Tiguan S ($23,200) comes with cloth upholstery, air conditioning, eight-way manually adjustable front seats with lumbar adjustment, fold-flat front passenger seat, cruise control, AM/FM/CD stereo with eight speakers, auxiliary audio input jack, 60/40 split folding rear seat, and P215/65R16 tires on alloy wheels. Options for the S include rear side airbags ($350), a trailer hitch ($320), and P235/55R17 tires ($400).

The Tiguan SE ($26,925) and SE 4Motion ($28,875) add heated front seats, heated washer nozzles, leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, leather-wrapped shift knob, six-disc CD changer, Sirius satellite radio, eight-way partial power driver's seat, trip computer, fog lights, roof rack, and P235/55R17 tires. Options for the SE include rear side airbags ($350), trailer hitch ($320), P235/50R18 tires on alloy wheels ($400), a Panorama sunroof ($1300), and a navigation system ($1950) with a 30-gigabyte hard drive and a rearview camera.

Tiguan SEL ($30,990) and SEL 4Motion ($32,940) get leather upholstery, a premium 300-watt Dynaudio sound system, 12-way power adjustable driver's seat, memory for the driver's seat and exterior mirrors, dual-zone automatic climate control, rain-sensing windshield wipers, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, adjustable ambient lighting, automatic bi-xenon headlights, and P235/50R18 tires. Options are similar as those for the SE.

Standard safety features include dual front airbags, front side airbags, curtain side airbags, active front head restraints, tire-pressure monitor, anti-lock brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution and brake assist, traction control, and electronic stability control. Optional safety features include rear side airbags and a rearview camera.