Volkswagen’s new electric SUV is taking over where the ID.4 left off

Volkswagen is turning one of its best-selling nameplates into an electric SUV. The new ID. Tiguan is now rolling off the assembly line and will replace the ID.4 in 2027. Move over ID.4, here comes the VW ID. Tiguan The ID.4 and ID.5 are on the way out, and the new ID. Tiguan will replace them in Volkswagen’s EV lineup next year. Following the ID. Polo and ID. Cross, which are now on sale in Europe, the ID. Tiguan is the next model to go on sale as a “True Volkswagen,” as the company calls it. The new electric SUV adopts Volkswagen’s best-selling nameplate, the Tiguan, as part of its shift away from the numerical system used on the outgoing ID.4 and ID.5. Volkswagen announced on Thursday that series production of the electric ID. Tiguan has now begun at its Embden Plant in Germany. “The Tiguan is our best-selling model worldwide, and the ID.4 and ID.5 are among our most successful electric cars,” VW Brand CEO Thomas Shafer said last month after unveiling the new SUV. He added that “The ID. Tiguan brings these two success stories together.” Volkswagen begins series production of the electric ID. Tiguan (Source: Volkswagen) The ID. Tiguan will be a step change from its predecessors, the ID.4 and ID.5, featuring Volkswagen’s “Pure Positive” design language, which includes an overhauled interior and exterior design and updated tech. Volkswagen said the ID. Tiguan’s “hallmark feature” is the completely redesigned exterior. The new design remains closer to the gas-powered Tiguan, with a boxy, traditional SUV look. Volkswagen ID. Tiguan (Source: Volkswagen) Unlike the ID.4’s aerodynamic design, the new ID. Tiguan features a wide, chunky front end and traditional pull-style door handles instead of the flush ones. In Volkswagen’s words, the new ID. Tiguan electric SUV “looks like a vehicle from the premium segment.” Volkswagen ID. Tiguan interior (Source: Volkswagen) Inside, the updates are just as evident. The overhauled interior features Volkswagen’s new infotainment setup, including a 10″ Digital Cockpit and a 15″ center display. There’s also an optional 12″ passenger screen available. Another highlight is the return of physical buttons. After listening to customer feedback from current drivers, Volkswagen added physical buttons under the center display and on the steering wheel for climate control and other vehicle functions. Volkswagen ID. Tiguan Digital Cockpit with Retro Mode (Source: Volkswagen) To spark a bit of nostalgia, VW added a fun new Retro Mode feature that transforms the Digital Cockpit and center display to mimic the style of iconic models like the first-generation Golf. Drivers can also choose from six classic VW models to display in a virtual “garage” on the infotainment screen: Golf I, Golf II Country, Golf IV, Tiguan I, Race Touareg, and Beetle. The new Volkswagen ID. Tiguan will be available with two battery packs and three performance levels: a rear-wheel-drive version with 140 kW (190 PS) and a 58 kWh battery a rear-wheel-drive version with 210 kW (286 PS) and a 77 kWh battery and a 220 kW (299 PS) 4MOTION all-wheel-drive variant, also with a 77 kWh battery. Depending on the configuration, the ID. Tiguan offers a “new benchmark” for Volkswagen’s electric SUVs in Europe with a WLTP range of up to 377 miles (607 km). Volkswagen opened orders for the ID. Tiguan in Germany and a few other European markets in October, starting at €42,695 ($47,800). It’s available in three trims: Trend, Life, and Style. After it launches in Europe through early 2027, Volkswagen said the ID. Tiguan will go on sale in North America to replace the ID.4. Volkswagen said prices and other details will come in “due course.” The current VW ID.4 uses an 82 kWh battery that provides an EPA-estimated range of up to 291 miles in the RWD version. The AWD model offers around 263 miles. Since the European model offers close to 25 miles (40 km) more WLTP range than the outgoing ID.4, the ID. Tiguan is expected to offer over 300 miles on the EPA scale. Official US prices have not yet been announced. The outgoing ID.4 has a starting MSRP of about $45,000, so the ID. Tiguan will likely be priced similarly. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.