2009 Volkswagen Tiguan

Edmonds.com has Exclusive Spy Video: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan.

Although the Tiguan is based on the Concept A, what little of the cabin we could see showed a fairly typical dash layout. There may be a few upgrades added to give the Tiguan a unique look and feel compared to its Rabbit and GTI cousins, but other than a few minor trim changes it will be a standard-issue Volkswagen design. A third-row seat won't be available, but it looks as though second-row passenger room will be generous by compact-SUV standards.

And just in case you're wondering, the name "Tiguan" is a made-up combination of "tiger" and "iguana." Volkswagen decided on the name after polling readers of a European automotive publication. Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, Volkswagen's chairman, called it a "unique event [that is] demonstrative of how Volkswagen is opening up." We call it a unique look at how clueless Volkswagen is when it comes to selling SUVs in the U.S.