The Volkswagen Tiguan R Grid Edition costs less than the Tiguan R, with all the wild and beastly performance of the hi-po SUV it's based on. So what's the catch?

Can you have seven seats and style? VW reckons so, and it says you'll find exactly that in the Tiguan Allspace Monochrome. But there is a catch. This special-edition SUV misses out on some key tech and safety features that the brand simply can't get its hands on in a post-pandemic world. So what are they, and will you miss them? Read on.

As with most things, the only constant in the Australian new car market is change. The first part of 2023 was a story of constricted supply thanks to everything from COVID-19 and a shortage of semi-conductors to cars on grass infested with seeds, snails and bugs.