VW Tiguan 2.0 BiTDi and 2.0 TSI
Customers can now order the VW Tiguan in
its most powerful versions, either a 236 hp biturbo TDI or a 217 hp TSI. Both
engines come with the company’s 4Motion all-wheel drive and a seven-speed
dual-clutch gearbox as standard.
The twin-turbo 2.0-litre BiTDI
direct-injection engine is the most powerful diesel unit in the segment
offering 236 hp and 500 Nm of torque between 1,750 and
2,500 rpm. The top TDI version of the Tiguan is now capable of a 0-100 km/h in 6.5 seconds, with a top speed of 228 km/h.
Fuel economy is rated at a combined
44.1 mpg UK (6.4 lt/100 km) on the EU cycle while CO2 emissions are 167 g/km. To
make the most powerful Tiguan easier to distinguish from its lesser brothers,
VW has added a pair of trapezoidal tail pipes.
As for the petrol unit, this is derived
straight from the Golf GTI and is no other but the 2.0-litre TSI making 217 hp and 350 Nm of torque. Performance remains quite brisk, with 0-100 km/h coming also in 6.5 seconds and a top speed of 220 km/h.
Prices in Germany start from 42,700
euros (US$ 48k in current exchange rates) for the Tiguan BiTDI and 39,625 euros
(US$ 44,500 in current exchange rates) for the Tiguan 2.0 TSI, with the order
books now open.
