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The ford puma is the better car i have a t roc as well as a puma the auto t cross is dire as i test drove before i bought the puma in auto

Who cares about plastic...all cars have plastic...is the engine capable yes...is it good for a family day out yes...can it take me from a to b yes...who cares about plastic...buy none plastic car if you have that budget

I prefer Volvo XC40 for this

Was planning to go for T-Roc style at 32+ USD but the car is not spacious and you can barely two people at the back making it awful for families & long travel.
So I instead went for kia K5 saloon with great styling and spacious.

Such a nice comfortable, civilised car spoiled by poor quality software that controls the DSG, and engine/turbo. I run a facelifted 1.5 Style with DSG which for 146 bhp, it drives like a 1 litre with the brakes dragging. It has a flat spot between about 45 and 70 (unless you use kick down, in which case it goes like a rocket) so book your overtaking slot well in advance. VW tell me the car is perfect and driving as designed with no errors recorded!. I would suggest if anyone is considering buying one that they take a very long test drive or hire one for a weekend to see if they can live with all its little eccentricity's. I am sorry but after only a years ownership I am looking for a replacement... NOT a VW.

Usual, dangerous, interior controls ** up that VW has been burdening its buyers with for some time.
When will they learn? Bring the ****ing buttons back.

I absolutely love your reviews! Your voice is so soothing and pleasant to listen too.
Thank you !

Just wish @Volkswagen to change those touch buttons to actual buttons like in the Audi Q2 so you don't accidentally click any of those

They've made it look ugly. Shame.

Im currently driving a hire t-roc in Croatia. I have no idea why people think this is a good car, it’s god awful. 1.0tsi is completely gutless, the gearbox is awful particularly how close reverse and 1st are, the seat is so long at 5 foot 6 my knees are not at the edge which makes things awkward. Why you’d buy this and not a puma ecoboost I’ve no idea, far far better car for less money.

Definitely one of the best SUVS. My grandpa has the 2017 model with the 1.5tsi and the experience version and it’s just great.

I don’t know what prices were in January 2023 when this video was uploaded but £27.000 is starting price in July 2023 and 1.5 L engine with manual gearbox starts at £29.000

I have the Troc too nobody talks about the lack of a much needed electric tailgate ..its heavy and difficult to use without the powered tailgate

'Nice piano black interior details!' Yeah, for about 25 seconds!

On my short list

This car has the worst suspension, you feel every bump in your internal organs and every noise from the road. I sold this car after 3 months of usage due to very stiff suspension. We are in 2023 and this kind of suspension is unacceptable.

Wanted to get one and by the time i spec. all equipment it turns out 4k more expensive than QQ J12 Tekna CVT with panoramic roof and winter pack and dual paint included

Piano black isn't nice. It's nasty and impossible to keep clean. When are manufacturers gonna realise this and move away from it...

The electric buttons on the steering wheel stops me. Nothing beats physical buttons. When will manufacturers understand this?

On the dashboard & the steering wheel!

Confused.....why compare with the Seat Arona and the Skoda Kamiq.......surely those are more akin to the T Cross .....help

It looks like Audi Q3 sportback //

Sick to death of touch sensitive controls. Give us knobs and buttons!!

The sole reason I'll not buy VW again until they change.

Returned to VW with some trepidation after many years. Not impressed with the company response to dieselgate in the UK or 1.5 engine issues etc. However, wanted something a little higher reasonable refinement auto not CVT and that actually goes when you put your foot down. Sadly not a Honda HRV then after many happy years with my Civic. Highly delighted with my 1.5 DSG Style. Only issue thus far badly fitted RWW which judders and doesn’t clear the area it should.

16” wheels on an SUV??

One thing to note you don’t felt lined door pockets and stuff, but i picked up a 2023 r-line you get rubber in the door, key holder, cup holders and etc. so at least things don’t rattle around, and the rubber covers on top are easier to clean than felt

There seems to be quite a lot of road/tyre noise in the video; I think that roaring would put me off buying this car. Hopefully it might be down to the recording, not the car.

I'd love one but I don't trust the reliability of VWs

One of the best ,not the best

I have the 1.5tsi DSG face lift, 150bhp enough power when you need it otherwise the 2 cylinder mode kicks in when around Town.

Only issue I have is that the T roc has budget bar suspensions from the Polo. Golf gets independent suspension.

Inh

The Skoda version £20k, the VW £26k, think that Skoda has better build quality.
But £42k, who in their right mind ....

We’ve got the new 1.5 R line with the optional 18 inch alloys . We love it and it wipes the floor in terms of drivability with my company Kia Niro plug in hybrid .

I’ve got the 1.5 in the earlier version, I’d be surprised if the 1.0 version is significantly more economical. Mine regularly drops into 2 cylinder mode around town . I think the 1.5 version is definitely worth the extra outlay.

So they say the 1.0 is the best option but constantly show you the R version!

I would strongly advise car review sites to include the views of a qualified car mechanic. You will then find that 90% of the cars you rave about will only give problems to private buyers once out of warranty, if not before. VW's give the perception of quality, but will give most people problems.

1.27 is the old interior not the new one

Made me laugh out loud when you said mini was a premium brand!

It is not. Feels cheap and loosely made. The engine is quite sad as well.

T-Roc, T-Cross and Taigo are all the most unbelievable horrifically dull Euroboxes. You would want to have no clue about cars to buy one of these overpriced washing machines!! Overpriced and underpowered with guaranteed unreliability, no thanks VW!

I want to see some some test comparison videos of how long a driver takes his eyes off the road while in heavy traffic to adjust touch screen controls compared to feeling for knobs or switches.
It is illegal tin the UK to even touch a mobile phone while driving but OK to have a greater distraction to adjust say a touch screen to (say) demist the windscreen.
Sorry, I’ll put up with the tacky interior of the older model with its safer controls.

Looks cheap and not sturdy unlike the golf i think they were afraid to design a car better than the Tiguan

“You also have this nice piano black finish”

Proceeds to show a scuffed and smudged piece of trim on a brand new car. Piano black is the cancer of car interior these days.

Take away from this video. VW have finally does a semi decent interior (except for the slide controls) which they should have done in the first place. You compared with the wrong Skoda. A much bigger, much better equipped Karoq is THOUSANDS cheaper and has many useful; and unique features. The Kamiq mentioned in the rival to the T Cross - not this. Kamiq is WAY cheaper than a TRoc (and STILL has BIGGER boot)

Super outdated interior and outdated engine selection. The fact that VW still offers this with a 2.0 diesel for over 40k is mind blowing. Who in their right mind would buy that, you won't even be allowed to enter in some major european cities.

WQhat Car ? : the problem is that T-Roc-s have Quality Control issues, build quality issues and quite large reliability issues....in it's essence it+s supposed to be a Golf Max but in reality it's built somewhere inbetween the Polo and Golf.

A 1 liter engine in an "suv"!? I seriously doubt how long lasting combination that is. I bet a 2 liter engine would be as efficient, because it doesn't have to work so hard.

So, still peddling diesel and no hybrid or phev options. Also, why are there so many similar cars within the VW group? It's just such a boring range of vehicles with drivetrains from a decade ago.

Engine sucks and piano black plastic is not a ‘step forward’ it’s quite the opposite