Volkswagen unveiled a new plug-in hybrid concept for the Tiguan, featuring more aggressive styling than the standard model launched in Frankfurt. Interestingly, Volkswagen has positioned the gas-electric CUV as a more fun-to-drive truck than the standard vehicle.
In other words, it’s a Tiguan Trailhawk.
The GTE Active offers two driver-selectable modes: E-mode, which is an all-electric, rear-drive mode good for up to 20 miles of zero emissions driving; and GTE mode, which pairs the gasoline engine, DSG transmission, and both electric motors for 221 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and a 6.4 second sprint to 60 mph.
As the new Tiguan is based on the MQB modular architecture, it’s not a significant stretch to assume this hybrid system could be transferred to the Golf, Jetta, and Passat if it proves successful.
Them tires is writin checks the Tiguan Electric can’t cash.
Are they using the same 1.4 as the Jetta Hybrid and Europe-only Passat Hybrid? The article only says “gasoline.”
I believe that 1.4T is also going to replace the 2.0T in the base Jetta S as well as the 1.8T in the Jetta SE, if it hasn’t already. You’ll need to upgrade to a Sport or an SEL to get the 1.8T.
The 1.4 T is already in the Jetta S and SE models for 2016. And it’s also the engine in this car, as well as the (closely related and already on the market) Audi A3 e-tron.
I’ll take one…strip the BFGoodies off, and sent it back.
That sure is ballsy for VW to put on all that extra plastic cladding that’s only going to crack, break, and fall off in a year.
Matches the saggy headliner and burnt out headlights.
Oh come on they don’t have those sorts of problems anymore!
On Friday leaving work I was behind a circa 2012 Jetta Wolfsburg. Pity the rear lights were already non-functional unless the brakes were applied.
FWIW, there is more chatter in the thread about that decrepit Dodge Shadow, which means VW could give out a free old fashioned to every male in America and no one would care.
I don’t know…I’m pretty sure the streets of NE college towns will be clogged with these things.