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Ready to Roc! - World premiere of the new T-Roc
As part of the biggest model offensive in its history, Volkswagen is extending its model range by adding a compact-class
crossover: the T-Roc. The new crossover from Volkswagen brings fresh impetus to the compact SUV class. It offers
maximum personalisation, innovative digitalisation, perfect connectivity, leading-edge driver assistance systems, dynamic
engines and above all modern, expressive design. A car that is just as much at home in the city as it is on rough terrain.
r Herbert Diess, Chairman of
the Volkswagen Brand Board of
Management, said at the world
premiere in Italy: "The T-Roc
sets a new benchmark in the
booming SUV segment. With its
functionality, dynamic handling and technology,
the T-Roc embodies all good Volkswagen
qualities. It marks a milestone in our SUV
offensive."
The SUV market is booming – especially in
the compact segment. Experts estimate that the
segment will almost double in size over the next
decade. It is for this reason that Volkswagen is
bringing in another attractive model in the
compact SUV space, below the Tiguan: the T-
Roc. With its package of features it sets new
benchmarks and is equally appealing to
customers of every age, from young singles to
empty nesters. With its sporty modern design, it
stands for a new emotive Volkswagen style and
thus sets a new course within the model range.
Snappy, sporty dimensions outside, great
functionality inside – that's the new T-Roc. The
optionally front-wheel or all-wheel drive all-
rounder combines the aplomb of an SUV with
the agility of a sporty compact model. And it
does indeed rock the segment – in varying
ways depending on specification and above all
colour combination. For the T-Roc is the first
Volkswagen SUV that will be available to order
in two-tone paintwork with visually contrasting
roof section (including the A-pillars and exterior
mirror housings).
Numerous design elements define the new
five-seater's style: at the front it is the wide
radiator grille unit with integrated dual
headlights and the repositioned light signature,
which make the T-Roc unmistakable even at
night. The lines of the elongated silhouette are
on the other hand characterised by a
particularly striking chrome element that runs
from the A-pillars across the complete side roof
line all the way into the C-pillar and is
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reminiscent in form of a coupé. The off-road
look is enhanced by
all-round, dark plastic trim, which protects
the bodywork around the wheel arches and
side sills, as well as the vehicle's front and rear.
The interior has been adapted to the exterior
design. It has a robust SUV feel and modern
treatment of surfaces. The interplay between
the Active Info Display and the specific
infotainment system creates a new, digital and
interactive cockpit. Via smartphone and
Volkswagen Car Net it is possible to use a wide
spectrum of online services and apps and to
integrate the telephone and/or media library.
Another feature being offered by Volkswagen in
the new T-Roc is the "Security & Service"
package (including Emergency Service,
Automatic Accident Notification and Roadside
Assistance).
The new T-Roc is positioned within the
segment below the Tiguan and like the latter
and the Atlas/Teramont is based on the
modular transver se matrix (MQB). If all five
seats are occupied, luggage space when
loaded up to the top edge of the rear seat
backrests totals 445 litres. The backrests can
also be folded down in a 60/40 split, yielding
luggage capacity of up to 1,290 litres. Hardly
any other SUV in this class offers such a
spacious package.
Even the ‘T-Roc’ base version comes with
high-tech systems such as Front Assist area
monitoring with City Emergency Braking and
Pedestrian Monitoring, the Automatic Post-
Collision Braking System and the lane keeping
system Lane Assist. Also part of the base
specification are details such as air
conditioning, the Composition Colour
infotainment system, LED tail light cluster,
visual underbody guard (black) and LED
daytime running lights in the bumper.
Volkswagen will be offering the new
crossover based on the 'T-Roc' specification
version. In addition, two higher lines on a par
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with each other, 'Sport' and 'Style', are available
in parallel for maximum personalisation of the T-
Roc. While the T-Roc 'Style' is characterised by
exclusive touches such as the interior's
decorative panels available in a choice of four
colours, the focus in the case of the T-Roc
'Sport' is on sporty features such as the
standard sport comfort seats.
In its market segment, the T-Roc is in a
league of its own when it comes to its driver
assistance systems. Standard features on all T-
Roc vehicles include: the Automatic Post-
Collision Braking System, the active lane
keeping system Lane Assist and the Front
Assist area monitoring system with Pedestrian
Monitoring and City Emergency Braking. The
SUV can optionally be configured with ten
further driver assistance systems. These
include adaptive cruise control (ACC), Rear
View reversing camera, the lane change system
including Rear Traffic Alert, Blind Spot Monitor,
lane keeping system Lane Assist, Park Assist
including manoeuvring brake function, Traffic
Jam Assist and Emergency Assist. The T-Roc
can be adapted to the driver’s personal
preferences via a range of further assistance
systems that is exceptionally large for this
vehicle class. In addition to adaptive chassis
control DCC and progressive steering, these
include electric operation of the rear hatch and
starting system Keyless Access.
Like the larger Tiguan, the new T-Roc too is
being offered with efficient turbocharged
engines: three petrol engines (TSI) and three
diesels (TDI). They are being offered partly with
front-wheel drive and manual gearbox, partly
with front-wheel drive, 4Motion all-wheel drive
(including 4Motion Active Control as standard)
and the dual clutch gearbox (7-speed DSG).
The T-Roc will take its place in the €20,000
class segment (German market). Its market
launch begins in Europe this November.
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