Meet the T-ROC, the latest Volkswagen SUV concept, which is making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The T-ROC offers a glimpse at future Volkswagen SUVs: it is smaller than the Tiguan, but larger than the Taigun SUV concept, which is in the development phase.
The two-door, four-seat T-ROC aims to combine the agility of an all-wheel-drive SUV with the airiness of a convertible, owing to its roof design. The middle section of the roof – made from a carbon composite – can be removed in two halves, each of which can then be stored in the boot.
The T-ROC concept measures 4,179 mm long and 1,831 mm wide, making it around 200 mm shorter than a Tiguan, and around 300 mm longer than the Taigun concept. At 1,501 mm tall it sits around 200 mm lower than a Tiguan.
Like the latest Golf, the T-ROC is based on the modular transverse matrix (MQB) platform and weighs 1,420 kg. The vehicle’s proportions are distinguished by relatively short overhangs (front: 811 mm, rear: 772 mm) and large track relative to its body width of 1,578 mm (front) and 1,564 mm (rear). The wheelbase is 2,595 mm. The wheels are 19-inch alloys with 245/45 tyres.
The SUV has been styled by a team at Volkswagen Design, led by Walter de Silva and Klaus Bischoff. Exterior details include the 3D radiator grille with large honeycomb-shaped opening, LED headlights, daytime running lights and indicators and prominent round headlamp modules which the designers say hark back to the Karmann Ghia Type 34.
Both at the front and the back, the T-ROC makes use of integrated cameras which project images when driving off-road into the cabin via a tablet mounted in the centre console.
Power for the T-ROC is provided by a high-torque (380 Nm from 1,750 rpm) 181 bhp turbodiesel engine connected via a newly developed seven-speed DSG gearbox to a 4MOTION all-wheel-drive system. This engine will be familiar to drivers of the new Golf GTD. Top speed is 130 mph in this concept car, with zero to 62 mph in 6.9 seconds. The T-ROC is predicted to have a combined fuel consumption of 57.6 mpg (4.9l/100km), equating to 129 g/km of carbon dioxide.
Three driving modes – ‘Street’, ‘Offroad’ and ‘Snow’ – are selectable at the turn of a wheel on the DSG gear-shift grip. Parameters of the running gear, engine-gearbox unit and hill start and hill descent assist systems are modified depending on the mode selected. The active mode is shown in a pop-up window in the fully digital instrument cluster.
In addition to the digital cluster, the T-ROC also features a 12.3 inch colour display tablet which is locked into the dashboard with the upper two-thirds of the display extending out from the dashboard. The multi-touch display (which reacts to finger gestures) is user-configurable, and the range of colours used and information displayed on the tablet change according to the driving mode selected.
The T-ROC’s name is derived from ‘T’ as a reference to the names of current and future Volkswagen SUVs such as the Taigun, Tiguan and Touareg; ‘ROC’, meanwhile, signifies the all-wheel-drive car’s off-road potential.
Source: Volkswagen
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