You wouldn't have thought there was room for yet another small SUV in Volkswagen's range, but the Wolfsburg brand has found space for the Taigo anyway. It's difficult not to think that it will merely sell to folk who would otherwise have bought T-Roc or an upper-spec T-Cross; that's one perspective. The other is that the T-Cross looks a little frumpy compared to some avant-garde rivals like Nissan's Juke and Ford's Puma. Which has meant to date that some people not prepared to move up to the slightly larger T-Roc have been dismissing the Volkswagen brand in the small SUV segment. The Taigo will put this issue right.
Perhaps too effectively. After all, it's certainly difficult to see why you'd choose a mid-to-high-spec T-Cross when you could have this trendier Taigo instead for only slightly more. But that assumes you're wedded to the idea of having a Volkswagen in this segment. Many browsing customers of course won't be; they simply want a stylish, well-equipped quality option when it comes to a car of this kind. With this model in the range, the Wolfsburg maker thinks it's better able to offer that. They could well be right.

Keyless locking and starting system keyless access with safelock

Leather wrapped multifunction steering wheel with paddle shift

Extended and predictive pedestrian/ cyclist protection

Child seat anchor for child seat system i-Size, 2x top tether and child seat anchor in front on front passenger side

Front curtain and side airbags with center airbag

Anti-theft alarm system with interior monitoring, backup horn, and towing protection

External USB type C socket and charging sockets

Start-stop system with battery regeneration (recuperation - energy recovery during braking)

Split folding backrest with centre armrest and unsplit rear seat bench

Side windows in heat-insulating glass, from B-pillar and rear window dark tinted

Rear wash/wipe with intermittent wipe setting

Power folding adjustable/heated exterior mirrors and front passenger exterior mirror lowering function

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NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

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Volkswagen Taigo

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