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Tom White

Deputy News Editor

14 min read

First there was the Beetle, then there was the Golf. Now for the first time in history, Volkswagen is most associated with its mid-size SUV, the Tiguan.

The understated but ubiquitous mid-sizer has been freshly updated for 2021, but unlike the incoming Golf 8, it’s only a facelift rather than a full model refresh.

It’s high stakes, but Volkswagen hopes rolling updates will keep it fresh for at least a few years to come, as it (globally) marches towards electrification.

Read the full Volkswagen Tiguan 2021 review.