In western astrology and (formerly) astronomy, the zodiac is divided into twelve signs, each sign occupying 30Â° of celestial longitude. Because the signs are regular, they do not correspond exactly to the boundaries of the twelve constellations after which they are named.
Tiguan â The smaller of Volkswagenâs two SUVs is named Tiguan, which is a combination of the German words for Tiger and iguana. Touareg â VWâs larger luxury SUV is perfect to take anywhere, which is probably why it was named for the nomadic Tuareg people of North Africa.
The story Volkswagen wants us to believe is that the people wanted Tiguan, a blend of the German words for tiger (Tiger) and iguana (Leguan) .(It's pronounced TEE-gwan.) After all, VW is using The people want... as a unifying tagline for all its models, no doubt to emphasize that Volkswagen means people's car..For the Tiguan, a compact SUV introduced for the 2009 model year, the tagline is The people want to play, but they want to play nice..aming agency Igor International sneered : [I]t is obvious to us that VW stacked the deck, subverted democracy, and got the name they wanted all along. Be careful what you wish for.. Senior editor Ed Hellwig of the automobile site Edmunds called Tiguan a ridiculous name..