Volkswagen T-Roc v T-Cross – what's the difference?

The #Volkswagen #TCross and #TRoc are coming to Australia, but what are the differences between these two?

The T-Cross is the smaller Polo-based vehicle and Australia will get a single front-wheel drive turbocharged three-cylinder petrol variant that produces 85kW of power and 200Nm of torque, mated to a dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Sitting on the same platform as the entry-level Polo, the T-Cross measures 4107mm long (which is 54mm longer than the Polo) and sits on a 2563mm wheelbase (13mm longer than the Polo). It's 1750mm wide (1mm less than the Polo) and 1558mm high (112mm higher than the Polo), which means it's roughly the same size as the Polo but offers drivers easier ingress and egress.

The T-Roc on the other hand will be exclusively all-wheel drive for Australia and will come with a raspy 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine that produces 140kW of power and 320Nm of torque, also mated to a dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Sharing a platform with the Golf, the T-Roc is around 250mm shorter than the Tiguan, but still feels like it has presence in person. With a wider range of colours being made available, plus the option of an offset-coloured roof, the Australian R-Line-only specification will appeal to those that want to stand out.

The T-Cross is expected in Australia around May next year, while the T-Roc will be first to arrive around March.

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[etienne]

The T-Cross has just been launched in South Africa (21 September). This resulted in bringing this model into the top 10 sales of the month!

[tonywalls]

Paul does the T - Roc also have automatic DSG ( Direct shift gear ) like the T - Cross?

[Valentijn-Driessen]

Weird i tested both cars. And the leg space was better in the T-Cross then in the T-Roc. The space in front is bigger in the T-Roc and less in the T-Cross.

[TheAspiringMusician_RSA]

Sweet and short, straight to the point, lovely review 👍🔥🔥
So this is basically the new vw polo and golf😂😂T roc R line though🔥

[tonywalls]

Paul the T - Cross is higher more spacious and ground clearance is also higher than the T - Roc so wh do the experts sa the T - Cross is the bab SUV?

[tomhuang]

So a T roc is gonna be a few thousand dollars more expensive than a base version of Tiguan only a couple years ago? Really?!

[jeanhubsch]

Time for the media to call these what they truly are... Hatchbacks

[NedNew]

They look Lovely. They make happy moment for me.

[KanGuluS]

Why would VW price the T-Roc so much higher than T-Cross when the specs seems rather similar?

[gliazzurra]

Still can't tell the difference between the 2..

[morfeasss]

T-cross is VM... T-roc is overpriced.. T-cross best choice

[mynamehaschanged]

So the main difference is double the price for almost the same thing? Smh

[MattBlack]

I thought you left CarAdvice Paul?
I guess I've missed something somewhere?

[louiskopite]

Both interior’s hard plastics are extremely disappointing

[ParagKakati]

The difference is size and tcross is bigger version of Polo

[nevillevaneerten]

2l 4 motion only has 392l not 445l boot space

[ultramoo]

Imo the t roc should have gone with the golf GTI engine specs. 140kw isn't enough, 180kw GTI engine coupled with the haldex AWD would catch my attention

[rajlovinglife]

India ii's awaiting this versions ...hoe it comes early...

[wolvoman]

Again you refer to USB ports everywhere, i count two

[Youtubewatcher-uz]

Then why vw give charity to india.we have very good interiors in loading commercial vehicles now a days.