In 2016, Volkswagen presented the T-Cross Breeze Concept on the motorshow of Geneva.
A small crossover convertible which we haven't heard about anymore since. At the end of 2017, the T-Roc was released, but it also...
didn't show any signs of getting a convertible version in the near future. Until now that is, because this is it...
Before I actually tell you about the car, I first want to mention how weird it is that this car has been released.
Convertibles haven't been popular for ages now, Range Rover cancelled the production of their Evoque Convertible,
and Nissan had the audacity to release a convertible Murano in the United States. All of those cars flopped, but despite that...
Volkswagen has decided to release it. And that's a quirky characteristic of Volkswagen. Where they usually design modest and kind of boring cars,
they also have room for some creative ideas. Think of the Beetle and the New Beetle before that, cars which thought outside of the box.
I think that's pretty funny, and this is the newest addition to that outside-of-the-box-line.
Right, let's have a look at the car. It's pretty clear that it's a T-Roc, the front is identical to the regular one.
As you can see here, it's an R-Line. One of the two versions, and it means it has some sporty features and a sports chassis.
That's not the big news however. The big news with this car is that it doesn't have a solid roof.
It does have an electric folding roof, which opens and closes in nine seconds up to speeds of 30 km/h.
Converting a car to a convertible however, comes with some consequences. Volkswagen had to improve the rigidity,
underneath and in the doors. That means the weight has gone up, only they won't tell us by how much. It's up for guesses.
Other than that, it's a 3-door car. The front doors have been lengthened as well. You can go in the back, so it's a four-seater.
Volkswagen has also lengthened the wheelbase by three centimetres or so, and they've done that to better fit the folding roof.
Also, it's more comfortable for the rear passengers. It does have an effect on the luggage space, because it now only fits...
284 litres instead of the 445 litres in the normal T-Roc.
On the inside, the T-Roc Convertible is a T-Roc as you know it, so the interior will be very familiar to you.
As I already said, we're in the R-Line right now, so we've got sports seats as well. The big news in here is this button right here,
which opens and closes the roof. You can also open it with your keys or by grabbing the handle.
But when the roof closes, how do the rear passengers hold up? Let's move back, shall we?
In the back, the legroom is pretty decent. I'm able to sit behind myself without any problems. However, I'm not the tallest person...
around, so it's not hard to sit behind me. Let's find out how much headroom I have. I'm closing the roof now with the keys...
It should take around nine seconds to close... Here we go... Well, I've got a few centimetres between my head and the roof,
but if you're longer than me, you shouldn't stay back here too long.
Volkswagen is going to build the T-Roc Convertible in Osnabruck, which was the old Karmann-factory. They also built Golf Cabrio and Beetle Cabrio.
Underneath the hood, you can get two petrol engines. A 1.0-litre producing 115 horsepower and a 1.5-litre producing 150 horsepower.
No diesels, as opposed to the regular T-Roc. In september, Volkswagen will exhibit this car on the Frankfurt Motor Show, and they'll release it...
in the spring of next year. Prices are unknown.