2024 Volkswagen Tiguan revealed in leaked images

September 2023: New Tiguan imagined – and we reckon it's spot-on

We were pretty close with our previous speculative artwork, thanks to the spy photos available at the time. Now, though, there's little left to wonder at.

September 2023: New Tiguan will be a petrol-only affair

Despite previously revealing efforts to get the plug-in hybrid EV Tiguan into Australia, VW has now confirmed it will only offer the petrol model, alongside the all-electric ID.4. Full details below.

August 2023: New Tiguan leaked!

The 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan mid-size SUV has leaked inside and out ahead of its official reveal.

The images, posted to social media by MQB-Coding & Retrofit, appear to originate from an internal Volkswagen database. The new Tiguan is due to be officially revealed in the European autumn (between September and November).

As previously announced, the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan will reach Australia late next year with a high-tech cabin, more boot space, and new optional suspension and headlight technology.

Germany’s rival to the likes of the Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4 – and VW’s top-selling vehicle globally – will increase in length by about three centimetres to about 4.54 metres, with virtually unchanged width, height and wheelbase to the outgoing Tiguan.

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Up front, the third-generation Tiguan wears a more-rounded look similar to the latest Golf small car and ID-branded electric cars, with slimmer headlights, a lower and wider grille, and a cleaner bumper with vertical air intakes.

The available matrix headlights, which debuted on the updated Touareg large SUV, feature more than 38,000 micro-LEDs.

With a similar side design, it could be easy to confuse the new Tiguan for the current model, but it does feature redesigned side mirrors and alloy wheels, while the overall profile has a smoother look.

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Full-width tail-lights with a light strip running across the tailgate headline the new model’s rear end, while the Tiguan badging has been moved lower compared to the current model.

Volkswagen had already revealed the new Tiguan’s interior in a previous teaser, but the new images provide a closer look, with minimal buttons, a column-mounted gear shifter, and a cleaner centre console with a configurable dial.

The ‘driving experience switch’, teased by Volkswagen overnight, can adjust the volume, control the vehicle’s drive mode, or change the ambient lighting colour. It features an OLED display, and the outer ring will change its colour in line with the selected ambient colour theme.

A large, tablet-style infotainment touchscreen up to 15 inches in diameter dominates the dash. Lower-spec models will feature a 12-inch display.

As with recent Volkswagen models, a climate-control bar runs across the bottom of the display, which is reportedly illuminated at night.

All models will feature a steering wheel with conventionally tactile switches – identical to current standard models – replacing the glossy haptic touch controls for R-Line variants.

Under the skin, the new Tiguan rides on the updated MQB Evo platform shared with the Golf and new Passat. It will also be closely related to the forthcoming Skoda Kodiaq, and the seven-seat Tiguan Allspace will be replaced by a new model called the Tayron.

DCC (Dynamic Chassis Control) Pro features twin-valve dampers that VW claims benefits both ride comfort and handling. The suspension ties in with a Vehicle Dynamics Manager that comes across from the Golf GTI hot hatch, which is said to deliver neutral dynamics through automatic brake interventions and damper control inputs to specific wheels.

Petrol and diesel four-cylinder engines continue as drivetrain options, along with mild-hybrid turbo petrol and petrol plug-in hybrid (PHEV) options that haven’t previously been offered in Australia.

VW says its improved PHEV drivetrains now boast a pure electric driving range of up to 100 kilometres.

Below: The current 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan, in 147TDI Elegance spec

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