2025 Volkswagen Tayron arrives to replace the Tiguan Allspace

The 2025 Volkswagen Tayron has been fully unwrapped and will be an all-new replacement for the current seven-seat Tiguan Allspace when sales begin in Europe in the first half of next year.

Looking like an evolution of the latest Tiguan, the Tayron gets a pair of slimmer LED headlamps, standard illuminated front badge and rear LED light bar that interlinks the taillamps.

Inside, there's an upmarket feel to the cabin that features a fresh design and incorporates a free standing infotainment system while employing new premium materials like real open-pore wood.

Measuring in at around 4770mm in length, the new mid-size Volkswagen Tayron is 231mm longer than the current Tiguan, with it designed to sit just beneath Volkswagen's flagship Touareg in the car-maker's SUV line-up.

The generous proportions mean the Tayron will not only accommodate a third row for up to seven seats but will offer an extra 198 litres of boot space. Enhancing space inside the new mid-size SUV has a wheelbase that's 110mm longer than the Tiguan.

Under the bonnet, mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid and petrol and turbo-diesels will be offered, with the range kicking off with a 110kW 1.5-litre four-cylinder mild-hybrid. A more powerful 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol will also power the Tayron that will get either 150kW or 195kW and come with front- or the brand's 4Motion all-wheel drive.

A 2.0-litre turbo-diesel will be offered in some markets that comes with 110kW or 142kW, with the high-output engine getting all-wheel drive as standard and can tow up to 2500kg (braked).

All engines come with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.

From launch a plug-in hybrid will also be available that combines a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol with a single electric motor, a 19.7kWh lithium-ion battery and a six-speed dual-clutch transmission. The PHEV will be available with either 150kW or 200kW while providing an all-electric range of up to 100km.

The catch with the plug-in hybrid is the battery lives under the boot floor, meaning it's strictly a five-seater and loses 18 litres of boot capacity, compared to the very respectable 885 litres the five-seat Tayron delivers.

Within, the Tayron comes equipped with a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster that's combined with VW's latest 12.9-inch infotainment. Buyers can also tick the box for a large 15-inch head-up display.

New options for the Tayron range include matrix LED headlamps, adaptive dampers, a tilting and sliding panoramic roof, leather ventilated, heated, massage seats, plus a 700W premium sound system. From launch there will be a semi-autonomous cruise control.

Created to be among the safest mid-size SUVs around the Tayron will get as many as nine airbags, lane change warning and assist, an AEB that can detect pedestrians and cyclists, park assist, traffic sign assist, lane change assist and a new exit warning system that won't allow you to open the door into the path of an approaching road user.

In Europe deliveries of the new Volkswagen Tayron will begin around March, it's not known when our cars will land Down Under but it's thought the Tiguan replacement could be priced from around $65,000 plus on-roads.

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