2012 Volkswagen Tiguan Compact SUV Right Now

Volkswagen Tiguan won't make its official debut until March 1st at the Geneva Motor Show, European customers can begin ordering the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan compact SUV right now. Volkswagen made this announcement and released a small set of official photos yesterday. The reason Volkswagen accelerated the
start of advance sales several weeks, because sustained high demand for the previous model has resulted in it being sold out.

Volkswagen is already announcing the base price of the new Tiguan, whose styling reflects the automaker's new corporate design language, is set at €24,175 for the Trend & Fun trim, which features the 120-horsepower 1.4L four-cylinder TSI engine. wide variety of TDI and TSI engines making it one of the most fuel efficient SUVs; and best overall price-to-performance ratio as confirmed by numerous comparison tests in the automotive media. Volkswagen says that it's opening up ordering so far in advance because the old Tiguan is sold out due to its popularity. Volkswagen is also quick to point out that the new-look Tiguan's base MSRP is unchanged from the previous version.

No other specs were released at this time, and we're still in the dark as to the updated Tiguan's U.S. launch timetable and pricing. More info will likely become available as we get closer to Geneva.

The Tiguan has long been one of the most popular Volkswagens in the world. Its highest volume markets: all of Europe, Russia, USA, China, Brazil and Australia. In Germany, its average market share in the segment of compact SUVs grew to about 21 percent in the year 2010, and across Europe it was twelve percent. Globally, a total of 572,000 Tiguans have been delivered since it was first launched in autumn 2007. The Touareg's smaller brother is now poised to continue this success story with a new look and advanced technologies.