Volkswagen India will be launching the Tayron here in the next few weeks and the German automaker teased the vehicle on their social media handles. The Tayron is basically a 7-seater version of the current Tiguan that we have in India.
On the outside, the Tayron is longer and a little wider than the Tiguan. It is essentially a replacement to the erstwhile Tiguan AllSpace. The fascia looks similar to the Tiguan but the profile and the rear have design differences.
The Tayron is expected to get a similar layout for the interior as the Tiguan along with an additional row of seats. It will have features like a 15-inch touchscreen, 8-speakers, panoramic sunroof, 9 airbags, ambient lighting, 10.25-inch instrument cluster, etc.
Under the hood, we expect the Tayron to come with the 2.0-litre TSI engine in the same state of the tune as the Tiguan, i.e. 204 PS and 320 Nm. The engine will be paired to a 7-speed DCT and power will be sent to all four wheels.
The Volkswagen Tiguan is currently available in a single R-Line variant retailing at Rs. 58.51 Lakh (OTR Mumbai), hence we expect the Tayron to cost approximately Rs. 61 Lakh. The new Tiguan failed to take off in India due to its high pricing and the lack of a diesel engine while the previous generation Tiguan sold in decent numbers. It’ll be interesting to see how the Tayron fares as it’ll compete against the Fortuner, Kodiaq and Gloster.
