Volkswagen’s new SUV coupé, the Taigo, is now locally available and fits in between the T-Cross and the T-Roc in Volkswagen’s T SUV model range.
Three models, the Life, Style and R-Line, will all use the 1.0 TSI engine (3-cylinder turbo) with 85 kW and 200 Nm with drive going through a 7-speed DSG gearbox.
Standard features on the Life include LED taillights, a Digital Cockpit, 6.5-inch Composition Colour infotainment system with the Style version adding LED matrix headlights, 17-inch alloy wheels and a 10.25-inch Digital Cockpit Pro, Active Info Display and an 8-inch Composition Media infotainment system.
In addition to the standard features in the Style, the Taigo R-Line comes standard with a black headliner, stainless steel pedals, privacy glass for rear side windows and rear windows as well as 17-inch Valencia alloy wheels. The top-of-the-range Taigo’s bumpers are distinguished by their striking R-Line design. In the front bumper, the high-gloss black cross and longitudinal bars of the air intakes convey a unique and charismatic sense of dynamism.
Taigo Life 1.0 TSI (R429 900), Taigo Style 1.0 TSI (R464 100) and the Taigo R-Line 1.0 TSI (R486 000).
JLR reports growing demand for plug-in hybrid models, with global retail sales for the first half of the financial year up 29% compared to the prior year, as more customers use the technology as a stepping stone towards battery electric vehicles (BEV).
Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) called on the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, to announce measures in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to ensure that a transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs) will result in the reduction of carbon emissions in the country.
The ratio of used to new vehicles financed increased in the second quarter of this year, indicating a growing consumer preference for used vehicles, according to TransUnion South Africa.
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