GIIAS 2019: Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 7-seater SUV

GIIAS 2019: Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 7-seater SUV

Here’s a break from the usual 2019 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) programming – a European car that Malaysia is yet to, or will never, get. The Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace is essentially a longer version of the second-generation Tiguan that was launched in our market in March 2017.

At 4,701 mm, the Allspace is 215 mm longer than a regular Tiguan, and its 2,787 mm wheelbase is 106 mm longer. It’s not easy to spot this added length at a glance, and that’s a testament to good design – VW designed the rear doors to be longer, and raised the bonnet section above the radiator grille to achieve pleasing proportions.

The added length is used to fit in two more seats. With all 5+2 seats erect, there’s 230 litres of storage space; not much, but fold down the third row and you’ll get a generous 700 litres (to the window line). Pull the latches on the boot wall to fold the second row seats and the cargo area grows to 1,775 litres.

Bigger body aside, the Allspace is all Tiguan. Under the hood is a 1.4 litre TSI engine with 150 hp and 250 Nm of torque, available from 1,500 to 3,500 rpm. The petrol turbo engine is mated to a six-speed DSG dual-clutch gearbox, and the combo is good for 0-100 km/h in 9.5 seconds. Top speed is 202 km/h. There’s no 4Motion, so this SUV is front-wheel-drive.

As for kit, the well-equipped Allspace includes Vienna leather seats, leather on the steering and gear knob, foldable tray tables for second row passengers, an eight-inch touchscreen head unit, Active Info Display digital instrument panel, powered front seats (memory for driver), 18-inch “Nizza” alloys and LED headlights/DRLs/tail lights.

Also on are heated wing mirrors, DCC adaptive chassis control, Kessy keyless entry and push start, powered rear hatch, cruise control, three-zone climate control and an electronic parking brake with auto hold. Available in five colours – Candy White, Deep Black, Indium Grey, Reflex Silver and Silk Blue – the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace is reasonably priced at Rp 533 juta (RM157,206), undercutting our five-seat Tiguan Highline.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Pawpaw on Jul 20, 2019 at 3:13 am

    Hope we get one soon

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  • Ibrahim Razak on Jul 20, 2019 at 11:16 am

    If Proton was not so arrogant and gaduh with VW when VW wanted to merge with PRoton, we would have all these cars. We need a 7 seater because Malaysian families have about 6 kids each

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    • redpilled on Jul 22, 2019 at 10:58 am

      Proton wouldve worked with VW, but adviser of the day (a.k.a. father of company) cannot accept VW having management control- crony vendors kena take care before anything else what…..

      So to put that in perspective, that arrogant mofo you referring to is the same old geezer that’s running the country now.

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    • Suzana on Feb 07, 2020 at 12:03 am

      Agree

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    • seancorr (Member) on Aug 10, 2020 at 12:31 pm

      I wouldn’t say they were arrogant. They just didn’t want to hand over Proton without holding majority stake. The first question they asked VW and Geely would be ‘What do I get in return?’. Geely would have outright bought Proton over just like how they bought Volvo if they had what they wanted.

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  • Mr Mario Fan on Jul 20, 2019 at 6:23 pm

    VW is a good car. Even the passat is way more premium than the bmw 320 the recond model that owned by Mario. As for SUV, VW need to improve the exterior design

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  • autodriver (Member) on Jul 22, 2019 at 8:35 am

    Now onward I will not call Malaysia as one of the most expensive car ownership in the world. Look at the car price in Thailand and Indonesia (Singapore is already well known as most expensive), the household income is way below Malaysian and yet they new vehicle price is similar or sometimes higher than us. Thailand is expensive due to high currency rate of baht, but Indonesia rupiah is all time weak.

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