Volkswagen T-Roc R goes on sale in UK
Volkswagen hasn't sold two R-badged models side-by-side since the Scirocco R. Expect this one to be wildly popular
Having flown under the PH radar for the past few months, the T-Roc R has suddenly returned to our screens in the form of a production model that, from today, can now be ordered in the UK. The starting price? £38,450 to you - a sum that (predictably) makes it more expensive than the outgoing Golf R, a car it has a great deal in common with.
Volkswagen makes no mention of the hatchback in its press release, preferring instead to get itself into all sorts of trouble by drawing a non-existent line between the quickest T-Roc and the Touareg R50 of 2008 vintage. That was the last go-faster SUV the firm made, of course - but in reality its new compact crossover has precisely nothing to do with the decidedly left-field, V10-toting monster truck that VW failed to shift a decade ago.
The T-Roc R is as middle-of-the-road as New Labour, and very much intended to give the people exactly what they want. It is also exceedingly familiar - not just for its connection to the soon-to-depart Golf, but also the Cupra Ateca, with which it shares practically everything of note. That means you get 300hp and 295lb ft of torque from the ubiquitous 2.0-litre EA888 unit, a seven-speed DSG 'box, 4Motion all-wheel drive and a 0-62mph time of 4.9 seconds.
UK customers get a 19-inch Pretoria alloys as standard; which is a nice touch, until you learn that the (virtually non-negotiable) adaptive dampers are on the option list and priced at £695 - pushing the car beyond £39k before you've even got to the colour choice. The Ateca, meanwhile, starts at £36,695. Or £32,990 if you're prepared to accept 500 miles on the clock.
Same with all these sorts of things. We all know estates are cool and the Golf R Estate has a huge boot, drives fantastically and goes like a stabbed rat (I had one and it was an excellent dogbus). This has a smaller boot, no doubt handles worse due to the COG being eight feet in the air and is slower. Estates look cool too.
Same with all these sorts of things. We all know estates are cool and the Golf R Estate has a huge boot, drives fantastically and goes like a stabbed rat (I had one and it was an excellent dogbus). This has a smaller boot, no doubt handles worse due to the COG being eight feet in the air and is slower. Estates look cool too.
Its a car, for moving people and stuff, and this is like a slightly bigger Golf so it can move a bit more stuff.
It looks quite funky, should go well and should be fairly good to own.
Now I am not keen on SUV's and Crossovers but can see how they cover a lot of bases for a lot of people, its what the saloon and hatch have evolved into.
Don’t get me wrong, I like it, I think it looks great but that statement doesn’t really hold up. I’ll be surprised if it’s as good to drive too, given the compromises of the crossover layout - higher CoG etc.
Don’t get me wrong, I like it, I think it looks great but that statement doesn’t really hold up. I’ll be surprised if it’s as good to drive too, given the compromises of the crossover layout - higher CoG etc.
It will corner way, way faster than most owners will ever dare, even car enthusiasts rarely get near the limits on the road.
Don’t get me wrong, I like it, I think it looks great but that statement doesn’t really hold up. I’ll be surprised if it’s as good to drive too, given the compromises of the crossover layout - higher CoG etc.
It will corner way, way faster than most owners will ever dare, even car enthusiasts rarely get near the limits on the road.
I’m sure for people who don’t want the space and like higher driving positions it’s a more attractive prospect. “Better in every way for what I personally want” - sure, no problem.
Don’t get me wrong, I like it, I think it looks great but that statement doesn’t really hold up. I’ll be surprised if it’s as good to drive too, given the compromises of the crossover layout - higher CoG etc.
Same with all these sorts of things. We all know estates are cool and the Golf R Estate has a huge boot, drives fantastically and goes like a stabbed rat (I had one and it was an excellent dogbus). This has a smaller boot, no doubt handles worse due to the COG being eight feet in the air and is slower. Estates look cool too.
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