Volkswagen has kicked off the new year with a price increase across its SUV range from the T-Cross all the way up to the Touareg.
The baby T-Cross light SUV has dropped to two variants with the deletion of the mid-grade CityLife and pricing has gone up by $650 for the base 85TSI Life to $29,850 before on-road costs and tops out at $32,800, a $700 increase, for the 85TSI Style.
All T-Cross variants use an 85kW/200Nm 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo petrol engine paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic and they are front-wheel drive (FWD).
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It has quickly become VW’s second best-selling model behind the Amarok ute, according to VFACTS sales figures.
The one-size-larger T-Roc is up by $800 for the 110TSI Style ($35,500) and $900 for the flagship 140TSI Sport all-wheel drive (AWD) which is now $42,700.
This is not the pricing for the facelifted version of the T-Roc that is expected to arrive in the third quarter of 2022. A T-Roc R will join the range this year powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine delivering 221kW/400Nm, driving all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
All six Tiguan grades are up by between $900 and $1200 apiece and the range now starts from $41,490 before on-roads for the turbo-petrol 110TSI Life FWD and tops out at $57,490 for the diesel-powered 147TDI R-Line AWD.
The mid-life update for the Tiguan landed in Australian showrooms in early 2021 ushering in a new face for the popular medium SUV. Like the T-Roc, an R version of the Tiguan is heading Down Under this year.
Pricing for the seven-seat Tiguan Allspace has not increased for 2022, although the Wolfsburg edition has been dropped.
VW’s large SUV contender, the Touareg, has also lost the Wolfsburg edition and prices are up by between $2000 and $2400 per variant. The Volvo XC90 rival now starts from $84,990 for the 170TDI AWD, while the 210TDI R-Line is now $112,690.
These variants will be joined soon by the new Touareg R plug-in hybrid that pumps out 340kW/700Nm. Pricing is yet to be announced but it will be the flagship variant with a pricetag north of $110,000.
2022 Volkswgen T-Cross pricing before on-road costs
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
| 85TSI Life FWD | Automatic | $29,850 (+$650) |
| 85TSI Style FWD | Automatic | $32,800 (+$700) |
2022 Volkswagen T-Roc pricing before on-road costs
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
| 110TSI Style FWD | Automatic | $35,500 (+$800) |
| 140TSI Sport AWD | Automatic | $42,700 (+$900) |
2022 Volkswagen Tiguan pricing before on-road costs
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
| 110TSI Life FWD | Automatic | $41,490 (+$900) |
| 132TSI Life AWD | Automatic | $45,490 (+$900) |
| 162TSI Elegance AWD | Automatic | $52,990 (+$1200) |
| 162TSI R-Line AWD | Automatic | $55,990 (+$1200) |
| 147TDI Elegance AWD | Automatic | $54,490 (+$1200) |
| 147TDI R-Line AWD | Automatic | $57,490 ($+1200) |
2022 Volkswagen Touareg pricing before on-road costs
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
| 170TDI AWD | Automatic | $84,990 (+$2000) |
| 210TDI Elegance AWD | Automatic | $103,690 (+$2400) |
| 210TDI R-Line AWD | Automatic | $112,690 (+$2400) |
