Talk:Volkswagen Tiguan

AWD vs. Front Wheel Drive

The vehicle is stated as having all wheel drive (AWD) with optional front wheel drive. The website, however, states the following for the S model: Front wheel drive, manual gear box ...and for the other three models: Front wheel drive, automatic gear box AQ450-6F. Am I missing something? Or was AWD previously offered on the Tiguan, but is no longer? Savonnn (talk) 22:32, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Beduin / Bedouin

This page should not be here under the Bedouin name as Volkswagen has not officially christened this name or Marrekesh.VWphaetonfan

Perhaps change this to Concept A page

Well, it is generally called Beduin or Bedouin in the media. So why not keep it here until the real name is announced?

I saw you changed the spelling from Beduin to Bedouin in the article. Any specific reason? On a google test I got slightly more results with the Beduin spelling, which is the German spelling of bedouin. --Boivie 09:55, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Ok I'm new here & a VW fanatic I thought Bedouin was the German spelling but you have proof that it is Beduin.

It is also generally called Marrekesh to. anyway I added Concept A seen it's nearer to the production version. VWphaetonfan

Well, if you need proof, you can check the German Wikipedia-article about the Bedouin people: de:Beduine. (I think Beduine is the plural form of Beduin) --Boivie 07:00, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Merge with Tiguan

I disagree, Beduin/Tiguan is same vehicle why do we merge threads why not delete this one thereby saving space.--VWphaetonfan 09:22, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Well there is information here which is not in the other article, and which will be lost of the whole article is deleted.Hektor 16:14, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

I've moved all the information to the Tiguan article because the Tiguan name has been confirmed. How about changing the Beduin articles to redirects? -- NaBUru38 22:40, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Seems the next right move to me. Hektor 17:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

If Tiguan has been finalized, and Beduin (or Bedouin) is not being used in additional markets or at all, then this article should be redirected to the Tiguan page. Still, either name is a terrible name for a crossover.

I have moved the talk page from Volkswagen Beduin over here as part of the merge. Arkyan • ^(talk) 16:09, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Tiguan crash in China

There is no evidence of a speed of 220 kph, and even the ChinaAutoWeb page states that this value is based on "unconfirmed reports" and "has beed challenged by many". Unless somebody comes up with a reliable souce I'd remove this sentence... 194.114.62.72 (talk) 15:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Platform Discussion

I wanted to discuss User:Andra Febrian's recent edit changing the platform to "PL/PQ48". I believe this is inaccurate, but didn't want to revert since it's properly sourced.

I don't believe PL/PQ48 is a platform at all, but is simply speculation/uncertainty about what would ultimately be the MLB and MQB platforms. Both the cited references pre-date the Tiguan's official release, whereas another reference following the official release reports PQ46. The confusion seems to be around the Tiguan sharing a platform with the Passat, stating the Tiguan is "a combination of the Golf/Rabbit and Passat platforms - one which will eventually be shared with Audi's A4, A5 and Q5". In reality, the Passat had just (or was about to) switched from the longitudinal "PL45" platform to the transverse "PQ46" platform (a parts sharing variant of the Golf's PQ35 platform), while the next generation Audis would continue on their own platform. A different source seems to concur, speculating the A5 and Q5 to utilize a "PQ48" platform, and the Tiguan the PQ35 platform^note.

As the 6th generation Golf remained on the PQ35 platform, there was not a PQ36 platform prior to the MQB platform that underpins the 7th generation Golf. Similarly, following the timeline of the Volkswagen Group B platform, the 5th generation "B5" Passat shared the PL45 platform with the Audi A4, but the PL46 and PL47 platforms were exclusive to Audi for the "B6" and "B7" A4, with the "B8" A4 moving to the MLB platform. As such, there were never "PL48" or "PQ48" platforms and any reference to them is simply speculation based on the nomenclature of the time.

note: I believe PQ35 an accurate description of the platform. The Tiguan shares many parts with the PQ35 Golf, but is dimensionally more similar to the Passat.

Absent any disagreement and further discussion I plan to remove any mention of these platforms. IPBilly (talk) 20:00, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Thought the PL48 or PQ48 is pulled from a press release or something, so I regarded it as reliable sources. I also thought "a combination of the Golf/Rabbit and Passat platforms" makes a lot of sense because the Tiguan uses the Golf Plus dashboard. Andra Febrian (talk) 08:28, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Looking for sources casts doubts on "compact crossover" claim

Almost all sources I can find agree that this car is an SUV, with the Guardian (significant for being a mainstream rather than specialist publication) being the main exception I've found so far. The Sunday Times calls it a child-friendly SUV. Euro NCAP say it is part of the "small off-road" class and say it has a "5 door SUV" body style. The RAC calls the Tiguan a "mid-sized SUV" and comments that it is more capable off-road than crossovers like the Nissan Qashqai. Evo just calls it an SUV. Car and Driver and Autocar call it a "compact SUV". Top Gear magazine call it a medium-sized SUV. Auto Express call it a "mid-sized SUV" and note that its market competitors include crossovers, but does not use this term to describe the Tiguan itself. Parker's Car Guides also calls it a "mid-sized SUV". What Car? calls it a "family SUV". This survey of sources would suggest to me that it is inappropriate (and probably WP:OR) to call the Tiguan a "crossover" and that its size should not be referred to on first introduction and instead the contrasting views of different sources on its size should be attributed with context to avoid WP:SYNTH. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 08:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Firstly, there is no one size fits all definition for what is a sport utility vehicle or a crossover. But, generally, crossovers are unibody vehicles based on passenger car platforms, with some sources saying the terms are almost interchangeable. [1] [2]. To this end, the Tiguan has all the characteristics generally associated with a crossover (e.g., sharing a front-wheel-drive unibody platform with the VW Golf, the optional all-wheel-drive lacks a low-range transfer case, and minimal towing capacity) while having none of the characteristics typically associated with an SUV. Understandably, this WP:OR favoring the "crossover SUV" class would be inappropriate without any WP:RS. To this end, Gear Patrol explicitly says the Tiguan is a compact crossover. Car and Driver says the same. Other mainstream non-specialist publications such as Business Insider , the LA Times, the Washington Post, the NY Times (twice), and Daily News all say it's a compact crossover as well. Others, like Slashgear, The Detroit News, and CNET, just call it a crossover. Some specialist publications such as Hagerty call it a compact crossover, too. Finally, US News ranks it on their both their list of compact SUVs and the list of crossover SUVs. This survey of sources suggests that calling the Tiguan a "crossover" or a "crossover SUV" is indeed appropriate. This survey further supports that the Tiguan's designation as "compact" is warranted. However, as vehicle sizes are subject to regional variations, both in terms of the model produced as well as differences in relative size, I am not opposed to removing that designation from the first sentence. IPBilly (talk) 15:15, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

I know this is a European car but remarks American media needs to be considered too.

• Motor Biscuits: 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan: The Sporty Compact Crossover You Forgot About
• US News: 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan "around the middle of our compact SUV rankings."
• Motor Trend: 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan First Look: A Sleeker Compact SUV
• Car and Driver: 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan "Volkswagen has given its compact SUV a handsome styling refresh... alongside the restyled Atlas and new Atlas Cross Sport mid-size SUVs."
• Edmunds: 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan "when you're shopping for a small crossover SUV..."
• Forbes Wheels: Volkswagen Tiguan "attract buyers looking for a European compact crossover."

Tip: change your Google search region to gain insight from different regions.

Just offering an additional insight, your findings are just as valid as mine. Andra Febrian (talk) 15:25, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Tiguan = Taigun?

The Volkswagen Tiguan is sold worldwide but the Tiguan is sold in India and other emerging markets. Bompanigcc (talk) 07:13, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

And? I think the hatnote already clears it up. Andra Febrian (talk) 07:50, 19 February 2023 (UTC)