The all-new Volkswagen Tayron goes on sale in the UK on January 9 with prices for the elegant all-rounder starting from £39,850.

That price is for the entry-level Tayron Life 1.5 eTSI, while the top-of-the-range R-Line and R-Line Edition variants are available for just over £50,000.

The Tayron sits between the mid-sized Tiguan, Volkswagen’s best-selling model worldwide, and the Touareg, the brand’s flagship large SUV. It is available with five or seven seats and a cavernous 850-litre boot when the third row of seats is folded flat. It also boasts towing capabilities up to 2.4 tonnes.

But it is perhaps the vehicle’s design, interior quality, comfort levels and equipment that really stand out. At the front, LED headlights and the standard illuminated Volkswagen badge create an unmistakeable light signature as night falls. The same applies at the rear, with its full-length LED crossbar, 3D tail light clusters and illuminated Volkswagen logo. The Tayron is the first Volkswagen ICE (internal combustion engine) model in the European market with illuminated logos at the front and rear.

Moving inside, the cabin is dominated by surfaces with a pleasant feel and, depending on equipment, elegant materials such as ArtVelours Eco (microfibre), authentic open-pore wood and an illuminated decorative trim.

All trims also come with three-zone air conditioning, 10-colour background lighting, an infotainment system with 12.9-inch screen, and a multi-function driving experience switch for adjusting driving profiles, audio volume and cabin atmospheres using pre-programmed lighting and audio moods.

Five trim levels are available in the UK – Life, Match (eHybrid only), Elegance, R-Line and R-Line Edition (eHybrid only).

Six engines will be available for the Tayron – three from January 9 and the rest from February 20, 2025. Each is paired with a six- or seven-speed automatic direct-shift gearbox (DSG), and 2.0 TSI variants featuring  4MOTION all-wheel drive.