Cupra Tavascan vs Volkswagen Tiguan

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Cupra Tavascan
Cupra Tavascan

2025 price

Volkswagen Tiguan
Volkswagen Tiguan

$36,990 - $80,990

2025 price

Summary

2025 Cupra Tavascan
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Not Applicable, 0.0L

Turbo 4, 1.4L
Fuel Type
Electric

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

7.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No spare wheel
  • Base equipment levels not to China standards
  • Needs single-pedal driving/braking

  • Hybrid? Look elsewhere
  • One too many touch controls
  • Ride harsher than expected
2025 Cupra Tavascan Summary

Timing is everything.

For instance, with all the bad publicity the man behind the brand is generating, right now might be the perfect time if you’re in the market for a Tesla Model Y alternative.

And that’s especially so if said alternative happens to be around the same price… such as the all-new Cupra Tavascan.

No, not an antacid for relief from indigestion, but the Volkswagen Group’s Spanish brand’s first medium-sized electric SUV.

Is it good enough to catapult Cupra into the big time in Australia?

Time to find out!

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2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Summary

The third-generation Volkswagen Tiguan is likely to be the most important new vehicle Volkswagen launches in 2025.

The popular mid-sizer has proven to have impressive staying power for the brand, with the outgoing version still impressing buyers despite being nearly a decade old. 

What does this ground-up new version change? Does it have what it takes to maintain the nameplate’s reputation in one of Australia’s most hotly contested market segments? And what are some surprises this time around?

We went to its local launch to find out.

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