Volkswagen’s own US pricing announcement calls the Tiguan sold in North America since the 2025 model year the third generation of the US Tiguan lineage, but mechanically it moved onto a long-wheelbase body that Volkswagen also sells in China as the Tayron - a different car from the separately-numbered Tiguan Europe continues to sell. Where Europe keeps a shorter, separate Tiguan alongside its own long-wheelbase Tayron, North America has no such split: this stretched design, 4,684 mm (184.4 in) long on a 2,791 mm (109.9 in) wheelbase, is simply called Tiguan there. It replaces the previous US Tiguan’s optional seven-seat layout with a fixed five-seat cabin, and both cars share the MQB Evo platform underneath despite looking and measuring differently.
Every US trim runs a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder with an eight-speed automatic. The S, SE and SE R-Line Black trims use a 201 hp tune, with front-wheel drive standard and 4MOTION all-wheel drive optional. A new-for-2026 SEL R-Line Turbo trim gets a more highly boosted version of the same 2.0-litre engine making 268 hp and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm), with 4MOTION standard, a jump Volkswagen made by fitting a physically larger turbocharger and strengthening the engine internals.
Inside, the Tiguan carries Volkswagen’s current digital interior, with a 12-inch touchscreen standard and a 15-inch unit available on the top SEL R-Line Turbo trim, alongside a fully digital driver’s display and VW’s IQ.DRIVE suite of driver-assistance features. Cargo space runs to 33.8 cubic feet (957 L) behind the rear seats and 69.8 cubic feet (1,976 L) with them folded.
US pricing starts at $30,805 for the front-wheel-drive S and rises to $43,085 for the all-wheel-drive SEL R-Line Turbo, before destination charges. Volkswagen builds the North American Tiguan at its Puebla, Mexico plant.
