Volkswagen Navarra starts production of the new Taigo for all of Europe

The other day we brought you the prices and the full range of the new Volkswagen Taigo, a Coupé-look SUV built on the MQB A0 platform, which for now comes in two different trim levels and three engine options offering outputs of 95 to 150 CV.

The “Made in Spain” SUV is one of the most anticipated models since we learned back in March of this year that it would be called Taigo and that it would be the European version of the Volkswagen Nivus, which at the time was only sold in Brazil.

A milestone for the plant

As we have already told you, this new SUV will be produced at the Volkswagen Group factory in Navarra, specifically in Landaben, where the Volkswagen T-Cross and the Volkswagen Polo are also built. The new Taigo shares its platform with these vehicles, and in the case of the Polo, it has been produced there for 34 years.

With the start of production of this new model, a historic moment has arrived for the Navarra plant, as for the first time in its history three different models are being produced simultaneously, positioning it as one of the group’s reference plants, as Volkswagen Navarra president Markus Haupt pointed out alongside the President of the Government of Navarra, María Chivite, who also highlighted the importance of this plant for the region’s economy.

The first and the top of the range

The first Volkswagen Taigo to roll off the plant’s production line, bound for Germany, is a model fitted with the R-Line trim in intense red metallic paint. Under its bonnet, this first unit has a 1.5-litre TSI four-cylinder petrol engine producing 150 CV, paired with a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox.

Without a doubt, with a starting price from 23,190 euros, the Volkswagen Taigo will accumulate a large number of sales in the segment in which it will compete, a segment that is recording the highest sales growth rates both in Spain and across Europe.

Technical specifications of this car

CrossoverVolkswagen Taigo7 versions · from 24,335 €