Volkswagen Unveils Taigun Compact SUV in India, Launch This Year
The Volkswagen Taigun competes with the Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos in the Rs 12 lakh to Rs 16 lakh SUV segment.
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The Volkswagen Group in India is starting off on a fresh note. As part of its India 2.0, the group now called Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Ltd, consisting of five brands - Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini will feed of each others expertise.
The group will be using a new platform for a number of cars in India – the MQB A0 IN platform. The first product that is coming off this platform is the new Volkswagen Taigun that was unveiled on 3 February. It will go on sale in the first half of 2020.
The Volkswagen Taigun is a compact SUV that will compete with the Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos in a space that is seeing good sales volumes. It will come with a choice of two petrol motors. Pricing is likely to be between Rs 12 lakh and Rs 16 lakh.
The Taigun will have a 1.5 litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine that puts out 130 bhp of power and 200 Nm of peak torque. It will have a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission as an option.
The other engine on offer in the Taigun is a three-cylinder, 1-litre turbo-charged petrol motor that puts out 115 bhp of power and 175 Nm of peak torque. It will also have a 6-speed transmission. There will be no diesel engine choices with the Taigun. (VW is playing it safe after “dieselgate”.)
Specific to India, Volkswagen has re-purposed the European-spec T-Cross as the Taigun. It has a slightly increased ground clearance of 205 mm and a wheelbase that’s longer by about 100 mm to give it a more spacious cabin.
At the Auto Expo 2020, Volkswagen will also showcase its electric range of cars - the ID.3 platform, the facelifted Tiguan and the T-Roc.
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