Yesterday, Volkswagen Malaysia posted a photo of the Tiguan Highline on Instagram, but what really made it stood out was the fact it had new wheels on. This set is the 19-inch Auckland alloys, which is larger than any wheels currently offered with the Tiguan in Malaysia.
To recap, the range-topping Tiguan only comes with 18-inch Kingston wheels, while the Comfortline rides on 17-inch “Montana” alloys. The Auckland set features a twin-five spoke design with a dual-tone finish, and requires a tyre profile of 235/50 R19.
If you’re wondering how it actually looks like, well, we’ve ran through a configurator to show you exactly how it would look like installed. We also checked with Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia to see if this will be offered in the future, but apparently this unit was just a tester, and there seems to be no plans for an official introduction. Would you like the option to upgrade, though?
In terms of powertrain, the Tiguan is powered solely by a 1.4 litre TSI four-cylinder engine, producing 150 PS and 250 Nm of torque at 1,500 to 3,500 rpm. It’s paired with a six-speed wet dual-clutch DSG transmission that sends drive to the front wheels, and it does the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.9 seconds while returning an average consumption of 6.7 litres per 100 km.
As for pricing, the Tiguan Highline is priced at RM166,560, and it’s locally assembled at the company’s assembly plant in Pekan, Pahang. So, what do you think of the Auckland wheels?
So if I buy a VW Tiguan in New Zealand, I can spec it with Kuala Lumpur wheels?
As long as there is the option, then yes you can.
I like the way you think.
And guess how a Kuala Lumpur wheels spec gonna be: it’ll be 21inch to go through the flash floods, worthy of it’s name meaning.
2litre tiguan with awd and full safety suite? Been missing that….
Any time now, the Tiguan Allspace will debut with these wheels, I am sure.
Still hoping VW Malaysia to bring the 2.0 Turbo AWD for the current model. Wet clutch DSG as well. And the one with the adaptive cruise control.
High time for a Tiguan refresh, now with the Passat facelift in our market. 7-speed wet DSG and 4-Motion options, please. Perhaps provide us with two options – 1.5 TSI with 6- or 7-speed wet DSG for Comfortline, 2.0 TSI with 7-speed wet DSG 4-Motion for Highline. Or, 1.5 TSI with 7-speed wet DSG FWD for regular Highline, but 2.0 TSI with 4-Motion for a 7-seater Allspace model to compete with the CX-8.