WHAT AN UPGRADE!

The arrival of a new Tiguan in the Indian market is something that I always look forward to. You see, over the past seven years, I've spent a considerable amount of time driving different iterations of the Tiguan. In fact, it's one SUV that I've driven in all kinds of conditions – for daily commutes, on the expressway, in the Himalayas, the Western ghats, and through the heart of India. Let me just say that, given its genuine driver's appeal, I've enjoyed every moment in it, covering thousands of kilometres. So, naturally, when Volkswagen India announced the launch of the new Tiguan, I was pretty chuffed about the news.

- By ISHAN RAGHAVA

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to experience the SUV at its inaugural drive. It was a short drive from the Gateway of India in Mumbai to the new diamond bourse in Surat. Despite my brief time with the SUV, I was genuinely impressed by it, given how much had changed. The new Tiguan now sports a new exterior design that's quite different from that of the previous generations of the SUV, along with a heavily upgraded interior. This also addresses one of the common complaints about the previous-generation model – that the interior experience was a bit underwhelming. Well, not any more – the new massiv