2009 Volkswagon Tiguan Concept
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.