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Characteristics

Both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive version will be offered. The petrol engines will be the 110kW 1.4 TSI, the 125kW 1.4 TSI and the 147kW 2.0 Turbo FSI units, while the diesels will consist of the 103kW 2.0 TDI and the 125kW 2.0 TDI. The 2.0TDI-engines are brand new engines using Common Rail-technology. The exterior is somewhat like a smaller Touareg, although the Concept A suggests that the rear hatch will be rounder and less vertical. Front-wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... Volkswagen calls its combination of a turbocharger and supercharger a twincharger. ... Volkswagen calls its combination of a turbocharger and supercharger a twincharger. ... Air foil bearing-supported turbocharger cutaway made by Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. ... Volkswagen has moved boundaries for petrol technology with its FSI unit. ... Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) is the technology used for modern Diesel engines produced by Volkswagen Group, and is widely used in passenger cars produced by the company (especially those sold in Europe). ... Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) is the technology used for modern Diesel engines produced by Volkswagen Group, and is widely used in passenger cars produced by the company (especially those sold in Europe). ... “CRD” redirects here. ... The Volkswagen Touareg is a mid-size luxury SUV produced by German automaker Volkswagen since 2003. ... The Volkswagen Concept A The Volkswagen Concept A was a concept car created by German automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen. ...

A tangible picture of the Tiguan can be found here: [1] Other tangible pictures and video can be found here: [2]

‎Tiguan Sketch 2006

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The name

As part of a marketing strategy by Volkswagen the name was chosen by the public through the Auto Bild group with over 350,000 voters through Auto Bild's magazines and websites. The other possible names were Namib, Rockton, Samun and Nanuk. Tiguan is a combination of the words tiger and iguana (Leguan is German for iguana). Auto Bild (ISSN 0930-7095) is a leading German automobile magazine. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other uses, see Tiger (disambiguation). ... Species Lesser Antillean Iguana, Green Iguana, Iguanas are lizards native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean. ...

Developments

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References

1. ^ Tiguan Time. AutoWeek.com. Retrieved on November 29, 2006.

• The New VW Tiguan 4x4
• The New VW Tiguan SUV

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Volkswagen Tiguan

• First action shots of the Volkswagen Tiguan
• Volkswagen USA
• International, official Tiguan Site, regularly updated
• Spanish Tiguan Site
• Spanish SUV Site
• Early Tiguan test, including pictures
• USA Tiguan Site / Forum
• Fansite, lots of pics and vids
• Tiguan History

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