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Does the Tiguan in its new avatar make a stronger case for the large SUV of choice? Is it able to take the competition to its Japanese and American rivals? We drive the extended German SUV to find out!

- Yogendra Pratap

VW Tiguan Allspace

Engine 1,984cc, 4-cyl, TSI

Power 190bhp@4,200rpm

Max torque 320Nm@1,5004,100rpm

Gearbox 7-speed AT DSG 4Motion

Wheelbase(mm) 2,787

LxWxH (mm) 4,701x1,839x1,674

Fuel Efficiency 12.5kmpl

Fuel Tank 60 litres

Price: Rs 33.25 lakh (ex-showroom) On sale Now

When the second-generation Tiguan was launched in 2016, it came with a short wheelbase and a long-wheelbase (LWB) version. India, as we know, got the short wheelbase SUV and while it was quite a fine vehicle it failed to set the sales charts on fire because it got up into the 7-seater SUV price bracket that is the seemingly impregnable and well-established domain of Toyota Fortuner with Ford and a few others mopping up the leftovers. So with the change necessitated by the switch to BS6 emission norms as well as the then-upcoming midlife facelift of the Tiguan, Volkswagen decided to launch the Tiguan LWB with its seven seats. It continues to be underpinned by the MQB A2 platform and thus, it is siblings with the Skoda Kodiaq and will go head to head with it when the Czech company re-introduces the SUV in India.