VW has unveiled the all-new Tayron, which will replace the popular seven-seater Tiguan Allspace.
VW South Africa confirmed to TopAuto that the Tayron is heading to our shores, with the first units to arrive between July and September 2025.
“The Volkswagen Tayron is set to join our local lineup in Q3 2025 offering customers a new level of sophistication and driving excitement,” said the automaker.
“Further details including specifications, pricing, and launch dates will be shared in due course.”
What to expect
The new Tayron is positioned between the Tiguan and Touareg in the VW catalogue, and it’s shipped in Europe with five seats as standard but can be specified with up to seven.
The SUV measures approximately 4.8m long, versus 4.5m for the Tiguan and 4.9m for the Touareg
It boasts the same basic design language as the new Tiguan, wearing similar-looking LED headlights with an illuminated VW logo on the nose, paired with a large and aggressive front bumper and air intakes.
The aesthetic is mimicked at the rear with a brawny bumper, X-shaped lighting signature, full-length LED crossbar, and light-up VW badge.
The standard alloy wheels start at 17 inches on the base model, growing to a sizeable 20 inches on the flagship.
Sold in Life, Elegance, and R-Line packages, the new Tayron is generously equipped from the factory.
Standard kit in the entry-level specification encompasses three-zone climate control, a 12.6-inch infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a large digital driver’s display, 10-colour ambient lighting, sun blinds in the rear doors, automatic LED headlights with main-beam control, and nine airbags.
It also features the multifunctional driving experience controller on the centre console, which is a single rotary controller used to adjust driving profiles, audio volume, and activation of “Atmospheres” which comprise a selection of pre-programmed lighting and audio moods.
In addition, every Tayron is delivered with adaptive cruise control, lane-change assist, lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist monitoring, the oncoming vehicle braking when turning function, a rearview camera, dynamic road sign display, the new exit warning system, and Park Assist Plus which can autonomously perform certain parking manoeuvres on behalf of the driver.
Optionally available at an additional cost are the adaptive chassis control DCC Pro system, IQ.Light HD Matrix headlights, Travel Assist for assisted longitudinal and lateral guidance, the IDA voice assistant with ChatGPT integration, a tilting and sliding panoramic sunroof, a 700W Harman-Kardon stereo, leather upholstery, electrically adjustable seats with massage and ventilation functions, plus an electrically activated child safety lock for the rear doors.
The Tayron is set to get a variety of powertrains as time goes on.
It will initially be launched in Europe in mild-hybrid (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) guise, after which two turbo-petrol (TSI) and two turbo-diesel (TDI) units will be introduced in due course.
The eTSI option produces 110kW, with the eHybrids doing either 150kW or 200Nm, depending on which one you go for.
The plug-in hybrids further boast a 19.7kWh battery pack which is good for 100km of all-electric driving, and they can be topped up at a rate of 50kW using a DC fast-charging station.
VW has also revealed that its most powerful TDI will generate 142kW and come in all-wheel-drive as standard, and that it will be capable of towing up to 2,500kg.
All drive systems are coupled to a dual-clutch automatic gearbox with either six or seven cogs, depending on the model.
Keep in mind that the above details are exclusive to the European market for now, with the South African specifications and line-up of the Tayron to be revealed closer to its launch date in late 2025.
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