Popular SUV gets a name change: 2025 Volkswagen Tayron to replace seven-seat Tiguan Allspace SUV in Australia as a compact alternative to the bigger Hyundai Santa Fe, Toyota Kluger and Kia Sorento

Volkswagen’s versatile Tiguan Allspace family SUV will be replaced by the Tayron SUV.

The stretched mid-size SUV has three rows of seating for those that don’t want to step up to a larger SUV such as the Toyota Kluger.

Volkswagen Australia has confirmed the new Tayron will arrive in the final quarter of 2025.

It will be built on the company’s MQB Evo platform and share much of its hardware with the coming Skoda Kodiaq.

Details are scarce but you can expect it to use the same 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine as the Kodiaq, which makes 150kW and 320Nm.

It could also grab the uprated version found in the coming standard Volkswagen Tiguan that makes a chunky 195kW and 400Nm. A plug-in hybrid version could be on the cards further down the line, too.

This could translate to a 1.5-litre petrol engine paired with an electric motor and sizeable battery. It is likely to have an electric only driving range of more than 100km and some potent combined outputs.

Some of the car’s details were revealed via homologation data supplied to the Chinese Ministry of Technology.

It shows the Chinese market Tayron L - which will be sold as the Tayron in Australia - measuring at 4684mm long, 1854mm wide and 1684mm tall with a wheelbase of 2791mm.

This makes it slightly shorter than the current version but effectively the same size all over.

The Tiguan Allspace will carry much of the same styling upgrades as the new five-seat Tiguan.

Some standout features are a new light bar that runs from the top of the LED headlights to the VW badge in the centre of the grille.

There are some well placed bonnet and panel creases that give it a smooth and elegant silhouette. 

A chunky lower grille separates the Allspace from its slightly smaller sibling.

New alloy wheel designs and big interior tech upgrades are expected too.

There will also be entirely new suspension and upgraded chassis rigidity, as well as a more sophisticated technology platform, consisting of large screens and fresh software.