THE Volkswagen Tiguan is a late entrant to the compact SUV market, but it arrives with its distinctly European flavour in a segment dominated by the Japanese marques. Tiguan has perhaps the most sophisticated features and options in the category, a competitive price and one of the very few in the segment to offer a diesel engine. While volume is limited by supply for the first calendar year it is on sale - and only the diesel version is offered until the petrol models become available in October - the Tiguan is a credible player in this highly competitive segment, and one that Volkswagen believes will become its second-best selling model here after Golf.