Volkswagen's popular SUV Taigun has won four prestigious awards in India. The Midsize SUV has won the Autocar, Top Gear, and Car and Bike Best Car Awards for India in 2022, while Auto X has named it the Best SUV of 2021.
Launched in September last year, the SUV is gaining popularity in India and other countries as well.
Volkswagen Taigun in Nepal
Launched in the Nepali market in September this year, the SUV arrived with a starting price of Rs 50.9 lakhs here. However, now the company has raised its starting price to 51.9 lakhs in Nepal.
Available in a total of three variants - Comfortline, Highline, and Topline, the price of this SUV range from Rs. 51.90 - 70.90 lakhs in Nepal.
Under the hood, the SUV comes with two engine options- 1.0L three-cylinder, TSI petrol engine, and 1.5L four-cylinder, TSI petrol engine. The former delivers a peak power of 114bhp alongside a peak torque of 175 Nm. Similarly, the latter generates a power of 148bhp and 250 Nm of peak torque. However, the 1.0L engine variant is only available in Nepal.
As for the gearing option, a 6-speed manual unit is given as standard, while a 6-speed torque-converter automatic unit and a 7-speed DSG unit are given as two other options.
As for the interior, the car features a 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. Moreover, the SUV offers tons of other premium features such as ventilated leather front seats, ambient lighting support, an electric sunroof, wireless charging, smart touch climate control, an 8-inch digital cockpit, and so on.
The new Volkswagen Taigun offers more than 40 safety features including Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), up to six airbags (top-variant), multi-collision brakes, ISOFIX, three-point seat belts. Tyre pressure deflation warning system, and so on.
