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The ABT Volkswagen Tiguan!

Every time we mention ABT Sportsline, we can't help but mention they are the biggest tuners of VW Group cars in the world. Every time there's a new VAG car, they're usually the first to make it better.
Volkswgen Tiguan by ABT 1 photo
Photo: ABT Sportsline
Today, they've released a refreshingly subtle upgrade for the Volkswagen Tiguan, the facelifted model at that.

Cosmetic bits available from their catalog include new wheel ranging from 18" to the 20" ten-spoke units shown in the photos, a quad-pipe exhaust system, suspension kits, diffusers and wings. We're kind of glad they left the font end pretty much the same.

As for the engines, no less than seven upgrades are available. For example, the 2.0-liter TDI 170 PS unit is made to produce 195 PS. The lower output 140 PS version is taken to 170 PS. More impressive is 2.0-liter TSI update, which is bumped to hot hatch performance thanks to 260 PS. There's also three upgrades for the ever-popular 1.4 TSI engine.

ABT Tiguan engine upgrades:

ABT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY
Engine:                                               2.0 TDI, 1,968 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     195 HP/143 kW (standard: 170 HP/125 kW)

Engine:                                               2.0 TDI, 1,968 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     170 HP/125 kW (standard: 140 HP/103 kW)

Engine:                                               2.0 TDI, 1,968 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     140 HP/103 kW (standard: 110 HP/81 kW)

Engine:                                               2.0 TSI, 1,984 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     260 HP/191 kW (standard: 211 HP/155 kW)

Engine:                                               2.0 TSI, 1,984 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     230 HP/169 kW (standard: 180 HP/132 kW)

Engine:                                               1.4 TSI, 1,390 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     210 HP/154 kW (standard: 160 HP/118 kW)

Engine:                                               1.4 TSI, 1,390 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     180 HP/132 kW (standard: 150 HP/110 kW)

Engine:                                               1.4 TSI, 1,390 cc capacity
Performance tuning:                          ABT POWER
Performance:                                     160 HP/118 kW (standard: 122 HP/90 kW)
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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