Volkswagen Caught Testing A Hot, Audi RS-Powered Tiguan At The 'Ring

It's Nürburgring shakedown time for the new Volkswagen Tiguan R, which uses Audi's five-cylinder TT-RS engine
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The Volkswagen Tiguan R has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring again, with an audible difference. This time it’s sporting a five-cylinder engine.

And what an engine it is. Lifted straight from the Audi RS3 and TT RS, the 2.5-litre, turbocharged TFSI can produce a monstrous 395hp. In the TT-RS, that’s good for 60mph in well under four seconds.

Sadly, it’s not likely to slot into the Tiguan unaltered. We reckon it’ll be turned down a bit so as not to totally eclipse the upcoming Seat Ateca Cupra, which sits on the same MQB platform and is pencilled in with a 300hp output. Still, it will overshadow the existing Tiguan range-topper, a 240hp twin-turbo diesel, and post some daft performance figures for an SUV.

Volkswagen Caught Testing A Hot, Audi RS-Powered Tiguan At The 'Ring

This test car very much resembles a blend of the Tiguan’s top R-Line trim and the Golf R, with the TT RS’s massive oval tailpipes thrown in for good measure.

In this shakedown test you can see the Tiguan R doesn’t have a great deal in the way of body roll, with only a couple of inches between compression and expansion in the tricky Adenauer Forst chicane. This suggests quite a firm setup and probably more limited off-road ability as a result.

You can also hear - alongside that five-cylinder growl - a lot of complaining from the front tyres, probably due to less of a rear-bias to the four-wheel drive system.

The Tiguan R should be available next year, with a price in the region of £45,000.

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Comments

SAVAGE DOGG (Ping-Pong Gang) (Corvette Squad)

ELLO NOBEDS, WELCOME TO NFS MOST WANTED, LEMME JUST AD A ROOF SCOOP TO THIS TIGUAN?

08/22/2017 - 14:16 |
78 | 26

these kind of comments make me think why i didn’t left ct before

08/22/2017 - 15:11 |
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Anonymous
08/22/2017 - 14:26 |
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Nishant Dash

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08/22/2017 - 14:28 |
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Darth Imperius/Anthony🇭🇷

In reply to by Nishant Dash

that’s a nazii joke not related to dieselgate, get your facts right ugh

08/22/2017 - 15:08 |
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Nissan 420sx

Wait a sec.. I spotted this some days ago with a VW front, but the back was covered up.. hmmmmm

08/22/2017 - 16:13 |
44 | 0

Arteon shooting brake confirmed??

08/22/2017 - 17:44 |
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Tariq alkhamis

This is the greatest thing i’ve ever heard

08/22/2017 - 20:11 |
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TheMindGarage

What I really want to know is whether this means there will be a 5-cylinder Arteon R.

08/23/2017 - 08:56 |
6 | 0

YES PLEASE

08/23/2017 - 09:33 |
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Unamd Prcent

Dear Porsche, next time you wanna put a Volkswagen engine in your entry level SUV, put a badass Audi engine in there instead.
Yours sincerely disappointed fanboy.

08/23/2017 - 10:58 |
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Anonymous

Yet another SUV tuned for the track, making it less capable off road. How about an Off road R8?

08/23/2017 - 12:02 |
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Benjamin

aaah, the sound of understeer in the morning…

08/24/2017 - 20:14 |
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