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BMW X3 vs Volkswagen Tiguan

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BMW X3
BMW X3

$86,100 - $128,900

2025 price

Volkswagen Tiguan
Volkswagen Tiguan

$43,990 - $73,790

2025 price

Summary

2025 BMW X3
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Panoramic sunroof doesn't open
  • Gear selector seems fiddly
  • Strictly a five-seater

  • No new hybrid powertrains (yet)
  • Base price will go up
  • Touch-based climate
2025 BMW X3 Summary

If you’ve ever wondered when cars will stop getting bigger…continue to wonder. Because if you’re BMW, it hasn’t happened yet.

The new, fourth-generation BMW X3 is here now and as well as being bigger in every dimension apart from height, it also ushers in revised versions of existing tech, a standardisation of what was once optional and has brought hybridisation to every model in the new line-up.

Just as the 3 Series was once BMW’s bread-and-butter model, in the SUV age, at least some of that responsibility must fall at the X3’s feet. So it’s an important model and one that BMW must get right. At the same time, the new X3 brings into the spotlight the latest corporate design language and BMW, as much as any carmaker, knows how risky that can be.

The brand also understands how divisive the latest interface technology can be, but has elected to fit it to the X3 anyway. That’s faith in the product, right there. But will punters be of the same opinion?

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2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Summary

Without a doubt, this is Volkswagen’s most important new vehicle.

Roughly eight million Tiguan mid-size SUVs have been sold since the nameplate came into existence in 2007, and the one we’re looking at for this review is the first new-from-the-ground-up version in eight years.

While it might look familiar from the outside, don’t be fooled. This third generation car is significantly different inside and underneath with upgrades the brand will need for it to stay relevant against an increasing array of hybrid traditional rivals and newcomers from China.

Does the 2025 Tiguan have what it takes to be your next family hauler? Stick with us as we find out.

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