My Volkswagen Tiguan is a great family car, but this is the one I’d actually buy

My time with the Volkswagen Tiguan is nearly up. After three months and many thousands of miles in this car, I can safely say that it’s a great all-rounder.

You can check out all the pros and cons in my last report on the car, but one of the main downsides of this particular car is the eye-watering £60,000 price tag. The thing is, you don’t have to spend anywhere near this much to enjoy a new Tiguan. Here’s the spec I’d choose to keep the cost down.

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Which Volkswagen Tiguan should you buy?

Let’s start with the obvious. My Tiguan has the 265hp 2.0-litre petrol engine, and in my opinion it doesn’t suit the Tiguan’s comfy, relaxing nature. You can save £10,000 right off the bat by going for the punchy 2.0-litre diesel, which is not only more than fast enough but it’ll also return up to 51mpg – 17mpg more than my car.

If you’re a company car driver then you can go for the plug-in hybrid version to save on Benefit In Kind tax, and this version is still around £7,500 cheaper than the car I have.

My car is the R-Line, and I like the sporty styling upgrades you get with this trim. However, if value for money is a key consideration then the Match model is the one to go for. It gets things like a surround-view camera and power-folding mirrors as standard, whereas these features are part of an option pack on the R-Line.

And the Match is also a few thousand pounds cheaper than the R-Line, so with your sensible head on it’s a bit of a no-brainer.

The thing is though, I think the R-Line’s more aggressive-looking bumpers and upgraded alloy wheels help it stand out, so I’d pay the extra to have this version. I’d also splash out £830 on the Persimmon Red paint. I’d keep the panoramic sunroof as well, which is a £1,260 option.

So in essence, I’d have exactly the same car as mine but with the more sensible diesel engine. Doing this will save you a whopping £10,000, bringing the total price down to around £48,000.

How you can save even more on a Tiguan through Carwow

Right now, you can save an average of £3,500 on a new Volkswagen Tiguan through Carwow, or you can lease a diesel R-Line version for as little as £366 per month.

I’ve also found a used 2025 Tiguan with less than 5,500 miles on the clock for just £36,400, a whopping £12,000 less than it would’ve cost when new. Make sure you check out Carwow when you’re looking to buy your next car to see how much you can save.

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