Volkswagen Tiguan XL Spotted Testing Uncamouflaged

We drove the Volkswagen Tiguan earlier this year and were quite impressed by its capabilities. What we also learned on that drive was the fact that the Tiguan is just a small piece of a big puzzle and the latest spy shots emerged online, only add fuel to that fire. While the model has been in talks for sometime now, this is the first time the upcoming Tiguan XL was spotted in flesh sans any camouflage and will accommodate an extra of row of seats. What’s also interesting is that the SUV will also lock horns with the upcoming Skoda Kodiaq 7-seater SUV, also part of the VW Group.

The latest Tiguan is the first VW Group SUV to sit on the MQB chassis architecture – the same set of components that underpins everything from the Mk7 Golf to the Skoda Octavia. The extended wheelbase variant of VW’s SUV is likely to be called the Tiguan XL and will probably be built in China and Mexico. The Volkswagen Tiguan XL will sit on a longer version of the A2 platform, with precisely the same wheelbase as Skoda’s forthcoming seven-seat SUV, the Kodiaq. The car shares the front fascia with the smaller, 5-seater Tiguan SUV and the extension from the C-Pillar is very distinct. The engine options might be carried forward from the Tiguan SUV but as we said earlier, this is just the beginning for Volkswagen.