rmc523 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 http://www.autoblog.com/2017/01/08/2018-volkswagen-tiguan-lwb-937637/ Back in February, we dispatched an editor to the frozen wastes of northern Sweden to drive a Euro-spec version of what you're looking at right now: the second-generation Volkswagen Tiguan. We got an early look at the CUV as a way of holding us over, since this second-generation Tiguan wouldn't hit our shores until the summer of 2017. Now that we're closer to the due date, Volkswagen's revealed the long-wheelbase 2018 Tiguan, also known as the Tiguan Allspace, just ahead of the Detroit Auto Show.In some respects, the new Tiguan is already old. We first saw it at the Frankfurt Auto Show back in 2015. The reason for the delay is because our American version is stretched significantly compared to the Euro version. While both versions ride on the MQB platform (like its big brother, the Atlas), the long-wheelbase Tiguan and is 185.2 inches long in total, on a 109.9-inch wheelbase – that's 10.7 inches longer, riding on a 4.4-inch longer wheelbase when compared to the Euro version. The reason? An available third-row seat, the killer app for crossovers in America. More at the link. --- Another boxy crossover from VW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 That looks great - for 1995. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 That looks great - for 1995. That's generally my problem with boxy/angular designs.....they age quickly. Their Atlas suffers from the same thing in my eyes - it already looks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 That's generally my problem with boxy/angular designs.....they age quickly. Their Atlas suffers from the same thing in my eyes - it already looks old. VW's entire lineup looks old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 VW's entire lineup looks old Well, that's true too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 For whatever reason VW/Audi's latest SUVs look like jacked up station wagons. The redesign of the Q7 was incredibly diappointing as it used to be on my wife's short list for her next replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 For whatever reason VW/Audi's latest SUVs look like jacked up station wagons. The redesign of the Q7 was incredibly diappointing as it used to be on my wife's short list for her next replacement. 100% agree. I liked the Q7 before the redesign....that's exactly what I said when I saw pictures. It does look a little less wagon-ish in person, but still is more wagon-like than the previous model. The new Q5 suffers from the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 For whatever reason VW/Audi's latest SUVs look like jacked up station wagons. The redesign of the Q7 was incredibly diappointing as it used to be on my wife's short list for her next replacement. Haven't they always been jacked up station wagons? Not that it's a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Haven't they always been jacked up station wagons? Not that it's a bad thing. Just visually they're far more wagon looking than they've been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Haven't they always been jacked up station wagons? Not that it's a bad thing. Technically yes, but their is something about their designs that suggest wagon, not SUV. Styling is subjective of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 This will not help their declining market share as this is not cutting edge at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Does VW do anything exciting? I would rather them bring back the old camper vans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Does VW do anything exciting? I would rather them bring back the old camper vans They show a Microbus concept every few years and do nothing with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 They show a Microbus concept every few years and do nothing with it. And to add insult to injury, it looks like the same damn bus with a different paint job and they spew some line of bs on how it's different that the last 20 times they showed it since 1989. This time the BS is that its an EV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 And to add insult to injury, it looks like the same damn bus with a different paint job and they spew some line of bs on how it's different that the last 20 times they showed it since 1989. This time the BS is that its an EV. No kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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