Volkswagen has unveiled a Golf-based compact SUV crossover, the Concept Tiguan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and has announced that the first examples of the SUV will be delivered to customers by the end of next year.

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The first news of the Tiguan’s development came with the debut of Concept A in Berlin earlier this year.  This was followed by the naming of the model in July, the result of a poll of more than 350,000 readers of magazines of the AutoBild group.


VW said at the time that Tiguan was the clear winner in a field that included the names Nanuk, Namib, Rockton and Samun.


The latest development in Los Angeles takes the Tiguan one step closer to production – it will be made at Wolfsburg – and hints strongly at how the final version will look.


Tiguan maintains the ‘baby Touareg’ appearance of the Concept A.

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At 4.4 metres long, 1.85 m wide and 1.69 m high, it is very similar in size to the Touran compact MPV (4.4 m, 1.8 m, 1.6 m) and is built on Volkswagen’s Golf platform. 


Klaus Bischoff, who was responsible for the exterior design of the car said: “It was very important for us to have the car appear powerful and muscular.  For us that was a higher priority than anything else.  An off-roader needs a long hood and an upright position.  That lends the vehicle self-assuredness and power.”


The Tiguan on show also features a ‘Bluetec’ diesel engine. ‘Bluetec’ has been developed for the US marketplace and is described as able to reduce emissions significantly.


Volkswagen says that more details on the Tiguan will be revealed in the first quarter of 2007. 


The car will go on sale in the UK early in 2008.