Heritage
Volkswagen has been building SUVs since the mighty Touareg landed in 2002, and was similarly quick off the mark when it then launched the smaller, Golf-based Tiguan five years later. Both have been hugely successful for the German firm, to the extent that even pushing the Tiguan more upmarket for its second generation come 2016 hasn’t stopped it from outselling all other VWs bar the Golf and Polo.
While good for profits, repositioning the Tiguan has left VW exposed when it comes to offering the kind of smaller and more affordable SUV that buyers have been flocking to, which is where the T-Roc comes in.
In many ways what we have here is a revamp of that first-generation Tiguan, in that it’s a Golf-sized SUV that’s been designed to ride and handle more like a car than an off-roader. This time around though much more of an emphasis has been placed on style and customisation.