hood, however, don’t expect to get anything other than the same TSI turbo gasoline and TDI turbo diesel engines in the regular Tiguan. On that note, the Volkswagen Tiguan family will get a third member sometime in the near future. It will arrive in the form of a coupe SUV which will be built either in Wolfsburg, Germany or at the SEAT plant in Martorell, Spain.
Another variable which might or might not happen is a plug-in hybrid model. We know for sure that the normal Tiguan and the Kodiaq will share a PHEV powertrain in the nearest of futures, but nothing has been made official regarding the possibility of a plug-in hybrid Tiguan XL. All we can do now is wait and see what VW has in store for this family-friendly crossover.
The first thing that caught our attention is the rear door. Not only is it longer than the regular Tiguan’s rear door, but it’s joined by a generous quarter window and a different C-pillar. As for the interior, the only change comes in the form of a third row of seats. These being said, what’s hiding underneath?
As expected, the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan XL (or whatever it will be called) rides on the MQB A2 platform. The Tiguan XL is believed to boast 110 mm (4.33 in) of additional wheelbase compared to the regular Tiguan. Rumor has it the wheelbase of the Tiguan XL is exactly the same as the Skoda Kodiaq.
Under the hood, however, don’t expect to get anything other than the same TSI turbo gasoline and TDI turbo diesel engines in the regular Tiguan. On that note, the Volkswagen Tiguan family will get a third member sometime in the near future. It will arrive in the form of a coupe SUV which will be built either in Wolfsburg, Germany or at the SEAT plant in Martorell, Spain.
Another variable which might or might not happen is a plug-in hybrid model. We know for sure that the normal Tiguan and the Kodiaq will share a PHEV powertrain in the nearest of futures, but nothing has been made official regarding the possibility of a plug-in hybrid Tiguan XL. All we can do now is wait and see what VW has in store for this family-friendly crossover.
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