Volkswagen T-Roc 2022 FL - Forget Golf (ENG) - Test Drive and Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- Volkswagen T-Roc debuted in 2017, and since then more than than 1 million units were sold. The Golf-based crossover comes in regular 5-door hatch versions "for the people", as well as the pricey, but funky T-Roc Cabriolet, and the performance oriented 310 hp T-Roc R. Is the face-lifted 2022 Volkswagen T-Roc better, than the Mk8 Golf?
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↔ Volkswagen T-Roc dimensions:
✔ length: 4236 mm
✔ width: 1819 mm
✔ height: 1584 mm
✔ wheelbase: 2590 mm
✔ boot/trunk: 445-1290 L
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💲 2022 Volkswagen T-Roc Style price as tested: 40 000 euro
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Index
0:00 intro
0:25 changes at VW
1:15 T-Roc vs. Golf
2:25 boot
3:35 rear seat
4:20 design
5:15 cockpit
6:45 engine lineup
8:25 performance
9:10 driving impressions
10:50 pricing
11:15 conclusions - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Bonus points for the t-shirt 😉
Great review Marek !
Love the t-shirt 😀
On the serious side, I like the insights disguised in the sarcasm and jokes... 🙂
Thanks for such a detailed review!🚘 Hello from Latvia 🇱🇻
Thanks for watching!
great review and even greater T shirt!
Thanks!
6:47 great job! 😃👌
Great review as always. I like the improved interior but I don’t like the fiddly touch controls for the heaters and lights. I wish VW would use high quality knobs and switches instead. The TRoc exterior makes the golf look dated and is desperate need of an overhaul to make it look attractive even the GTI is looking basic. Looking forward to see what’s in next Fridays review. 👍🏼
Thanks for the review Marek, and I appreciate your breakdown of the the different trim levels and options.
Will manufacturers ever learn to stop putting piano black finish in cars though? The only time it looks good is in a brochure - it's already scuffed when it's in a showroom and it's absolutely horrible to live with. Surely that much piano black in a car counts as torture?
Probably appealing to people's affinity for shiny things :)
@@MarekDrivesENG and less appealing for people who are too lazy to keep clean.
Love your videos! On a bit of a budget, T-Roc or Kamiq?
T-Cross?
Looking to upgrade from mk7 golf 1.6tdi, I have found it hard to take to newer cars, digital dash etc. I want the same comfort and ease of use with higher seating position. But back seat space seems less in this. My teenagers have no issue with space behind me in mk7. Is 1ltr good, strong enough? Great review.
Hold on to that Golf if you can :)
And if you can't, I suppose the T-Roc is the next best thing. The 1.0 TSI is OKish around town and on B-roads, but it won't be as efficient on longer trips as that 1.6 TDI.
I have t-roc and I am glad. :) improved interior quality came with facelift and it is tasty. My rims are 17". I consider to change with 19" maybe. 19" tires and rims are expensive. I am not sure it worths?
No hybridation in a poor quality but non cheap car mainly thought for urban use seems, nowadays, a big mistake. Both Seat Arona and Skoda Kamiq were already there. Orlando Blume has a lot of work to mend.
Damned by faint praise. 😂
Thanks for the review. I wonder, will they ever get rid of piano black plastic BS?
PS: this is an open question -)
I think it looks nice on press photos, so they keep pushing that shit.
Good review !
Thanks!
Great reviews with tickling humour
I try
Hey Marek! What do you think, Suzuki Scross 1.4 mild hybrid manual 2wd or VW T-Roc manual 2wd 1.0 TSI? Thank you
Assuming you are looking for base spec, go with S-Cross. If you want the interior to be pleasant, but don't mind paying for some creature comforts go with T-Roc.
The 1.5 tsi couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, let alone pull away quickly...
So far they haven't put into practice putting back proper buttons..
Fantastic review 👍 only I am wondering if capture is better than this or not? Boring line of VW or beauty of Capture
I don't know. If AWD isn't a priority, I'd probably go with VW practicality in T-Cross package anyway.
Lots critical to say abou this car, what others would you suggest as an alternative?
KIA XCeed for example.
T Roc... don't get this in Canada. It looks sharp though. Honestly, I couldn't stop staring at your shirt... is that a rainbow toot? LOL. OMG.
Yes, it's a unicorn farting rainbows :-)
Cracking review. I do like the look of the T-Roc but it doesn't look as roomy as the Golf or even Polo, and the interior doesn't look as good quality as either of those.
Car is already compact so having a sloping back makes it worse. Volvo solved this by making the back square thus creating more storage in the boot.
I think mk7 Golf (and Polo!) was the last piece of reliable engineering VW put together. But even this was already going foot-to-foot competition to much better value-for-money Focus, Astra and Ceed.
Good looking SUV from exterior with a bigger practical boot... And you pay 40k for Dacia-esque plastics and no physical buttons. No offence VW-fans but It is all going wrong.
Might as well just buy the Skoda
I would go for a 4MOTION version. I rarely see a 4MOTION T-Roc, but that’s not surprising, cos only 36% of all SUVs sold in Europe in the first half of 2022 are AWD.
Did you need AWD really?
@@Tom-uk2ow Not for now.
If I don’t need AWD, I’d go for the Golf instead. I’d avoid those crossover SUVs unless I need AWD.
My dad has had three SUVs so far, and they were all AWD.
@@DaveDVideoMaker Again does you really need AWD?There is difference what you think you need and what xou really need.....So go ahead and buy it..
@@Tom-uk2ow I already answered your question. My answer is: not for now.
I would need it if I’m going on an adventure off road, I’m driving on poor quality roads or on icy conditions.
I'm confused by the VW range - I thought that the T-ROC was a jacked-up Polo rather than a Golf brother? Hence why it has a shorter wheelbase and less interior space than the Golf? A bit of an own-goal with emissions-abatement (the sluggish take-off) if it's less economical than claimed. The pricing - I know prices and specifications are market-dependent, but i just laughed when you mentioned the base-model starting price as 21000EUR but that test model being 40000EUR. The Germans like to have their fun with us, eh?
That's the T-Cross.
I've had most golf generations and a couple of T-Rocs. Of the T-Rocs I much preferred the little 1ltr 3 cylinder version, it felt surprisingly nippy compared to the 1.5 (which felt soooo slow - although economy was very good), also the smaller wheels on the 1.0 were quieter and gave a more comfy ride. In terms of the touch buttons, I hated them for the first couple of hours as I wasn't used to them, but after that found them absolutely problem at all. I can see why people spending only a couple of hours with the car don't like the touch buttons but really it's not that big a deal to live with. Thanks goodness they've done something about the cheap plastic above the dash on the facelift model - although there is still too much scratchy plastic in the cabin than I would like (and the same can be said for my new MK8 GTI, which I love otherwise.
Well, now I get it why a friend of mine trying to upgrade from a Leon 1.9tdi (2007 model) said the new one with the 1.5 engine was slow.
Indeed the 1.0 is decent, I have no tried the 1.5 yet.
@@MrArchie800 what about fuel economy?
I tried it I a small town, no traffic jams and at the end of the test drive I got something like 11.6l/100km
Of course, I am not used to the car so those numbers should go down a bit
@@MrArchie800 well, it was just a short drive to test it out for a friend but I have a friend at work they complained that her T-cross was averaging above 8.5/100km
@@MrArchie800 yes, it was like that but still a very high number considering there was no traffic, no steep inclines and the speed as 80km/h at most.
Well, I don't buy the car, he didn't either so no worries
This or Cupra Formentor?
Assuming the same engine - T-Roc. Cupra Formentor only makes sense, when you get the 310 hp version.
@@MarekDrivesENG thanks
Marek, you liked it?
I test drove on in July, it was comfortable but not very spacious. I terior quality was ....ok... Mileage was horrible and there was nothing special about it.
I even hated the windscreen a bit too narrow for I was expecting from a SUV, like something more "panoramic".
To make it even worst, it was really expensive.
Really, nothing special or outstanding about this car.
Positive points? Well, it is made acroos the river in Palmela....
Ok, now I have to go and pack my bags to get out of the country and escape those furious worker's unions at the factory.... See you later!
Ps: in my short test drive on the 1.0 I got an abysmal 11.5l/100km
OK, the 1.0 TSI makes you hate the car. With a 1.5 it's just like a weird take to the Mk7 Golf :)
@@MarekDrivesENG i night try it but I would be more inclined for s Citroen model. Actually liked the interior better.
I am curious about the 1.5 engine which I didn't tryed yet. A friend went to try it on a Leon and was disappointed, she even said it felt slower than her Leon 1.9tdi 105hp from 2007.
I need to check it out.
The C4 is brilliant.
@@MarekDrivesENG agree. And much cheaper than the t-rock and the dashboard, controls etc are easier to use.
Now, if you excuse me, will just pack really quick and head to the border before the worker's unions of Autoeuropa find out where I live
So they've made it worse somehow. T-Roc 1.4 TSI owner here. Mine has the smaller boot, but uses less fuel, the interior is markedly better for both passengers and storage and the infotainment is the older, actually decent one. But the darn DSG is jumpy as hell. Parking it in tight spots is always a squeaky butt moment 😅
The 2022 model has an 8sp torque converter !
Nooo I still would go for the Golf, but it's a good car with better interior then the Golf
My son and I have a t-roc convertible meme going. Feel free to jump on. Overall I think the t-roc is kind of meh.
This or xceed?
XCeed, unless you need AWD.
The body design is ok but not a grabber.... Solution is simple.... All VW has to do is take the foundational design of the "CC" and expand it into a SUV shell... Very simple.... Unfortunately, it won't be considered.....
Everyone is driving VW here. 🙄🇩🇪 And the design is always conservative, not to say boring.
You see I'm not convinced. 😉
This is quite bold by VW standards. But the ID series is quite dull.
The ride on poor roads is dreadful, the tech is annoying, distracting, plain unsafe. The interior is reverse tardis. You can’t see any reference points to park it. The dsg program makes smooth take off hard so hopeless in snow. Buy something else.
Torsion beam rear suspension So definitely worse than g8 150cp. Plus higher so Even worse. The golf is better designed.
Something is going on with VW...
I mean something wrong.
First no more buttons and switches. Now, piano black.
They are sinking!
Dieselgate purgatory.
I see only plastic...
Marek Drives in English : for that ludacris high prices the T-Roc is a stupid purchase....since the Hyundai Tucson 2020 and Kia Sportage 2019 already beat it to dust in just about every department as well as Build Quality, roominess and reliability....all that while looking better and costing less !!!! The T-Roc is a crap car giving VW legitimacy to cheat people out of their money.
Verschlimmbesserung
I”m with you in the Niro. This VW wouldn’t interest me. Also, you referred to “regular people”. In American English, “regular” is another word for “normal”. In much of the rest of English world, it refers to having timely bowel movements. The phrase La regular guy” always makes me laugh.
Too ugly for me. Good review though.
I get the impression VW use 16 year old whizz kids to design the tech but they are actually too young to drive the things.
At least for me it's a boring pointless car. And not shining in any particular respect. Typical Volkswagen. Security not for me
While I will, most likely, never buy a VW, I will, for sure, never buy a T-roc. I don't see the reason for this car. While I see there might be a reason for a Golf 7.5, the suv craze is just something makes ni sense for me.
Easier to get in and out of. My parents like their Tiguan, because they slip in and out of it, rather than fall into and climb out of it. If I were buying a car again today, I wish the Golf Sportsvan was still here. Alternatively I could go for the overpriced BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (which is basically my MINI Countryman in a different shell) or the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. Both very comfortable and well laid out, but not for 50k euro for a half-decent spec.
@@MarekDrivesENG But.... Does it have Android Auto?
Optional on all of them I bet (except for my Countryman, which I had to jerryrig to get it). Retrofitting AA/ACP on older cars is even easier.
carvago only delivers car to Cezch?
AFAIK they are present in 8 European markets.