Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition here Q2

THE seven-seat Tiguan Allspace will be returning to the Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA) portfolio later this year and the niche family hauler will be bringing with it a new variant, the Wolfsburg Edition.

Priced from $59,990 plus on-road costs, the Wolfsburg Edition will arrive in local showrooms from June brandishing a heap of extra visual flair and power over the standard 132TSI – due to reappear in May.

That extra flair comes courtesy of a series of black body features including the mirrors, roof rails, window surrounds, lower trim strips and front lower grille trim while dark window tinting and black 20-inch Suzuka alloy wheels complete the look.

With the full list of standard kit yet to be detailed, VGA has named a few of the key creature comforts available on the Wolfsburg Edition including a digital instrument cluster, Dynaudio premium sound system, area view parking navigation and a head-up display.

According to the VGA website, all new Tiguan Allspaces will come with a 9.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system featuring both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Power meanwhile will come from a detuned version of the Golf GTI’s turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine good for 162kW/350Nm with drive distribute to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual clutch automatic transmission.

VGA says those outputs combined with the all-paw traction will launch the Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition from 0-100km/h in 6.8 seconds while fuel economy is pegged at a claimed 9.0 litres per 100km on the combined cycle.

Given its already high specification, just two optional extras will be available come June, those being metallic/pearlescent paint and a panoramic sunroof.

Despite an extended supply shortage, VGA notched up 331 Tiguan Allspace sales in January, 19 more than in the corresponding month the year before.