Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept Photo Gallery

By Jennifer Geiger
January 11, 2016
img898286779 1452546517962 jpg Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept | Cars.com photo by Evan Sears

CARS.COM — The second generation of Volkswagen’s Tiguan will make it to the U.S. in 2017, but in the meantime, VW unveiled an off-road-oriented Tiguan concept at the 2016 North American Auto Show in Detroit.

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The GTE Active Concept wears giant nubby tires and rugged body cladding as well as front and rear aluminum skid plates, tow hooks and two roof-mounted LED spotlights. Check out the gallery below. 

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