The 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan is the corporate’s hottest nameplate, each right here within the U.S. and overseas. It’s one of many few compact SUVs that provides a 3rd row of seating, small although it could be. Because of this, the Tiguan hits that candy spot for lots of patrons by providing a great deal of area with out resorting to overpaying for one thing bigger they do not really want. It additionally will get numerous enhancements for the 2022 model year as a part of a mid-cycle replace that can solely assist to make it extra appetizing to prospects.
That mentioned, it isn’t amongst our top-recommended small SUVs. High rivals are extra spacious, extra environment friendly and have higher-quality interiors – a number of are additionally extra thrilling to have a look at or drive. There’s additionally the matter of inner competitors: there are different Volkswagens in the identical measurement ballpark that we like higher. The new Taos is great, and though smaller than the Tiguan, nonetheless presents household pleasant area inside. Then there’s the all-electric VW ID.4, which isn’t solely environment friendly, however spacious and enjoyable to drive. If you are able to do with out the third row, each of these different VW choices are extra worthy of your consideration.
Interior & Technology | Passenger & Cargo Space | Performance & Fuel Economy
What it’s like to drive | Pricing & Features | Crash Ratings & Safety Features
What’s new for 2022?
For 2022, The Tiguan will get a midcycle refresh with mild tweaks to styling, tech, security, trim lineup and pricing. As for seems to be, it will get revised bumpers, new LED lighting, new badge lettering, VW’s new logo and new wheel designs. Kings Pink Metallic and Oryx White paint choices are added to the palette.
Inside, VW did away with the analog gauges in favor of two totally different Digital Cockpit choices. The infotainment system within the SE trim and up is upgraded to VW’s MIB3 software program, and presents wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There’s additionally an accessible wi-fi telephone charging pad. Contact-haptic controls substitute bodily buttons and knobs for each the local weather management system and steering wheel, however do not go as far down the button-less path because the ID.4 (for the higher). All however the base Tiguan come normal with VW’s IQ.Drive suite of driver help gear (extra on that within the Security part under).
What are the Tiguan’s inside and in-car know-how like?
The inside is styled conservatively, however the addition of the brand new digital instrument panel for 2022 livens issues up for the driving force. All the things is simple to make use of and discover. Materials high quality goes to rely a bit on the way you spec your Tiguan, however be ready to fulfill some exhausting plastics within the cabin. As anticipated for a crossover, the driving place is excessive, and visibility is phenomenal because of a tall roof, and low windowsills and dashboard.
All Tiguans now get a Digital Cockpit digital instrument panel, however the measurement differs by trim stage: 8 inches normal with a 10-inch improve. The “Climatronic Contact” local weather interface with slider controls is accessible, and seems like an enormous improve to the guide HVAC dials within the S trim. You may as well discover contact controls on the highest trim’s steering wheel. These don’t take any further thought or consideration to make use of in comparison with the normal buttons discovered within the S, thanks partly to the haptic suggestions they supply. The decrease trims have a 6.5-inch color touchscreen (under left), however the SEL Premium R-Line will get an 8-inch infotainment system with proximity sensor and voice management (under proper). Though these methods aren’t significantly flashy in look, they’re simple to make use of.
How huge is the Tiguan?
The VW Tiguan is fairly huge for a “compact” crossover. It is certainly one of the vital spacious within the phase and you need to discover extra family-friendly area than in most opponents, but it surely’s additionally not a category chief by way of rear seat or cargo room. The Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue and 2022 Hyundai Tucson greatest it, whereas the Toyota RAV4 matches it. One Tiguan benefit, although, is the again seat’s sliding functionality that allows you to convey youngsters nearer to you up entrance (good for wiping noses) or increasing cargo quantity.
The Tiguan has one other ace up its sleeve, too: a third-row seat that comes normal on all front-wheel-drive fashions. It is not an choice for al-wheel-drive variations. Though primarily supposed for kids, and for rare use, solely the Mitsubishi Outlander and the marginally bigger Kia Sorento provide three rows on this basic measurement class. Observe that cargo area is lowered with the third-row seat, pictured under proper.
What are the Tiguan’s gasoline economic system and efficiency specs?
The only real engine choice is a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four producing 184 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque. An eight-speed computerized transmission directs that energy to both the entrance wheels or the 4Motion all-wheel-drive system accessible on all trims. There aren’t any shift paddles on the steering wheel, however you’ll be able to choose your personal gears utilizing the guide mode on the gear lever.
Gasoline economic system numbers enhance by roughly 1 mpg from the earlier mannequin 12 months, because of some tuning updates. Entrance-drive fashions get 23 miles per gallon metropolis, 30 mpg freeway and 26 mpg mixed. The S and SE 4Motion fashions get 22/29/25 mpg. The R-Line trims now have totally different figures, coming in decrease at 21/28/24, presumably due to its stickier Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires.
What is the Tiguan wish to drive?
The 4Motion fashions really feel hesitant to leap of the road. After a second of ready, although, you’re feeling the preliminary burst of torque because the Tiguan involves life. It’s not significantly fast, but it surely’s not gradual both, and we don’t actually see a necessity for extra energy in most locales. The engine is extra desperate to encourage the wheels of the front-drive variations, although the S trim we examined (above left) lacked the grip of the all-wheel-drive Tiguan SEL R-Line and its sticky Pirelli rubber (above proper). This ends in wheelspin — and the following intervention of traction management — that appears to delay the automobile’s launch as a lot as with the 4Motion-equipped SEL R-Line.
As soon as below method, the Tiguan isn’t as boring to drive as its phase suggests. It’s surprisingly light-footed on extra dynamic roads. Regardless of the sunshine steering really feel with on-center numbness in step with most Volkswagens, we fairly loved flinging the Tiguan from one nook to the subsequent because it traced the undulations within the pavement. There’s a little bit of softness within the experience, which helps to filter out a few of the more durable bumps alongside the way in which, but it surely doesn’t get in the way in which of the Tiguan’s capacity for some mild frolicking.
What different Volkswagen Tiguan evaluations can I learn?
2022 VW Tiguan First Drive Review | Sibling rivalry
Our first drive of the Tiguan after its midcycle refresh for the 2022 mannequin 12 months.
How a lot is the 2022 Tiguan worth and what options can be found?
The plain SEL trim drops out for 2022, leaving 4 trims. The bottom S trim begins at $27,190, together with the $1,195 vacation spot charge, which is $750 greater than the earlier mannequin 12 months. Entrance-wheel drive is normal, and in all however the high trim (which will get AWD as normal), including 4Motion all-wheel drive prices $1,500.
And whereas it’s dearer for 2022, the Tiguan S additionally will get extra normal gear than earlier than. The S contains 17-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights and daytime operating lights, LED taillights, heated aspect mirrors, proximity entry and push-button begin, quite a lot of driver help tech (see Security part), six-way manually adjustable entrance seats, heated entrance seats, a 3rd row of seating for a complete of seven seats, fabric seating surfaces, guide air-con, 8-inch Digital Cockpit, and 6.5-inch colour infotainment touchscreen.
Additionally accessible as choices or in greater trims are 4Motion all-wheel drive, alloy wheels as much as 20 inches, distant begin, adaptive entrance lighting with low-speed nook illumination, hands-free liftgate, illuminated grille, energy panoramic sunroof, rain-sensing windshield wipers, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, 15-color ambient lighting, eight-way energy driver’s seat with reminiscence, energy passenger seat, leatherette or leather-based seating, heated steering wheel, ventilated entrance seats, adaptive cruise management, highway signal recognition, 10-inch Digital Cockpit, 8-inch colour infotainment touchscreen with proximity sensor, a Fender audio system, SiriusXM and a wi-fi telephone charger.
The whole 2022 Tiguan vary and costs, with variations in parentheses in comparison with the final mannequin 12 months:
- Tiguan S: $27,190 ($750)
- Tiguan SE: $30,690 ($2,100)
- Tiguan SE R-Line Black: $33,490 ($2,895)
- Tiguan SEL Premium R-Line: $37,790 ($2,500 lower than 2021)
Get the full breakdown of 2022 Tiguan trims, specs and pricing here on Autoblog.
What are the Tiguan’s security rankings and driver help options?
Whereas entrance collision warning and braking, blind-spot monitoring and rear site visitors alert are all normal, IQ.Drive — a $895 choice for the S and normal in different trims — provides adaptive cruise management with stop-and-go-capability, lane protecting help and emergency help (which makes an attempt to wake an unresponsive driver earlier than participating hazard lights and bringing the automobile to a cease). There’s a 3rd stage of driver help applied sciences that may be added together with auto excessive beams, an computerized parking assistant and highway signal recognition software program.
As of this writing, the 2022 VW Tiguan has not but been rated for security by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS). Nevertheless, the 2021 Tiguan was named a High Security Choose by the IIHS and its uncertain its crash scores and driver assistant tech scores would change for 2022. It was additionally not among the many compact SUVs retested by the IIHS utilizing a new, more stringent side crash test.
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