Volkswagen has revealed a facelifted version of the Tiguan Allspace. It adopts the suite of updates applied to the regular VW Tiguan earlier this year, including tweaks to the styling and cabin, a rejigging of the line-up and engines and more connected and safety technology, too.
Illuminating update
Though not drastically different to the outgoing model, the new Tiguan Allspace gets a restyled front end, characterised by new LED lights (IQ.Light LED matrix headlights are now available as an option), the new VW roundel and illumination of the radiator grille.
Other than that, there's a new design of 18-inch alloy wheel to consider, called 'Frankfurt', and Oryx White and Kings Red have been added to the existing six paint colours.
More tech for the Tiguan cabin
The interior of the Tiguan Allspace isn't dramatically new, either, though owners of the existing car will spot the new air conditioning controls straight away. Gone are the three rotary dials in the centre stack, replaced by a smooth panel of touch sensitive controls.
Underneath that are two USB-C ports and the wireless charging pad. That's part of the upgrade to Volkswagen's latest infotainment system, called MIB3, featuring online connectivity and an integrated eSIM with We Connect services. Meanwhile, App-Connect Wireless allows Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone mirroring wirelessly.
Seven-seat SUV layout retained
Though the Tiguan Allspace is a little longer overall than before, due to the redesigned bumpers, its interior dimensions are unchanged. Still, that means more than 100mm more in the wheelbase than the standard Tiguan, and about 200mm extra overall length.
That allows for a seven-seat layout, which is expected to be standard in the Irish market. With all seven seats in place, there's a 230-litre space for luggage, increasing to a massive 700 litres in five-seat guise or 1,775 litres with all back seats folded down.
New Tiguan Allspace range
While Volkswagen Ireland has yet to confirm specifications for the Allspace, it is expected to be offered in a revised range structure, dropping the Comfortline and Highline levels in favour of Life, Elegance and R-Line trims.
Internationally, there will be three different petrol-fuelled powerplants for the Tiguan Allspace, kicking off with a 150hp 1.5-litre TSI unit. This we expect to go on sale in Ireland. We're not so sure about the pair of 2.0-litre TSI engines, though, one producing 190hp and the other 245hp. They both come with 4Motion four-wheel drive and a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox as standard, which may make them prohibitively expensive for the Irish market.
Volkswagen's 2.0-litre TDI engine with 'twin dosing' for NOx reduction will be available in the updated Allspace, in 150hp and 200hp states of tune, the latter exclusively with 4Motion and a DSG auto (as we've tested in the Skoda Kodiaq and SEAT Tarraco FR).
There has been no mention of plug-in hybrid power for the Tiguan Allspace as yet.