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Volkswagen will offer the Tayron, a larger sibling to the Tiguan, with five or seven seats, plus a choice of three turbocharged engines. It's here in September.
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The Volkswagen Tayron is arriving in Australia in September as a replacement for the Tiguan Allspace, and it’ll be offered with a choice of three trim levels, three powertrains, and two seating layouts.
Volkswagen Australia has released some specification details for the new SUV, though it will release pricing closer to the new model’s local launch.
It sits above the Tiguan but below the range-topping Touareg in the automaker’s local SUV lineup.
The new Tayron will be offered with seven-seats apart from the 150TSI Life model grade which comes with five seats.
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The all-petrol powertrain lineup is as follows:
All models will come standard with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
The Tayron uses the MQB Evo platform and measures 4792mm – 64mm longer than the Tiguan Allspace it replaces – with luggage space expanding by 115L to 345L (measured to the top of the rear backrests).
This expands to 850L in seven-seat versions with the rear seat folded and an even larger 885L in the five-seat 150TSI Life.
The Tayron has a wheelbase 110mm longer than the new third-generation Tiguan to enable its third-row seating.
The base Tayron 110TSI Life is front-wheel drive and has five seats, 18-inch ‘Bologna’ alloy wheels, keyless entry, power tailgate, 360-degree camera and a digital instrument cluster.
A 12.9-inch centre touchscreen is standard, with satellite navigation, wireless smartphone charging and DAB+ digital radio.
Standard active safety and driver assist technology includes ‘Travel Assist’, which combines adaptive cruise control with stop/go and lane-keep assist, as well as blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian and cyclist detection.
The Life is also available with the more powerful engine in the 150TSI, which has the same standard equipment but adds 4Motion all-wheel drive, DCC Pro (Dynamic Chassis Control Pro) and a higher 2500kg braked towing rating.
It also sees the boot area expanded to 885L with the second-row seats folded.
Volkswagen claims the Tayron 150TSI Life offers “the cavernous boot space of a wagon, with the practicality and user comfort of an SUV body style”.
The Tayron 150TSI Elegance model grade gets 19-inch ‘Catania’ alloy wheels, LED Plus headlights with an illuminated grille strip, LED tail lights and illuminated centre strip.
It also has chrome roof rails and privacy glass on the rear windows.
Inside, there’s leather upholstery and power-adjustable, heated front seats with memory and massage function as standard, plus heated second row seats and heated steering wheel.
The flagship 195TSI R-Line boasts “echoes of Golf GTI performance and handling” according to Volkswagen, with R-Line sports styling inside and out.
This includes ‘Leeds’ 20-inch alloy wheels and high-density matrix LED headlights and dynamic rear indicators.
The R-Line interior also gets the 15.0-inch Discover Pro Max infotainment system, head-up display, progressive steering as well as a Harman Kardon premium sound system.
With 195kW of power and 400Nm of torque from its 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four, the Tayron R-Line has a claimed 0-100km/h time of 6.1 seconds.
Six colours will be offered from launch: Pure White, Oyster Silver Metallic, Dolphin Grey Metallic, Night Shade Blue Metallic, Grenadilla Black Metallic, and Ultra Violet Premium Metallic. Below are the features Volkswagen Australia has detailed so far for the new Tayron range.
The 110TSI Life comes standard with the following equipment:
The 150TSI Life adds:
The 150TSI Elegance adds:
The 195TSI R-Line adds:
Optional on the 150TSI Elegance and 195TSI R-Line is:
• Panoramic roof
Optional on the 150TSI Elegance is:
Optional on the 195TSI R-Line is:
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Damion Smy is an automotive journalist with several decades of experience, having worked for titles including Car and Auto Express magazines in the UK, and Wheels and Motor magazines in Australia.
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