Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace

The upcoming 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace facelift has leaked online, ahead of its Australian launch in the first quarter of 2022. Images published by the Chinese government's Ministry of Transport – and reposted by VWNewsBlog – show the updated Volkswagen seven-seat SUV in full, revealing it will benefit from similar styling changes to those applied to the five-seat Tiguan earlier in 2021.

Volkswagen Australia has welcomed the Tiguan 110TSI back to its range in both five- and seven-seater forms, bringing the starting price of its popular crossover back to below $40,000 for the first time in over a year. Starting from $34,150 plus on-road costs, the 110TSI powertrain will be available in both Trendline and Comfortline trims, joining the higher-spec 132TSI and 162TSI petrol models Down Under.

Volkswagen has recalled the 2015-2018 Tiguan and Tiguan Allspace, over concerns about an issue with the LED module for the sunroof backlight. According to the company, heating of the module could cause a short-circuit because of 'humidity ingress' into the LED module. If the problem occurs, the backlight may stop working, and passengers might notice a burning smell in the cabin.

The upcoming Seat Tarraco has been spied during performance testing at the famed Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, ahead of a European launch later this year. Essentially Seat's version of the Skoda Kodiaq and Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, the Tarraco will be the Spanish brand's first seven-seat SUV, sitting above the smaller Arona and Ateca offerings.

Volkswagen has detailed specifications for its incoming 2018 Tiguan Allspace range, with pricing to be announced when the car touches down in July, 2018. The seven-seat crossover, described as a 5+2 by Volkswagen, will be offered in 110TSI (110kW/250Nm), 132TSI (132kW/320Nm) and 110TDI (110kW/340Nm) Comfortline grade, or 140TDI (140kW/400Nm) and 162TSI (162kW/350Nm) Highline guise.