2030 VW Tiguan Imagined With Bold Styling, Would It Be Your Go-To Compact Crossover?

We've already covered several such CGI attempts at trying to imagine it dressed in different guises, including a bold convertible that would sit above the open-top T-Roc in VW's current lineup. However, it's now time to put the hypothetical spotlight on its successor.

You read that right: the fourth-generation VW Tiguan has entered the limelight, even if the paint has barely dried on the 2024 model. It is a very bold attempt at trying to imagine what it could look like, sprinkled with several special features that are bound to make people talk about it.

On the outside, the 2030 Tiguan looks nothing like its predecessors. It has a ginormous grille up front spanning from one fender to the other with a thin light strip separating it from the hood. The bumper has a clean design with a wide air intake in the middle. We can also see the swollen fenders, hidden door handles, and traditional side mirrors instead of cameras.

The rear three-quarter design of the compact crossover kind of sends Range Rover Evoque-ish vibes. It has broad shoulders, a pair of thin LED taillights, the third brake light incorporated into the roof spoiler, a multi-fin diffuser, and a tall tailgate that should open up into a spacious cargo area. It also has black cladding around the wheel arches and a set of futuristic rubber wrapped around the special wheels.

On the inside, the 2030 Tiguan doesn't look that innovative, and you know why, don't you? Because the person behind the aforementioned digital illustrations, AutomagzTV on YouTube, didn't actually render the cockpit. Thus, everything that you see came from the 2024 Tiguan, including the 15-inch infotainment system, digital dials with anti-reflective coating, rotary dial on the center console with a tiny screen incorporated into it, and so on.

Built on the MQB Evo architecture, the 2024 Tiguan features a broad range of powertrains. The usual gasoline units with a 2.0-liter displacement are available alongside a 2.0-liter TDI diesel and electrified offerings. The punchiest plug-in hybrid enjoys 268 hp (272 ps/200 kW) combined, and the lesser one has 201 hp (204 ps/150 kW) on tap. The brand's 4Motion all-wheel-drive system is limited to specific assemblies.

Volkswagen has yet to kick off the assembly of the all-new Tiguan, which will come to life at the Wolfsburg factory in Germany early next year. The first copies of the crossover will arrive at dealers in the first quarter of 2024. Its US launch is still under the question mark, but we should find out more about it once the German car marque starts shipping it.