VW’s New Compact SUV to be named “Tiguan”
July 20, 2006 – 11:26 am by Matt Radel
Filed under Concepts
The Touareg’s sibling was named by the readers of the AutoBild group, with over 350,000 votes from 10 countries.
The Tiguan (a combination of the words “tiger” and “iguana”) is based on the Concept A, and is officially deemed a “compact SUV”. VW plans to release it in the 2008 model year. I have to say that I’m not crazy about the name (I personally dug “Nanuk”, which is Eskimo for “small polar bear”) but I love the idea of letting enthusiasts choose it. Instead of releasing just another SUV, VW has generated a buzz among it’s loyalists. If that wasn’t enough, they also released a sketch:
Interesting. I’m very curious to see how this guy will turn out. But what do you guys think of the name?
Via Leftlane News.
VW’s New Compact SUV to be named “Tiguan”
July 20, 2006 – 11:26 am by Matt Radel
Meh, it’s ok. I like Nanuk better than that too, but at least they’re using names that both start with “T” for their two SUVs.
Something about that just reminds me so much of a “Liger” - bred for it’s skills and magic, of course.
YES!
It is pretty much the coolest animal ever.
When is the small VW suv for sale in UK showrooms?
joe
Not sure Joe. If I had to guess, it’ll come in the 2008 model year as well. I couldn’t really see them releasing it to the US and not the UK.