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On October 9th, Volkswagen officially released the new Tayron (the domestic corresponding model is "FAW-Volkswagen Tan Yue"). It is understood that the new Tayron is produced based on the MQB Evo platform and provides standard and R-Line models with an optional layout of three rows and seven seats. The new car will become a global car, in the future will replace Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace in North America, Australia and Europe market sales, Europe and other markets.

In terms of appearance, the new Tayron will provide dual designs, that is, the standard version and the R-Line version, the main difference between the two models lies in the forward air grille shape, the front face uses the combination of IQ.Light headlights and penetrating lights, the large size air intake grille design is very eye-catching, and forms a hierarchical sense with the surrounding air intake design, while the R-Line version will have a more exaggerated grille design to enhance the front face aggressiveness. However, the "R" sign appears only on the fender and is not equipped on the front of the car.

In terms of size, its length, width and height are 4770/1852/1660mm and its wheelbase is 2791mm, providing a layout of two rows of 5 seats and three rows of 7 seats. In the rear part, the new Volkswagen Tayron uses a through taillight group, together with the chrome trim added at the bottom of the bumper and the larger spoiler at the top to enrich its hierarchical sense. It is worth noting that the shape of the new Volkswagen Tayron rear bumper is different from the FAW-Volkswagen new Tanyue L.

In terms of interior, the new Tayron uses the latest family design style, and the overall design is in line with the new Touguan, with a 15-inch suspended central control screen and a 10.25-inch dashboard, but no co-pilot screen, a shifter mechanism and a flat-bottomed steering wheel. In addition, the new Tayron adds luminous panels to the right side of the center console and door trim panels, the front seats will be equipped with heating, ventilation and massage functions, and the second row seats will have heating and ventilation functions, as well as Harman Catton stereos and other configurations.

In the power section, the new Tayron will provide diesel, gasoline and plug-in hybrid systems. Among them, the gasoline version provides a light mix combination of 1.5T engine + 48V motor, the maximum power is 148 horsepower and the peak torque is 360 Nm, and the maximum power of 2.0T engine is 148 horsepower and 261 horsepower respectively, and the peak torque is 320 Nm and 400 Nm respectively. The plug-in hybrid model uses a combination of 1.5T engine and motor, with maximum power of 201hp and 268hp respectively, equipped with 19.7kWh battery pack, pure electric battery 100km and comprehensive 850km. In addition, the new Tayron will be available in diesel with a 2.0T diesel engine.

Tanyue is the second domestic SUV model launched by FAW-Volkswagen after the compact SUV T-ROC in October 2018 for the Chinese market, with a price range of 18.88-319800 yuan. In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine of CUG and a 2.0T low-power engine of DBF, with maximum power of 162kW (220hp) and 137kW (186hp) respectively, matched by a seven-speed DSG double clutch transmission. Since then, FAW-Volkswagen has launched Tanyue GTE and X. the former is the plug-in hybrid version of Tanyue.

With the release of the new Tayron, it also means that from the second generation of models, Tanyue will evolve into a global model, with the Chinese market named "Tanyue L", the European market named "Tayron" and the North American market will be launched as the 2025 Tiguan. It is worth mentioning that the second-generation Tanyue production base will be expanded to three, including the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, the Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico, and the FAW-Volkswagen plant in Changchun, China.

In the domestic market, Tanyue is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, with the same class models as SAIC-Volkswagen Tuguan L (guiding price range 186800-266800 yuan), Guangzhou Automobile Toyota Hanlanda (guiding price range 249800-348800 yuan), SAIC General Buick Ankewei (guiding price range 196900-295,900 yuan) and so on. Retail data show that in the first eight months of 2024, the highest sales of the joint venture medium-sized SUV was Danyue with 90400 vehicles, followed by Tuguan L with 89400 vehicles and Hanlanda with 49700 vehicles.

It is worth mentioning that Tanyue has received a large number of user complaints before, and the main complaints include engine exhaust failure and high fuel consumption, among which engine exhaust failure and high engine fuel consumption are concentrated complaints by car owners. many car owners reported that the blocking fuel consumption of the Tanyue particle trap was too high, resulting in weak acceleration, increased fuel consumption, shift setbacks and so on. I don't know if the same will happen to the new generation of models, but judging from the market performance, the blockage of particle traps does not seem to affect consumer choice. Tanyue is still one of the best-selling models of Volkswagen in China.

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