VW Taigun compact SUV to enter production in 2016

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It looks like Volkswagen’s little SUV will be made for real, as reported by Autoweek. The VW Taigun, first seen last year in concept form and again in May via leaked patent filings, is set to enter production in 2016. To refresh our memory, Volkswagen has released a few more photos of the compact SUV concept.

Assembly will be at two plants: Sao Paulo, Brazil and Pune, India; the latter of which makes the Polo Sedans we get here. The Taigun is based on an elongated Volkswagen up! platform, and the production car is expected to stick to a front-wheel drive layout, as per the mechanically-related high-riding cross up! model.

The Taigun is said to have three-cylinder engines in both petrol and diesel flavours. It will have plenty of competition by the time it reaches the market, joining the Ford Ecosport, Peugeot 2008, Renault Captur and the production version of Honda’s new Jazz-based Urban SUV Concept.

We haven’t seen the final version yet, but based on the concept and patent filings, would you consider getting a tiny Volkswagen soft-roader?

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Comments

  • jackson on Jul 25, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    Yes.

    Small SUV priced 80-100k. I am looking for one. Ever since they stopped Kembara and Nautica. There is a dearth of new local or official imported small SUVs.

    Bring them on!

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    • Littlefire on Jul 25, 2013 at 11:33 pm

      You miss out another competitor, Suzuki Jimmy!

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    • Currently, there’s 2 compact SUV under RM80k-100k as per your requirement; Nissan X-Gear and Suzuki SX4.

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      • Siemens on Jul 26, 2013 at 9:26 am

        Nissan x gear and suzuki sx4 is not a SUV, they dont have optional 4wd capabilities at all, they are dressed up to look like one, but they are not.
        On a muddy light/medium core terrain, our old kembara have more capabilities than these two, its have permanent 4wd with Central Differential lock and more rear axle articulation but the downside..it sip more fuel than those two.

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  • Toroto on Jul 25, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    Whoa… such a name wil attract many Chinese buyers n wil give Pug 2008 a run for de money

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  • Nameless on Jul 25, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    nissan livina x-gear ??

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  • carnut on Jul 25, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    why not? looks sturdy and funky on the inside. seems like a good choice of vehicle for the wife.

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  • mahmut tuncer on Jul 25, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    Volkswagen Duster!

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  • opaixx on Jul 26, 2013 at 12:06 am

    yeah.. if they import it from India or make it CKD for Malaysia market, good luck to those potential owner, Quality sucks… wonder how VW manage their QC here in Malaysia and India..

    good luck la ye.. can ask any Polo Sedan owner or Passat CKD owner, their experience with their ‘people’s car’

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    • Mohan Nair on Jul 27, 2013 at 10:21 am

      VW QA/QC program is same at all their plants irrespective of the location. If the quality sucks then talk about the quality of Malaysian assembly. The same kit is exported to other countries and no one has seemed to complain about.

      The only Malaysian export I have seen here in the US is Kwan Roti and guess you are content with that.

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      • opaixx on Jul 27, 2013 at 4:44 pm

        read properly, i’m mentioning local production, which is Malaysian plant and also Indian plant, where we (Malaysian) get the polo sedan version here..

        no issue if it imported from mexico or germany itself..

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        • Mohan Nair on Jul 28, 2013 at 3:09 am

          I have not seen any complaints from other countries which use the CKD or SKD kit from the Indian plant.

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  • Sam Looser on Jul 26, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    so they just make up the name by rearranging the alphabets from their own existing model VW Tiguan?

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  • frenzyaustin on Jul 26, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    A VW under 100K? Keep dreaming…

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  • SUV lover on Jul 26, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    Front part really looks like Dacia duster

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