The VW Tiguan has been a great success for VW in the highly competitive world of compact SUVs, lead by the biggest seller, the RAV4. In order to sell more Tiguans, VW had to offer even more so for 2022 heated seats are now standard across the range as well as the digital gauge cluster and LED headlights.

So far VWs keep it simple plan has worked, since 2018 when the Tiguan grew in size, they have shifted over 300,000 units. Playing it safe and offering more for less seems to have made sense.

My tester was a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL Premium R-Line 4Motion, with an Atlantic Blue exterior a Storm  Gray Vienna Leather interior, and a nice set of 20-inch alloy wheels with Pirelli Scorpion all-season tires. Pricing on this model is $36,595. 

The refreshed exterior creates a much more cohesive and upscale look, the front now looks like its bigger sibling the Atlas and at the rear, the Tiguan badging has been placed in the center of the rear decklid just like the Atlas. It looks good. 

There’s only one engine option in the Tiguan, an updated version of VW’s tried and trusted 2.0-liter turbo-four engine which delivers 184-hp and a more useful 221 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed automatic. Since it weighs almost 3,900 lbs it's not the quickest thing to wear a VW badge. 0-60 takes around 8.6 seconds.

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