Make mine a VR6, DSG.

I’d say that it looks rather passive in it’s stance and not the aggressive position of the Tourag or its brethren. Not much differentiation between this and the Korean/Japanese competitors (CRV/RDX/Tucson). I’ve long thought VW / Audi led the way in defining their own shape / aggression through sheet metal and it appears to be missing in this. The flowing aggression of the sketch did not translate.

But I’m not going to trumpet a “it’s not from the General so it’s not good” stance… not one of the GM team members on this end.

I could be fooled that this came from Sweden instead of Germany. It resembles a Volvo.

How ugly can a car be, I mean.. really!?

Lauri have you seen the RDX? Jimothy it is in disguise you asswipe that is why it looks like a Volvo. This car will be awesome looking and I want one

Yawn.

BTW - THe RDX is cool, especially in person. I hope the new MDX keeps some of that aggressive concept styling. If it does I am so going to buy one.

kinda looks like an X3, especially from the back, but looks stupid from the front. Then again…these are just spy photos

double yawn

I can’t believe that VW placed the exact same dash from the Golf Plus… Those small rounded air vents don’t look good in my opinion. I was expecting more of a Touareg dash.

This reveals that VW is using the same dash (and steering wheel) from the Golf Plus as a cost-cutting measure.

“Tiguan is riding on a PL/PQ48 platform – a combination of the Golf/Rabbit and Passat platforms – one which will eventually be shared with Audi’s A4, A5 and Q5″

It seems like every company is building a very specific car to fit a niche that may or may not exist these days. It also seems like VAG is going down the same road GM one went, building tons of niche models and then sharing them accross the brands. While I think VAG will do a better job of hidding that fact between their brands, as they already have, it just seems a bit too familiar to me.

“The “People’s” Car??? . . . .Nobody I know!

Rob

FUGLY

Man, when are people going to stop buying this worthless German garbage??? Y’all need to get yourself down to a local Pontiac or Chevrolet store and check out an Equinox or a Torrent today! You’d be an f’n moron to buy one of these

I go to my local Pontiac or Chevy Dealership when I need a good laugh. you forgot to mention the matrix or G6 for a pant-wetting good chuckle

I love this beautiful car, it owns the new CRV and RDX

“I go to my local Pontiac or Chevy Dealership when I need a good laugh. you forgot to mention the matrix or G6 for a pant-wetting good chuckle.”

LOL

another fantastic nameplate from the geniuses at VW.

at least they’re bringing back an english word - “rabbit.” i’ll give them that.

but tiguan? sounds like napoleon dynamite’s “liger” . . . only this time it’s even more Island of Dr. Moreau - tiger and iguana.

sheesh.

Jim this car is gonna rock down at the Brentwood Country Mart

[...] Dopo la scelta “pubblica” del nome ed il bozzetto ufficiale Volkswagen, compaiono ora su Leftlane le prime immagini di un muletto parzialmente mascherato della futura Tiguan. [...]

I haven’t seen a single of these premium compact SUV’s that I’ve liked. From the X3 to the Tiguan, they all seem to suffer from the same jaunty proportions. None of them seem to be able to transfer their brand’s cues successfully into a compelling design.

This is not a VW!

It looks more like Honda / Acura too me.

Subaru called, they want their Forester back.

I had an Equinox last week from Avis (weekly renter and I like the Lucerne quite a bit and the DTS is always a great driving car). The Equinox was the biggest POS I’ve driven in a long time (my boss and I were actually laughing at the shifting/console center stack). One single cup holder, low cost IP materials, and although trivial, the window switches (in the console to save money I guess rather than on each door of the front seats) were demarcated by what looked like the “front left burner, back left burner, etc) icons of my gas stove.

very underimpressed by the Equinox although from the outside, the Torrent looks considerably better.

LA is not my choice as a barometer for other American cities.LA is not even a barometer for other cities in California.

Colonize:to infiltrate (usually subversively) for strategic purposes and propaganda.
LA has been colonized to a degree by pimps,hustlers,and,uh…charlie.

I Love LA

Hey Jim,Island of Dr. Moreau would be like Olde English tranquility compared to Twighlight Zone LA neighbourhoods like those depicted in Training Day.Neighbourhoods where you don’t enter unless you are in a Sherman tank or whatever.

What’s not to love? LOL

People’s Car,ah,yes,the company has retained a bit of that,but dragged kicking and screaming,VW has turned into a very classy production.

I don’t see any of the COncept A in this spy shot, however I do think this SUV looks good, like a 3/4s scale Toureag. If it is priced right and VW can offer a diesel here in the states, I would consider one.

Another lame VW

Chevy Equinox or Pontiac Torrent folks…

this is even uglier than most small crossovers

i don’t like it

I think I am one of the few that will actually wait until I see the model with no disquises, etc before making some ugly/fugly remark. The purpose of the disquise is to hide and in some cases alter the true look of the vehicle. I’m sure once the front and rear are seen it will look quite a bit different. Knowing VW it will start in the low 20’s and max out around 30K.

#33 it reminds me of your mother

If people will buy a Caliber they will buy anything

“LA pride” - your rainbow window sticker called and is waiting for you at the corner of santa monica and robertson.

That would be West Hollywood Pride Jim, you mean at Sunset and Hyperion

Why would they make a new SUV when their current one is having horrible sales? Most ppl arent buying Suvs any more.

It’s a shame Volkswagen can’t build cars that bear more than a vague resemblence to their sketches. The sketch for the Golf also looked promising but they just can’t (or won’t) deliver on vision their designers put on paper.

People are buying compact SUVs especially in Europe, it’s the big ones no-one wants

Like most VW’s, very forgettable to look at.

Only if you are retarded Fatsrat

Absolutely gorgeous!!! VW does it again!!!

Oh, dear Bertha, the part that most invokes thoughts of Volvo (the side view, including the doors), is not in disguise. I may be a dimwit, but at least I’m joyful.

I think I just forgot about the entire GM lineup after looking at this. VW’s make me forget what crap we have to put up with in this country (GM)

4Motion on a diesel Golf GT with DSG would do better for me. I shall, therefore, keep dreaming.

Jim,you are a victim of pop culture propaganda.

If the VW is good enough for Sinn Fein,it is good enough for me,Jimmy Boy.

Hey Jane in LA,Prince William of Wales rocks or whatever down at the polo field with his second hand VW Golf.Does that get you wet?~rolling eyes~

This looks pretty much like all the other small SUVs out there. Ho-hum.

VW should bring back the old, reliable breadloaf VW bus (’72-’79). Put a modern VW diesel engine in it, along with better insulation and soundproofing, good heating & AC. They’d sell millions.

A very nice truck i think VW are getting better

Hey Jane in LA,who’s better in the sack?An Irish waif or an English stiff?

Oprah doesn’t want your crowd ‘those people’ on her show.Something in the unwritten integrity protocol of her show about No Pimpin’,No Hustlin’,No Asian Gang Bangin’…AND,get this…the subcultures are mystified as to why!Cuh-ray-zee!(Birds of a feather,hey?)

Ahh, the 9 year olds are back at their keyboards and invading LLN, apparently bored of wet t-shirt sites and downloading Cheetah Girls mp3’s.
Typically I like to wait to judge a cars looks until I actually see one in person. But VW’s reputation goes before it in such a way that this design underwhelms. Though disguised, you can tell that there is nothing really ground breaking. not a crime against car design, but now worthy of an award either.

[...] [Source: Left Lane News] [...]

Why shut us down?I’m rebutting you guys for implying that VW drivers are simpletons.You think being a haughty stiff is so great,right?
“Prince William is determined to delay the inevitable for as long as he can,so he plays the game to a minimum”.
Ingrid Steward(confidante to Charles and Diana and editor of London based Majesty magazine).

For all those who would like to see the monarchy skip Charles and go to the eldest son,there is ample evidence that William wants anything but.William refuses public appearances without his dad,refused to host his own birthday party,and has asked the Queen to delay handing him formal titles so he may remain as ‘William Wales’.Will has an aversion to the media bordering on pathological.He walked into a bar with his socks to mock strict regulations.HE SHOPS FOR HIS OWN GROCERIES AT TESCO while attending University at St Andrews.Charles has told him he is the laziest person on earth.William likes his space and freedom and relaxes in crumpled shirts and sweaters with holes in them.He like hanging out with his friends,talking,drinking,and “whatever”.Wills views himself as a “country boy” at heart (to the chagrin of Diana).Also he has bemoaned to his friends “why would anyone want him?”My guess would be that a lot of people have gaping-maw holes in their personalities that require bolstering.

“Prince William zips around town in his VW Golf like any other student”,and I’m listening to Oakenfold/ Dragonfly.

Hey Jane in LA:

“This dreadful life sentence(the dutiful life of a Royal)was conferred on him(Prince William)the moment he was born”.
Robert Lacey

Highly Recommended VW driving tunes:On Dragonfly/Oakenfold,particularily exhilarating is when track 1 blends into track 2.Your VW will take on a mind of its own and become close to airborne.