2018 Volkswagen Tiguan - All-New Generation

The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan is a tremendous improvement over the vehicle's first generation.

Because it's been completely restyled - inside and out.  In fact, it even has an optional third-row of seating!  And for a compact crossover SUV, that's a very big deal.

Plus, third-row is not only accessible but functional.  Sure, it's for smaller adults and kids but nevertheless VW gets high marks for this all-new redesign.

We sent Bernadette Sanicola to Ontario Volkswagen to pick up a 2018 Tiguan for this review.

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Recorded at Benztown Studios in Glendale, CA

All-New 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Review

Bernadette: Awesome price point. Awesome look to the car. It's stylish. I love the interior. And, I love the styling. I thought it was luxurious. And of course, the space. I loved it. I loved how much I could fit.

Tom: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United States, Southern California.

Tom Smith here, with Bernadette Sanicola. Bernie Sports @berniesports, if you follow her on social media. Today, we are talking about our good friends out at Ontario Volkswagen in Ontario, California, Los Angeles suburb of Ontario, California.

2018 VW Tiguan

Specifically, their 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, which Bernadette was just telling me that something that I didn't know about the Tiguan. First off, Bernadette, thank you for joining us again.

Bernadette: Thanks for having me.

Tom: And the Tiguan is what, now? The name.

Bernadette: The name. Well, everybody mispronounces it, so it was my first question.

Tom Smith: Okay.

Bernadette: Via, Volkswagen has these different names. This is a tiger and an iguana.

Tom: Tiguan is...

Tiguan = Tiger And Iguana?

Bernadette: Tiger, iguana.

Tom: That was told to you by Scott.

Bernadette: Yes.

Tom: Scott Reed, at Ontario Volkswagen.

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan passenger front

Bernadette: Yes, and everyone around me.

Tom: So I know you're not just making it up ...

Bernadette: I am not.

Fact Check: Bernadette was actually correct!

Tom: And pulling my leg, and at the end of this recording, you're going to be, like, "Oh, yeah, by the way, we have to do this all over, because I was totally joking"?

Bernadette: This is too much to edit, so if he isn't ...

Tom: Thank you.

Bernadette: And I did ask Scott, multiple times. This is true.  So I took the words from him, and then, I drove the car, and it lived up to the name.

Huge cargo space

Tom: Okay, so, tell me about that.

Bernadette: You're still trying to think of how a tiger and an iguana can work together.

Tom: Yeah. Yeah, I'm just going to let you tell me about it. Yeah. I'm trying to process it, like, "Okay, this is, so it's like this?" It's like, ah, just tell me about it.

What Does the 2018 VW Tiguan Look Like?

Bernadette: Yeah, it's funny, because I was trying to figure out what elements were, but the car was great. I mean, at for, again, awesome price point. Awesome look to the car. It's stylish. It's got that square look that I like, that kind of broad-shouldered look.

Okay, so, I drove the top of the line, the SEL Premium.

That one had everything in it. They all get the cool interior. They get the big eight-inch screen, they get the stylish third, at three rows, seven-passenger, which ...

Tom: Yeah, that's big for that class, right?