GO
GoAutoLogo
MENU

Make / Model Search

New models - Volkswagen - T-Roc - Cabriolet

Frankfurt show: VW reinvents the cabrio

Drop-top T-Roc Cabriolet to return fresh-air motoring to the Volkswagen range

14 Aug 2019

VOLKSWAGEN is getting back into the convertible business with the unveiling of a folding-roof version of its T-Roc small crossover.

 

Due to be unveiled in full at the Frankfurt motor show next month, the T-Roc Cabriolet will create a niche as the first mainstream drop-top small SUV when it hits the roads of Europe just in time for the northern summer next year.

 

Volkswagen Group Australia says it has no current plans to introduce the two-door, front-wheel-drive cabriolet alongside the hard-roofed T-Roc that will debut in local showrooms in April next year, but VGA general manager of corporate communications Paul Pottinger left the door ajar by adding: “It is an attractive vehicle that we’d consider if it became available.”

 

VGA has not had a convertible in its range since it dropped the Golf Cabriolet at the end of the Mark 6 Golf’s production run in 2016. A Beetle convertible was also produced overseas during the same era after being launched at the Los Angeles motor show in 2012.

 

The T-Roc Cabrio sits on the same MQB compact platform as the current Golf, latest T-Roc and a myriad of other models in the VW Group, but it has been drastically re-engineered for open-air driving.

 

Even though it loses the rear doors, the cabrio is longer than the standard T-Roc in both the wheelbase (2630mm, +34mm) and overall length (4268mm, +34mm).

 

The folding soft-top makes the roof line 51mm lower, at 1522mm, while the overall width is 8mm narrower at 1811mm.


The electrically operated roof can be raised or lowered on the move in just nine seconds at up to 30km/h, but the space required to store it contributes to a reduction in boot space from 445 litres to 284L.

 

Rollover protection devices spring up from behind the rear-seat headrests in a fraction of a second if the vehicle tilts beyond a particular point.

 

A reinforced windscreen frame also adds rollover safety, along with reinforcement in the underbody and various panels, including the doors.

 

A major selling point of the cabrio is the elevated seating positions that VW says will offer great views during top-down cruising.

 

The front seats sit 599mm above the road, while stadium-style rear seats are higher, at 616mm.

 

Two turbo petrol powertrains will be available at launch in Europe – a 1.5-litre three-cylinder producing 85kW of power and 200Nm of torque, and a 2.0-litre four-cylinder that develops 110kW and 250Nm.

 

The smaller engine comes with a six-speed manual gearbox while the larger unit gets a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

 

Both of these engines are less powerful than the 140kW four-cylinder unit that will grace the T-Roc 140TSI hardtop in Australia at launch.

 

The hardtop will also come with 4Motion all-wheel drive – a system apparently missing from the cabrio, at least at launch.

 

Other powertrains might become available for Australian customers after trhe T-Roc wagon’s midlife upgrade in about 18 months. These might include the potent 221kW/400Nm turbo petrol engine of the recently released T-Roc R.

 

The cabrio gets its own SIM card so remains permanently connected via an 8.0-inch touchscreen. A 11.5-inch active display can also be optioned for a full digital cockpit.

 

Wheels are 17-inch alloys, but 19-inchers can be had with the optional R-Line package.

 

An alternative Style package can also be ordered, offering a choice of four interior decors with ambient lighting and other touches.


Read more

GoAuto can help you buy a new T-Roc

Customer Terms and Conditions – New Car Lead enquires

Agreement

This is an agreement between GoAutoMedia Pty Limited ACN 094 732 457 of PO Box 18, Beach Road, Sandringham, VIC, 3191 (“we/us”), the owner and operator of the GoAuto.com.au website (“the website”) and the person wanting GoAuto.com.au to provide them with a lead for the purchase of a new car (“you”).

By completing a New Car Lead Enquiry, you agree to the terms and conditions and disclaimers and acknowledge the policies set out below.

Terms and Conditions

  • In order for us to effect a lead you must you must complete a New Car Lead Enquiry (“Enquiry”).
  • We will call you as soon as possible after you complete the Enquiry and certainly no later than the next business day. When we call, we will discuss with you your new car requirements.
  • You consent to our passing on the Enquiry and your requirements to an appropriate authorised motor car dealer as a lead.
  • We will contact you again in approximately eight days following your initial enquiry to check on the progress of the Enquiry.
  • While we will provide the dealer with the Enquiry and details of your new car requirements, we take no responsibility for what happens after passing on that material as a lead.
  • You acknowledge that we are a new car information service providing new car editorial information, pictures and prices to our customers as a guide only. Any new car prices published on the website are the manufacturers’ recommended retail prices and do not include delivery charges and on-road costs. Any authorized motor car dealer to which we pass on your Enquiry as a lead will provide you with full details of the price at which the vehicle will be sold to you.
  • You acknowledge that we do not sell motor vehicles. Any sale of a new car to you by a dealer after we have passed on your Enquiry to that dealer as a lead, is a sale by that dealer not by us.

Privacy Policy– New Car Lead Enquires

  • We take privacy very seriously. We understand that you will only complete an Enquiry if you can trust us to protect your personal information and use it appropriately. Our policy is to ensure that the personal information collected when you make an Enquiry is only used for the purposes of connecting you with an authorised motor car dealer.
  • We do not on-sell information collected from you or any other customer.
  • From time to time, we may email you with information or promotions that may be relevant for car buyers. You will continue to receive communications from us unless you tell us that you do not want to receive any advertising or promotional information in the future by unsubscribing from these communications.
close
* Denotes required field
** Australian inquiries only

Click to share

Click below to follow us on
Facebook  Twitter  Instagram

Volkswagen models

Catch up on all of the latest industry news with this week's edition of GoAutoNews
Click here