Volkswagen is bringing one of its best-known model names into the electric era. After the ID. Polo and the ID. Cross, the next car to combine the ID. prefix with an established name is the new ID. Tiguan, due on the market at the beginning of 2027. The all-electric SUV will replace the ID.4 and ID.5, and will be sold alongside the familiar Tiguan with combustion and hybrid powertrains.
The world premiere is scheduled for early October. Until then, the car continues its test programme under camouflage.
Why Volkswagen is reusing familiar names
The ID. Tiguan is part of a wider naming strategy. Instead of abstract numbers, Volkswagen wants to give customers clear orientation by pairing its electric models with names they already know, each standing for a clearly defined type of car. The ID. Tiguan follows the same logic as the ID. Polo: a well-known name, now with an electric powertrain.
The move fits the brand’s “True Volkswagen” positioning, which the Tiguan, in the company’s own words, embodies. According to Volkswagen, the new electric SUV has a completely new design that gives it the visual presence of a car from the segment above.
A bestseller with a lot to live up to
The Tiguan is not just any name. It is currently the best-selling model worldwide for both the Volkswagen brand and the entire Volkswagen Group, with more than 8.3 million units produced. Last year alone, deliveries of the Tiguan and its larger sister model, the Tayron, exceeded one million cars. Both are available with petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains.
The ID.4 and its fastback sibling, the ID.5, have also been a success. With more than 950,000 units delivered since 2021, they rank among the best-selling electric model lines in the Volkswagen Group, and the ID. Tiguan now has to take that success further.
Two Tiguans, one promise
Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, says the production figures show the trust customers place in the Tiguan name. He describes the model as versatile and premium, and sees the ID. Tiguan as a way to carry that promise into the electric future, building on the strengths of the bestseller with premium design, generous space, intuitive controls and new technologies.
For buyers, the result is a choice rather than a replacement. The combustion and hybrid Tiguan stays in the range, while the ID. Tiguan covers those ready to go fully electric. As Schäfer puts it, the two models together form “a strong offering” for different powertrain preferences.
Technical details such as battery sizes, range and prices have not yet been announced. More information is expected at the world premiere in October.
