By Leftlane Staff
Thursday, Jul 20th, 2006 @ 10:25 am

Volkswagen has officially named its forthcoming compact SUV “Tiguan,” the automaker announced today. The selection was made following a poll of over 350,000 European car enthusiasts. VW says a “clear majority” picked the name over the other possible alternatives, which included Nanuk, Namib, Rockton, and Samun. The Tiguan will arrive in 2008, the automaker said in its announcement. The car is based on the Concept A, first shown in February. Volkswagen also released an official design sketch of the car, which can be seen after the jump…

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