First Drive: 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Is an Honest SUV
If you’re a fan of the VW brand, you’ll like the Tiguan. But how will it fare against the Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester, and Toyota RAV4?
These days, rating compact SUVs is kind of like judging an Olympic event: Every entrant is at the top of their game, even if they don’t get a medal.
In recent years, the Volkswagen Tiguan hasn’t made the podium due to sluggish acceleration, iffy reliability, and below-average owner satisfaction. But for 2025, this SUV is returning to the arena after some intense training. Its engine is more powerful, its sheet metal is more streamlined, and it even got leaner. In the process, it shed its third-row seat and got new touchscreen-based controls.
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- Volkswagen Tiguan: CR's Take What We Like What We Don’t Like What We’ll Keep an Eye On Safety and Driver Assistance
