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FiestaST
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VW Tengo vs Tera: These are the key differences
Officially revealed at the brand’s 75-year-in-South Africa celebrations, Volkswagen Group Africa’s new Tengo entry-level offering is based on VW Brazil’s Tera, yet there are key differences between the two products.
With a mandate to export locally assembled products in significant markets on the African continent, including, of course, South Africa, the first cog in Volkswagen Group Africa’s long-term plans for this region is the Tengo compact SUV/crossover. Key to this strategy is a positive working relationship with other stronghold VW markets, including Brazil.
Penned by the Head of Design for Volkswagen Americas, José Carlos Pavone, the Tera, and by default the Tengo’s profile is shaped to add a sense of presence and height compared with cars like the Polo. This includes more robust-looking wheel arches, a taller bonnet, sharper strake lines and a (modest) 30 mm raise in ground clearance compared to the modern Polo hatch.
Sharing its MQB underpinnings with the Polo, Volkswagen Group Africa’s plans to incorporate the Tengo on the existing Plant Kariega assembly line allowed it to retain up to 75% of the Polo’s componentry – crucial to supporting the established local supply chain – which subsequently allowed the local office to replace the roof of the Tera with one from the Polo hatch. Significantly, this change meant the functional roof rails from the Taigo could be accommodated, as opposed to the purely cosmetic items fitted to the Brazilian product. With myriad road conditions on the African continent in mind, the Tengo adopts an altogether more robust, yet more compliant, rear suspension arrangement than the Tera.
While the Tengo’s bespoke seats are developed from the R-Line items available in the Polo hatch’s parts basket, a 25 W (ventilated) wireless mobile phone dock is borrowed and adapted for purpose from VW Group’s Skoda brand.
www.carmag.co.za
Officially revealed at the brand’s 75-year-in-South Africa celebrations, Volkswagen Group Africa’s new Tengo entry-level offering is based on VW Brazil’s Tera, yet there are key differences between the two products.
With a mandate to export locally assembled products in significant markets on the African continent, including, of course, South Africa, the first cog in Volkswagen Group Africa’s long-term plans for this region is the Tengo compact SUV/crossover. Key to this strategy is a positive working relationship with other stronghold VW markets, including Brazil.
Penned by the Head of Design for Volkswagen Americas, José Carlos Pavone, the Tera, and by default the Tengo’s profile is shaped to add a sense of presence and height compared with cars like the Polo. This includes more robust-looking wheel arches, a taller bonnet, sharper strake lines and a (modest) 30 mm raise in ground clearance compared to the modern Polo hatch.
Sharing its MQB underpinnings with the Polo, Volkswagen Group Africa’s plans to incorporate the Tengo on the existing Plant Kariega assembly line allowed it to retain up to 75% of the Polo’s componentry – crucial to supporting the established local supply chain – which subsequently allowed the local office to replace the roof of the Tera with one from the Polo hatch. Significantly, this change meant the functional roof rails from the Taigo could be accommodated, as opposed to the purely cosmetic items fitted to the Brazilian product. With myriad road conditions on the African continent in mind, the Tengo adopts an altogether more robust, yet more compliant, rear suspension arrangement than the Tera.
While the Tengo’s bespoke seats are developed from the R-Line items available in the Polo hatch’s parts basket, a 25 W (ventilated) wireless mobile phone dock is borrowed and adapted for purpose from VW Group’s Skoda brand.
VW Tengo vs Tera: These are the key differences
VW South Africa's new Tengo entry-level offering is based on VW Brazil’s Tera, yet there are key differences between the two products...
www.carmag.co.za
FiestaST
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Crossing the T’s: 2027 Volkswagen Tengo
First impressions
Following a tour of the brand’s world-class testing and validation centre, CAR had the opportunity to accompany Volkswagen Group Africa on a test drive of the new Tengo. We sampled two 1.6 MPI examples, one with an automatic transmission paired with an engine in its so-called “dirty fuel” state of tune (distinguishable by a slightly unrefined idle compared with the other setup), and another with a manual transmission and the version of this powertrain that will be sold in South Africa.
With perceived build quality that we’ve come to expect from this German brand, even in pre-production guise, standout features include the car’s impressively compliant default ride quality and what seems likely to be segment-defining NVH suppression, or how well-insulated the cabin feels from the outside world.
Another positive is how familiar the slick workings of the manual transmission feel; comparable with the easy-to-operate setup currently offered in the entry-level T-Cross.
Looking ahead
While Wolfsburg has confirmed the current Polo will be produced “into the next decade”, the freedom afforded to Volkswagen Group Africa to create its own path forward with a viable product plan post Polo Vivo is both refreshing and, indeed, daunting.
Together with the second Brazilian-sourced MQB-based product set to join Tengo on the Kariega line, all indications are that the brand’s South African operation is well placed to fulfil its mandate of relying on local ingenuity and skillset, together with a proven supply chain and assembly processes, to get the job done.
www.carmag.co.za
First impressions
Following a tour of the brand’s world-class testing and validation centre, CAR had the opportunity to accompany Volkswagen Group Africa on a test drive of the new Tengo. We sampled two 1.6 MPI examples, one with an automatic transmission paired with an engine in its so-called “dirty fuel” state of tune (distinguishable by a slightly unrefined idle compared with the other setup), and another with a manual transmission and the version of this powertrain that will be sold in South Africa.
With perceived build quality that we’ve come to expect from this German brand, even in pre-production guise, standout features include the car’s impressively compliant default ride quality and what seems likely to be segment-defining NVH suppression, or how well-insulated the cabin feels from the outside world.
Another positive is how familiar the slick workings of the manual transmission feel; comparable with the easy-to-operate setup currently offered in the entry-level T-Cross.
Looking ahead
While Wolfsburg has confirmed the current Polo will be produced “into the next decade”, the freedom afforded to Volkswagen Group Africa to create its own path forward with a viable product plan post Polo Vivo is both refreshing and, indeed, daunting.
Together with the second Brazilian-sourced MQB-based product set to join Tengo on the Kariega line, all indications are that the brand’s South African operation is well placed to fulfil its mandate of relying on local ingenuity and skillset, together with a proven supply chain and assembly processes, to get the job done.
Crossing the T’s: 2027 Volkswagen Tengo
We visit Plant Kariega for an exclusive insight into the Volkswagen South Africa's new Tengo compact SUV...
www.carmag.co.za
Lawnchairman
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Hope there is a R line but maybe a black package may do.