Volkswagen is engaged on a brand new world three-row SUV referred to as the Tayron, and, as we have completely reported earlier than, it will likely be dropped at India in 2025. The Tayron will probably be primarily based on the upcoming third-generation VW Tiguan/Skoda Kodiaq platform.

1. Tayron to return with petrol, diesel and PHEV powertrains
2. Will share platform with next-gen Tiguan/Kodiaq 
3. India launch anticipated by early 2025

However, this isn’t the primary time the carmaker is utilizing this moniker because it sells a left-hand drive, 5-seater SUV primarily based on the Tiguan AllArea completely in China. There’s even a coupe by-product of the identical referred to as the Tayron X.

Volkswagen Tayron dimensions, platform particulars

Speaking to our sister publication Autocar UK, Karlheinz Hell, head of engineering for Volkswagen’s mid-to-full-size fashions stated, “We will extend our existing SUV line-up globally with the second-generation Tayron, which is already under development and will go on sale by the middle of the decade.”

The second-gen Tayron is being engineered on the market in all of Volkswagen’s key markets akin to Europe and North America, and, not like the present mannequin that’s produced in China, the brand new Tayron will probably be manufactured at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant in Germany. The Tayron is actually meant to be a non secular successor to the seven-seat Tiguan AllArea, which will probably be retired after its present technology.

The Tayron will proceed with each SUV and coupe physique kinds, however not like the present mannequin that mirrors the Tiguan AllArea when it comes to dimensions and the common Tiguan when it comes to total design, the brand new Tayron won’t solely obtain its personal distinctive styling however may even be a lot bigger than the outgoing mannequin, thereby permitting a further row of seats.

“The increase in dimensions for the next Tiguan will also be reflected on the next Tayron,” Hell stated, including, “We want to keep a similar differentiation in size between the two.”

It will sit atop the upgraded model of VW’s MQB platform, as utilized by the next-gen Passat and Tiguan, incorporating in depth suspension upgrades to spice up refinement and dynamic efficiency. The SUV will seemingly be provided in each 5- and 7-seater configurations, whereas the coupe model is prone to be provided solely in 5-seater guise.

Volkswagen Tayron powertrain particulars

Internationally, the Tayron will probably be provided with the selection of both a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol or turbocharged 2.0-litre diesel engine – each providing 48-volt mild-hybrid properties and a seven-speed dual-clutch computerized gearbox as normal.

Volkswagen confirmed it should additionally provide the selection of two petrol plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) in two states of tune – 204hp and 272hp – along with an electric-only vary of over 100km and able to DC quick charging. All powertrains are being engineered to adjust to stricter EU7 emission requirements “from the beginning”.

For India, Volkswagen is prone to persist with the two.0-litre petrol engine, however it stays to be seen if the PHEV variants are additionally introduced right here.

Volkswagen Tayron India launch particulars

An India launch of the Tayron may very well be on the playing cards by early 2025 as it will likely be introduced in as CKD kits, which takes time to assemble. The Tiguan Allspace, alternatively, was provided in India in 2020 as a CBU.

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