Finally Volkswagen’s new compact SUV which is smaller than the Touareg has been given a name. It will now be called 'Tiguan'. This vehicle is inspired from Volkswagen’s Concept A introduced at Geneva Auto Show last March.
Choosing the name for the said SUV was done in an exciting manner since VW decided to hold a contest and let readers of the German weekly magazine AutoBild to vote for the names that they think best suits the new SUV.
Volkswagen offered five possible monikers for the compact SUV and these names were Nanuk, Tiguan, Rockton, Namib and Samun. There’s an overwhelming response from the magazine’s readers and more than 350,000 votes were gathered and majority of it favored the name Tiguan which is a combination of Tiger and Leguan (German for Iguana).
The Tiguan is said to signify the transition of the successful Touareg philosophy towards the compact SUV class which is now continuously growing. The exotic sounding name also depicts excitement, travel and adventure which also represent Tiguan’s excellent driving dynamics and high comfort levels for urban driving and even in challenging road conditions.
Production of Toureg’s little brother will be in Wolfsburg and it will go on sale in Europe by 2007 and will also come to the U.S. in 2008.
Ford hybrid engineers would be out on a “tour” through the Ford Escape hybrid technology clinic which would be emphasizing on the advantages and benefits that hybrid vehicles offer.
One of the stops would be in Las Vegas which has just recently added 30 Ford Escape hybrid cars to its municipal fleet. Indeed, it can be said that cities in the US are changing lanes and opting on cars that are friendly to the environment.
The hybrid clinic would be conducted by the Ford hybrid engineers and in attendance at the said event would be officials of Las Vegas. There would also be representatives from the taxi industry. Consumers can also attend so they can ask their concerns at the hybrid experts. You can catch this event on the 18th of this month.
Remember those days when you had to manually crank up or down your car windows?
Well, according to a source, cars with windows that need to be cranked by hand are starting to head towards extinction. Mainly, this is because most automakers are off towards offering the public with power windows. And yes, modern vehicles offer power windows as a standard feature now.
Car makers are making this a standard feature for they claim that the market is expecting power windows now. Just like cellular phones, power windows are anymore just a touch of luxury. And this is the very reason behind the nearing doomsday for cars with hand-cranked windows.
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