The Volkswagen Tiguan is hugely important for the automaker, serving as its best-selling vehicle both in the U.S. and globally. As such, VW is planning a facelift for the 2021 model year, giving the Tiguan some styling changes and additional features to keep it relevant.
Details on the 2021 VW Tiguan are sparse. The automaker did release a teaser image of the new SUV, showing an entirely new front fascia that does a good job of emulating the Jetta and Atlas Cross Sport. The current Tiguan’s grille and headlights are the same width, but the facelift will swap in thinner, more aggressive lighting elements and a deeper, almost shield-like grille. An A-line lower air intake recalls the Jetta GLI, bookended by two nacelles that might be used as air curtains or foglight surrounds. The revised Volkswagen logo receives prominent billing on the front end.
Also coming to the revised 2021 Tiguan will be a new infotainment system, called MIB3. We don’t…