2009 Volkswagon Tiguan Concept
Monday, July 2nd, 2007
When it comes to sport utility vehicles consumers are very picky. Honda didn’t add a factory snorkel option when it redesigned the CR-V, and focus groups voted nay on a six-inch body lift to allow for more suspension travel on the latest Cadillac Escalade. Buy a Nissan Xterra, though, and you do get a first-aid kit. Someone at some point in these vehicles’ development drew lines on the conservative edge of dedication to the trail.
With its upcoming Tiguan, Volkswagen has seen fit to push that line a little further to the dirty side with a Land Rover–esque catalog of off-road-slanted electronic aids and even two different front-end styles, one (called “Sport & Style”) for on-road Tigs and one (“Track & Field”) that allows for a 28-degree approach angle.
Add to that a battery of skid plates, and you have an impressive off-road résumé for a mini-ute that is fundamentally a VW Rabbit with 7.3 inches of ground clearance. Hey, maybe the all-wheel-drive R32 will have the optional sand paddles we hear they’ve been clamoring for in Europe.
Tags: none
Share This: Email This To A Friend or Social Bookmark It!
If you were interested in 2009 Volkswagon Tiguan Concept, you may also be interested in:
VW Tiguan Concept: Volkswagen was able to show off a close-to-production concept vehicle of its Tiguan SUV, due in showrooms a year from now, at the L.A. Auto
2009 Lincoln MKS Spotted In Production: It seems that when it comes to movies things become ‘unwrapped’ (if only for a little while). In ‘Transformer’s we got a glimpse of the
It’s Official, Camaro Goes to Production for 2009: At the auto industry's annual Management Briefing Seminars this week, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner announced Thursday, "As evidence that we're not completely brain-dead, GM
