India-bound Volkswagen Tayron debuts at Beijing motor show

The all-new Volkswagen Tayron SUV has been officially revealed at the ongoing Beijing motor show 2024. China is the first market where this SUV will go on sale, and it will arrive in India sometime in 2025. Do note that the China-spec model is called the Tiguan L Pro and comes in a five-seater configuration. Some markets will also get a seven-seat iteration and will use the Tayron nameplate, although it is essentially a stretched version of the five-seater Tiguan revealed in September last year.

1. Tayron SUV gets two 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine options in China
2. Can be ordered with 2WD and 4WD setups
3. Gets three digital displays, including one for the front passenger

Volkswagen Tayron design, dimensions

The new Tayron SUV has a lot in common with VW's latest global SUV line-up. The slightly rounded look on the new Tiguan is carried over to the Tayron, and it additionally gets an aggressive-looking front bumper with a contrast black finish for the fascia on the top-spec R variant; regular variants get a slightly less aggressive look.

In profile, the Tayron is very similar to the Tiguan with its blacked-out, flared wheel arches and large glasshouse, but its obviously longer than the latter, with most of the additional length having gone into the wheelbase. The new Tayron is 4,735mm long, 1,859mm wide and 1,682mm high. This makes it 197mm longer, 17mm wider and 43mm taller than the five-seat Tiguan, and the wheelbase is longer by 111mm. At the rear, the Tayron gets a well-sculpted tailgate, wraparound tail lamps with a connecting LED light bar, and a blacked-out rear bumper.

Volkswagen Tayron interior, features

The interior of the Tayron is identical to the new five-seat Tiguan that is on sale abroad. The dashboard has a minimalistic look that’s dominated by screens. There are many as three screens on offer – the main infotainment system, the digital instrument cluster and one on the passenger side of the dashboard. The infotainment display incorporates a backlit slider controller at the bottom, similar to the Tiguan. All three screens run VW’s latest MIB4 digital interface.