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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 17 APRIL 2016 Motoring V New Tiguan is the All-wheel Drive Car of the Year 2016 READERS of Auto Bild Allrad, Europe's largest magazine for off-road vehicles, selected the new Tiguan as "All-wheel Car of the Year". The successful com- pact SUV from Volkswagen received the award in the category "Off-road vehicle and SUV up to 30,000 Euro". Since its market launch in 2007, the Tiguan has now won the coveted title of "All-wheel Car of the Year" for the fifth time. For many years, the Tiguan has been an important pillar among Volkswagen brand products. Since 2007, more than 2.8 million units have been sold on over 170 markets and have made the popular compact SUV into a best- sell- er. With the new Tiguan, Volkswagen intends to continue the success story and has not simply enhanced features such as comfort and function. The new design is also more elegant and radi- ates both power and confidence. At the same time, the interior is more gener- ous compared with the predecessor and the infotainment sector has been extended. The new Tiguan shines with a new range of eight engines from 115 PS/85 kW up to 240 PS/176 kW – all more powerful and more economical than their predecessors – including four standard engines equipped with 4Mo- tion all-wheel drive. Several pioneer- ing safety and assistance systems are available on the new Tiguan. They in- clude Front Assist with City Emergency Braking and an integrated Pedestrian Monitoring; Lane Assist, a proactive occupant protection; and an active bonnet to protect pedestrians and cyclists (standard). But the many minor details all pursue the aim of making driving and travelling more pleasurable. Finally, there is also a new optional range of ergoActive seats, a lowered load sill and an "Easy Open and Close" system, which makes loading and unloading much easier.