VOLKSWAGEN is back on the SUV offensive with the second-generation Tiguan – a larger, wider and roomier successor to the popular original – offering much of what the latest Golf hatch does in a more family-orientated package.

Now that it is more on par with deadly rivals such as the Mazda CX-5, it is expected that Wolfsburg’s mid-size crossover will be one of the segment’s frontrunners.

We drive the cheapest diesel, the 110TDI Comfortline all-wheel drive (AWD), to find out if that’s the case.

Note: Images are of the Volkswagen Tiguan 132TSI Comfortline