New Volkswagen T-Roc revealed with mild-hybrid system, set to take on Toyota Corolla Cross and Hyundai Kona in Australia

Volkswagen has as we remark unveiled its second-skills T-Roc shrimp SUV for European markets. The recent model is constructed on a revised ‘MQB Evo’ platform, shared with recently launched Tiguan and Tayron SUVs.

The second-skills T-Roc has promptly entered presale in its German home nation with a initiating impress of 30,845 euros (~$AUD55,000) and two light-hybrid (MHEV) drivetrains.

The two drivetrains are exclusively entrance-wheel force (FWD), wearing high outputs of 85kW or 110kW. Both feature the identical 1.5-litre turbo four-cylinder and 48V starter-generator machine.

Dimensionally, the second-skills T-Roc is longer than its predecessor, with 12cm of extra dimension and a resultant 30 extra litres of boot home (now 475L). Volkswagen says there might be now big seating for four occupants ‘taller than 1.85m.’

In line with Volkswagen, the T-Roc’s up to this level interior makes employ of sentimental contact supplies and atmospheric background lighting to create a ‘lounge-vogue skills’. Key revisions comprise the next 13.0-waddle infotainment cowl (changed into 8.0-inches) and a ‘driver skills dial’.

The recent T-Roc also sides Volkswagen’s ‘Fade Assist’ adaptive cruise preserve a watch on machine, able to computerized lane altering and robotically adjusting to modified tempo limits, along with computerized parking functionality.

Elevated grade T-Roc models also provide a heads-up demonstrate and massaging 14-system adjustable entrance seats on the inside of, and matrix LED headlights, illuminated external badging and a full-dimension rear LED light strip on the exterior.

LED headlights are fitted as customary to all T-Roc neat grades.

Volkswagen claims a FWD 2.0L MHEV, as effectively as two FWD ‘full hybrid’ drivetrains, will later bolster the recent T-Roc fluctuate. All MHEV variants of T-Roc will operate employ of Volkswagen’s signature seven-tempo ‘DSG’ dual-snatch computerized transmission.

An all-wheel pushed MHEV and ‘R’ have also been slated for a later originate, even though no official date is currently on hand.

Volkswagen’s 48-volt 1.5 eTSI MHEV machine, which sides in the 2 recent originate T-Rocs, can no longer enhance prolonged EV-easiest riding. It as a replace aids the combustion engine at low speeds, and presents a delicate quantity of regenerative braking.

This contrasts to key plugless hybrid shrimp SUV opponents, which comprise the Toyota Corolla Monstrous, Hyundai Kona Hybrid, Honda HR-V e:HEV and Nissan Qashqai e-Vitality. These cars all provide EV-easiest riding functionality in some regard.

A Volkswagen spokesperson instructed Chasing Cars that timing for an Australian second-skills T-Roc originate is no longer yet confirmed. Additionally no longer confirmed is which grades or powertrains will headline the native originate.

Launching a full-hybrid T-Roc in Australia might maybe perchance be very much precious to Volkswagen. The German firm might maybe perchance trusty great-well-known NVES credit score, which would offset gross sales of its emissions-heavy Amarok ute when stricter emissions targets are save in position next year.

On the second, the Amarok is Volkswagen Australia’s hottest model with 5413 deliveries.

The T-Roc is Volkswagen AU’s second hottest car with 4721 devices sold year to this level (in accordance to the Federal Chamber of Automobile Industries’ VFACTS). The solid establish contains 22 p.c of Volkswagen’s complete gross sales for H1 2025 (21,407 devices).