VW ID. Tiguan: Electric Tiguan Replaces the ID.4 and ID.5
Key points
- There will be an electric Tiguan. Volkswagen has confirmed the ID. Tiguan, an all-electric SUV carrying the name of its best-selling model.
- Goodbye ID.4 and ID.5. The ID. Tiguan replaces both, so they'll be phased out when it arrives in early 2027. It will be sold alongside the petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid Tiguan.
- Up to about 373 miles (forecast). Outlets that drove a prototype report two batteries: 58kWh with a forecast WLTP range of about 280 miles, and 77kWh with up to about 373 miles. Volkswagen hasn't published these officially.
- Price estimates: about £37,000 to just under £40,000. No price has been announced. Auto Express estimates £37,000 and What Car? around £38,000; others expect a small premium over the ID.4's roughly £37,000 list price.
- Early verdict: a more refined ID.4. First drives describe it as quieter and more comfortable than the ID.4, with physical buttons back for the climate controls and steering wheel.
Volkswagen is making an all-electric Tiguan. The ID. Tiguan is due in early 2027 and replaces both the ID.4 and ID.5.
What we know so far: confirmed vs reported
Volkswagen has confirmed the name, what it replaces and the timing. Everything else comes from UK outlets that drove a camouflaged prototype near Vienna, and Volkswagen hasn't published those figures. It calls the car a near-production concept, not yet on sale.
The ID. Tiguan is fully electric. It isn't the Tiguan eHybrid, the plug-in hybrid version of today's Tiguan, which stays on sale alongside it.
What the motoring world thinks of the Tiguan:
Early verdicts agree it's a more refined ID.4. Top Gear found it “more comfortable, quiet and plush” than the car it replaces, Autocar says it rides better even without adaptive suspension, and Electrifying found it quieter and softer.
It should be easier to use, too. Auto Express and What Car? report physical climate and steering-wheel buttons instead of the ID.4's touch controls, plus a 15-inch touchscreen. Auto Express and Autocar also mention a new one-pedal mode.
Not everything has changed: Auto Express says it drives much like the ID.4, and What Car? found the brake pedal grabby. Early reports also differ on whether there's more space inside.
Why is it called the Tiguan?
Volkswagen is moving its best-known names onto its electric cars: first the ID. Polo, then the ID. Cross, and now the ID. Tiguan. It's VW's second big electric reveal this month, after the ID.3 GTI.
The Tiguan is VW's best-selling model worldwide. Volkswagen says more than 8.3 million Tiguans have been produced, and Tiguan and Tayron deliveries topped one million last year.
Say Goodbye to the ID.4 and ID.5
Volkswagen says the ID. Tiguan “will succeed the ID.4 and ID.5”, and Auto Express notes there's no word of a separate ID.5 replacement. More than 950,000 ID.4s and ID.5s have been delivered since 2021 (Volkswagen).
Both will be phased out from early 2027, though Volkswagen hasn't given a final date. Outlets expect the ID. Tiguan to cost the same as the ID.4 (£36,995, per Auto Express) or slightly more.
Need a car sooner? The ID.4 is still available through loveelectric, from £346 a month for someone earning over £125,000 or £359 on a £50,000–£125,000 salary (48 months, 5,000 miles a year). Insurance, servicing, maintenance and tyre replacement for wear and tear are included.
When will we know more?
Volkswagen will reveal the ID. Tiguan in early October 2026, and we'll update this article with official specs and UK pricing. What Car? reports UK sales opening towards the end of 2026, with first deliveries in Q2 2027.
FAQs
Q: Do VW make an electric Tiguan?
A: Yes: the all-electric ID. Tiguan, due in early 2027. It's separate from the plug-in hybrid Tiguan eHybrid.
Q: Is the VW ID.4 being replaced?
A: Yes, and so is the ID.5. Volkswagen says the ID. Tiguan will succeed both from early 2027, but hasn't given a final date.
Q: How much will the VW ID. Tiguan cost?
A: Volkswagen hasn't announced prices. Estimates range from about £37,000 (Auto Express) to just under £40,000 (Electrifying).
Q: What range will the ID. Tiguan have?
A: Outlets report Volkswagen forecasts of about 280 miles (58kWh) and up to about 373 miles (77kWh) WLTP. Official figures are due at the reveal.
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