- New-generation T-Roc picks up refreshed styling inside and out.
- A plug-in hybrid version is likely, as well as a high-performance R version.
- The new T-Roc is set to be reveal on August 27.
Images of the new-generation Volkswagen T-Roc small SUV have leaked online ahead of its reveal on August 27.
Screenshots of a YouTube video that’s now been deleted were shared on Spanish forum website Cochespias and they show the car’s exterior and interior design.
This follows leaked imagery of the T-Roc’s exterior design earlier this year.
The new Volkswagen T-Roc clearly has a family resemblance to the new Tiguan, which launched in new, third-generation guise earlier this year in New Zealand.
There’s a sporty-looking front end with an aggressive grille set-up, as well as LED headlights that are connected by an LED strip light.
Around the side the new T-Roc has a more swoopy, almost coupe-like rear end than the outgoing model. There are still sharp body lines and cladding around the wheel arches.
At the back the tailgate design looks reminiscent of the current Tiguan, as well as the electric ID.4 and ID.5. There’s a full-width LED light bar with an illuminated Volkswagen badge, along with ‘T-Roc’ written out on the tailgate.
Inside there’s a free-standing digital instrument cluster with no shroud, along with a large touchscreen multimedia display with touch-sensitive sliders for the volume and dual-zone climate control.
The gear selector has been moved behind the steering wheel, which allows for the centre console storage to be maximised.
Another noteworthy design element is the steering wheel features physical buttons, rather than the touch-sensitive units certain T-Roc models currently have.
At this stage there are no details surrounding the powertrain line-up for the new T-Roc.
The model in the leaked images has an ‘eTSI’ badge on the rear, meaning it likely has a mild-hybrid set-up.
In current Volkswagen vehicles based on the MQB Evo platform, like this forthcoming new-generation T-Roc, there are 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre mild-hybrid engine configurations.
Other expected engine configurations include a 110kW 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder, as well as a 150kW tune of a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol with all-wheel drive.
A plug-in hybrid version is likely, as well as a high-performance R version in due course.
There has been no more word on whether the T-Roc will also receive a Toyota-style hybrid powertrain option at launch, like previous reports suggested.
For now we’ll have to wait until August 27 for the full reveal, or if new information leaks online.
- Jack Quick, production editor.