2025 Volkswagen Taos vs the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan

Interior

Both the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan and the VW Taos have welcoming exteriors that you'll enjoy driving around Bradenton, FL. You can enhance your visibility on the highways with an adaptive front lighting system and dynamic cornering lights on the Taos or available fog lights on the Tiguan. The new 2025 Tiguan gives you a choice of 17- to 20-inch wheels while the Taos comes with stylish 17- to 19-inch alloy wheels. The added length of the new 2025 Tiguan creates more cargo space but the Tiguan no longer offers a third row. The Tiguan lets you load your cargo easily from the rear with a hands-free easy open and close remote power liftgate.

Available interior features on the Tiguan include available leather upholstery and genuine wood accents as well as power-adjustable massaging and ventilated seats. The Taos offers available leatherette and leather upholstery, an eight-way power driver's seat, dual-zone climate control, along with heated and ventilated front seats.

Technology

The new Tiguan comes with a standard 12.9-inch infotainment touchscreen, and a larger 15.0-inch screen is available, while both run the latest version of Volkswagen's Digital Cockpit Pro system software. The rotary volume knob remains, and so does physical control for the drive modes. Wireless device charging comes standard on the Tiguan, and upgrades including a head-up display and a premium 12-speaker Harman Kardon are available.

Every new 2025 Taos offers Lakewood Ranch, FL buyers an attractive infotainment system. An 8.0-inch touchscreen comes standard on the Taos and it features wired Apple CarPlay^® and Android Auto^™ connectivity. The system can be equipped with built-in navigation, a six-speaker stereo, satellite radio, and wireless smartphone charging.

Performance

The 2025 Tiguan is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged EA888 four-cylinder engine that now delivers 201 horsepower, up from the previous 184. In addition to the power increase, the new Tiguan weighs about 170 pounds less than the previous model, boosting both fuel economy and acceleration. The Taos is equipped with a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that generates 174 horsepower and is teamed up with an eight-speed automatic transmission. The front-drive and all-wheel-drive Taos have different rear suspensions, with the front-drive models using a torsion-beam setup and the all-wheel-drive versions using a more sophisticated multilink design.

Safety

Both the Volkswagen Tiguan and the Volkswagen Taos come with advanced standard safety features that include automatic emergency braking with forward collision warning, lane departure warning with lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control and lane centering feature, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.

Trim levels

The 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan will be available in four trim levels: S, SE, SE R-Line black and SEL R-Line. The Tiguan includes a mid-range SE R-Line Black trim, with appealing features like a panoramic sunroof and 20-inch wheels. The 2025 Volkswagen Taos also comes with four trim levels: S, SE, SE black and SEL. The Taos SE trim includes 18-inch wheels, a power-adjustable driver's seat and wireless device charging.