VW T-Roc 2020 review: 140TSI Sport
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- At long last, after years of waiting, and delay upon delay, Volkswagen’s T-Roc has made it to Australian shores.
It’s landed here to fill an increasingly large small-SUV-shaped gap underneath the brand’s popular Tiguan mid-sizer, but it’s been on sale since 2017 internationally, so is it too little, too late for VW to take on the small SUV competition in Australia?
We drove a fully specified T-Roc to find out what this Golf-based small SUV has to offer.
Does it represent good value for the price? What features does it come with?
First things first, there’s some good and bad news for VW fans who have been waiting for the brand’s first small SUV.
The good news? The T-Roc is incredibly well specified despite its age, and, to make things easy, just one variant landing in Australia: the hero 140TSI.
The bad news? At a starting price of $40,490 (before on-roads) it’s the most expensive non-premium SUV in Australia.
But VW has a strategy here. It has brought in this bells-and-whistles small SUV as part of a dual-pronged assault with the Polo-based T-Cross, which is less powerful and less well equipped in base form, but perhaps better in terms of practical value for its small form factor. The brand admits it expects the T-Cross to outsell the T-Roc in the long term, due to this pricing strategy.
Also, the brand has repeatedly stated to CarsGuide that the door isn’t shut on a lesser specified (110TSI) variant of the T-Roc in the future. So, keep an eye out for it if you fall for the T-Roc’s charm.
Where were we? Oh, yes: $40,490. Ouch. Our demo car too was fully specced out with the $5500 worth of options which can be fitted, including the ‘Sound and Style’ pack, which includes 19-inch alloys, adaptive chassis control, and the 300W Beats audio system ($2000), and the Luxury package, which includes the panoramic sunroof, Vienna leather seats, and an electric tailgate ($3500).
Very swish but, honestly, the base car has everything you need. This includes 18-inch alloy wheels, an 8.0-inch multimedia touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and built-in nav, a digital dash cluster, leather seats, leather wheel trim, keyless entry with push-start ignition, an auto-dimming rear vision mirror, full LED front lighting with adaptive high-beams, auto folding wing mirrors, front and rear parking sensors with a reversing camera and park assist, and rain-sensing wipers.
A lot of stuff. The R-Line styling pack (standard on Australian cars), 'Progressive Steering' and the full safety offering (which we’ll get to later), partially justify the tall pricing.
Again, pricey, but that includes all the equipment you could reasonably expect in this segment and more.
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Vw T-roc is a great car ive just got my new one its so lovely to drive you just want to keep on driving it a big boot space such a lovely ride I thoroughly recommend this car 100%.
Good job and nice review
Watching from Kingdom of Morocco
Fantastic review!
Arr Ka =D Great review, looks like a good size for someone who doesn't want a CX-5 / Tiguan / Forester size
ooh the classic Mercs at 6:15...
How does this compare to the skoda karoq, do you have a comparison
With that much money, I will go for Tiguan, or maybeBMW X1, but very good review,
Just wanna to know, does it come with spare tyre, and how the suspension?
Great review Tom.
This car’s been on my radar for some time now and you’ve given me nothing to change my mind.
Couple of questions. You really talked it up and you genuinely seemed to like it but only gave it a 7.8. I thought it’d be higher. Why’s that?
Finally, T-Roc or Karoq?
That interior tho.. looks cheap and dated for $50k car
Hi Peter,
I did really like it! The trouble is... It's just so expensive! It lost marks for the price, lack of variants for our market, and the fact that the smaller, cheaper T-Cross is ultimately packaged much better.
If you need space, get the Karoq it's more practical (and cheaper...), if you're more concerned about the drive, T-Cross is pretty much the best at this price in the small SUV segment.
Hope this helps,
TW.
So in australia, driving is similar to india, nice video.
Sorry but those ''big wheels'' do not fill those arches, as you say.
Liking the cabrio version ! High seat position, visibility, and practicality for a cabrio.
For that money you can get the Artion ex demo
I actually looked at this the other day in person and to be honest the T roc quality is terrible compared to the tiguan and the golf. It felt cheap and mostly hard plastic. For the same price you can get a Ford escape with aeb and self driving capabilities. Or a Subaru. Just seemed like a let down from a company offering a medium to high suv quality standard and than bringing this to the table.
This is a good car but between this and mazda cx5 I would choose mazda anyday
So in a nutshell, this is a VW golf with a nice haircut, a different name, and wearing actionwear. They have nailed their target market.
Anyone else spot the other VW derivative SUV? Bentayga @04:57
These rims 0:37 comes straight out of the F15 BMW X5 playbook.... 😳😳
I think a fully loaded ex managers Karoq Sportline 2.0 190bhp makes more sense and a heap less money 😉
Way too many expensive options...
If it was 5 years ago, paying 50k for this car would be worth it. But now, most of those features starting to become the standard, competition is higher, prices have dropped. I would be paying $42k drive away for something like this. Maybe 48k if they had the Golf GTI engine (169kw+). OR if it had some new exciting tech. Sorry VW, looks like this time I'll pass.
Seems, its drawn so many que's for Audi..Not worth for $45k and that too, with just 5 yrs warranty. There are much better contenders out there..
Nice review though👍..
Which contenders?
look at that clear skyline brought to you by Covid19. You can actually clearly see the buildings & background. Small SUV market has a few nice choices & this is 1 that I am considering.
VW make best quality cars,stylish and beautiful exterior,but they should make more posh interior
In Spain we have it for 20 thousand dollars
Juanma Garcia we have taxes for cars in Australia
In Sydney, it's almost free
@@gamingsoldier5314 In Spain it is with taxes included.
@@belsaiyuma stay in spain
I'm glad I settled for the Seltos.
Why?
@@kensouza9239 the T Roc starts at $40k. The Seltos only cost me $27k, and frankly to me is not only a nicer looking car, but comes with a 7 year warranty. Also I would've had to wait a few more months for the T Roc which has taken ages to get here. And someone told me that Volkswagen's cost a fortune to service-one of my mum's friends paid $1200 for their last service
Vw makes more money of all the options then the care itself.
That’s why no VW for me.
There is no such thing like a stylish VW.
Nah. the R version will matter!
For near $50k drive away, no thanks.
nahh no good..
Das gas vagen..
These are technically great cars but this office worker is knocking Huandi and Mazda which will not start to rattle after 60K km's like all VW 's suv' do
They don’t
@@kensouza9239 I live in South Africa our roads are lets say not really 1st world ,so they do here
46k for a 2017 model. Wayyyyy overpriced, as usual Aus gets .... again
Too expensive.
Have to disagree with reviewer, “CX30 not as polished as T-Roc”!?! Say what?? Sure the outside look of the T-Roc is very nice and beats the overbearing plastic cladding on the CX30 but once you get inside the T-Roc you feel like you’re sitting in a car that was made 5 years ago, hard plastics and geeez manual seats in a car this pricey is a shock!! Everywhere you look in the T-Roc it feels cheap and nasty! the Mazda CX30 on the other hand has a very LUX interior and there’s nothing on the market that compares to it. As soon as you get in the CX30 you feel like you’re in a “new” car. The T-Roc is nice but at $45+k I’d expect something more. My guess is, VW are making a massive margin on this one, an example of expensive but cheap’n’nasty!