A few days ago, we learned from relevant channels that SAIC Volkswagen will launch a new SUV Tiguan L Pro this year with a higher positioning than Tiguan L.
Tiguan as SAIC Volkswagen's sales leader in the SUV market, from the earliest first-generation Tiguan in the market continued to increase prices for several months, it can be said that it has always been the representative model of German urban SUVs, after the launch of the current Tiguan L, with a longer body, to further meet the demanding requirements of Chinese users for rear space, while the old Tiguan is positioned as a whole downward, incarnated as a Silk Road version, and ate the downward market.
After the launch of this model, the current Tiguan L is also expected to be positioned to explore some, forming a compact mid-to-high-end urban SUV combination boxing, better completing the coverage of the market segment, and the naming of the Tiguan L refers to the previous Silk Road version, and will also use a new suffix, and the price will also be lower than the current Tiguan L, but some high-end configurations will also be castrated to meet the price reduction requirements.
The Tiguan L Pro is expected to replace the Tiguan L position, becoming the new star model of SAIC Volkswagen's compact high-end SUV, referring to the naming strategy of the mobile phone market, it is usually not simple to call Pro, and from the declaration map, the shape of the Tiguan L Pro is indeed relatively novel, the new car has been upgraded in the styling design compared to this future view L, and the appearance is basically according to the Volkswagen IDThe design language of the series is created, which is also the latest design style of Volkswagen, the front face of the new car is more modern, in line with the current aesthetics, plus the tail through the taillights, the sense of science and technology is stronger.
Moreover, the Tiguan L Pro also replicates the previous successful dual-front strategy on the Lavida, and will also launch two exterior choice packages, corresponding to atmospheric elegance and dynamic sports respectively, to meet the needs of different age groups.
It is understood that the new car will be based on the MQB EVO platform, the interior refers to the overseas version of the model, and will still use the classic T-shaped layout, but the size of the central control screen is significantly larger, and the suspension design is adopted, which can bring better visual effects and cockpit interaction experience, and there are almost no buttons under the middle part of the T-shape, and the integration is further improved and more concise.
It is also understood that Tiguan L Pro will usher in a huge upgrade in the intelligent experience, first of all, the experience of the intelligent cockpit, we guess that it should be the same as the ID. that Volkswagen has already listed7. The interactive interface and interactive experience of the central control are highly similar, which is at a relatively good level in the field of traditional joint venture brands.
In terms of intelligent driving, Tiguan L Pro will be equipped with L2+ level driving assistance system, which is more suitable for Chinese road conditions, we guess that functions including automatic lane change with lights on, wide speed range AEB will be equipped, although it still looks like L2, but considering the modesty of the joint venture brand in this area and the attitude of the person in charge, the actual functional experience should be relatively easy to use, and it is very possible that it is even stronger than many new power brand models.
In terms of power, the models declared this time are all high-end versions, but they are still based on the style of the thrifty people, using 2The combination of 0t high and low power engines, with a maximum power of 137 kilowatts and 162 kilowatts respectively, may have 1The introduction of the 5T version of the model further lowers the barrier to entry.
2024 can be said to be a big year for SAIC Volkswagen's product change, although the number of updated models is not much, but the product is very heavy, in addition to Tiguan L Pro, SAIC Volkswagen's sedan as the Passat will also usher in a generational upgrade, two main 200,000-300,000 level products have been launched in 2024, for the entire SAIC Volkswagen brand, it is undoubtedly two shots of strength, whether it is to increase sales, or the overall profit margin has a more obvious help.