Volkswagen Confirms ID. Tiguan as Successor to ID.4 and ID.5 in 2027

• Volkswagen will unveil the electric ID. Tiguan in early October.

• The new SUV replaces both the ID.4 and Europe-only ID.5.

• ID. Tiguan expect to take over in North American where the ID. 4 failed.

Volkswagen will replace the ID.4 and ID.5 with a new electric compact SUV carrying one of its most recognizable model names and current global best-seller. The ID. Tiguan will make its global debut in early October before reaching European markets in early 2027.

North America will receive the electric SUV later, although Volkswagen has not announced a launch date or confirmed market-specific specifications.

The ID. Tiguan is VW’s next step in its revised electric-vehicle naming strategy. Introduced in September 2025, the approach replaces numerical EV designations with names already associated with the brand’s combustion-engine vehicles. The ID. Polo and ID. Cross were the first models announced under the system. Volkswagen introduced its original ID naming convention with the ID.3 hatchback in 2018.

The ID. Tiguan will not directly replace the combustion-powered Tiguan. Both will remain available, allowing Volkswagen to offer electric, gasoline, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains under the same product name, depending on the market. Volkswagen also plans to offer a Tiguan hybrid in North America in the coming years.

The ID. Tiguan is a new-generation electric SUV with a completely redesigned exterior and the visual presence of a larger-segment vehicle. Camouflaged prototypes suggest it will share styling themes with the smaller ID. Polo and ID. Cross, including elements of VW’s new “Pure Positive” design language.

The automaker says the electric model will build upon the Tiguan’s emphasis on interior space, straightforward controls and everyday versatility. Technical specifications, battery capacities, driving-range estimates and power outputs have not yet been disclosed.

The ID. Tiguan’s arrival will close an uncertain chapter for Volkswagen’s current electric crossovers. The ID.5, sold in Europe but never offered in North America, had already been identified as a possible casualty of Volkswagen Group’s product-reduction plans.

In the United States, Volkswagen ended ID.4 production at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant in April. The company expects remaining dealer inventory to support sales into 2027, potentially helping bridge the period before the ID. Tiguan reaches North American showrooms.