Volkswagen’s new SUV, the T-Roc, is now a reality. It will be presented at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor and marketing will begin in November. Full details below.

The phenomenon of SUV It is much more than a fad. The forecasts of different car brands suggest that sales of such cars will continue to grow significantly worldwide. Therefore, practically the largest manufacturers have more than one model in this segment. This is the case Volkswagen, which just unveiled the new and highly anticipated T-Roc, a SUV size more content than the Tiguan and the Touareg.

Volkswagen T-Roc: MQB platform group

Volkswagen Touareg in the wake of yel Tiguan, wanted to develop a model compact SUV offering the advantages of a way as to drive position, space and possibilities of driving off-road, with the dynamism of a compact sedan. For it has been based on the MQB modular platform VW Group, the models employing as Volkswagen Golf or own Tiguan, the Audi A3, the Seat Ateca or Leon, Skoda Octavia or Kodiaq, trying to maintain a center of gravity and a rather contained exterior dimensions.

Thus, the new Volkswagen T-Roc, we could try a few months ago and camouflaged measures 4.23 meters long (25 cm less than a Tiguan), has a width 1.82 m and one 1.57 m height, with a wheelbase 2.6 meters. For its part, the boot capacity may vary between 445 and 1290 liters with the folded backrests. his to market it is scheduled for November 2017.

Volkswagen T-Roc: six engines available

The Mechanical offer Volkswagen T-Roc includes six options Mechanical different turbocharged, three engines TSI petrol 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 liter, with powers 115, 150 and 190 hp. The first, three-cylinder, can only be associated with front wheel drive and manual gearbox with six speeds, while 1.5 TSI cylinder shutdown system you can count on Total 4MOTION and automatic transmission 7-speed DSG. For its part, the 2.0 TSI 190 CVestá available exclusively with all-wheel drive and automatic transmission DSG.

In the case of Diesel, the available supply is similar in configuration and power as variants offered 1.6 and 2.0 liter TDI with identical powers to those of gasoline, ie, 115, 150 and 190 hp. The only difference is that with the 2.0 TDI 150 hp It is offered a variant with six-speed manual gearbox and AWD, configuration is not available for gasoline.

Versions Total 4MOTION will allow you to set a driving profile five modes: Eco, Normal, Comfort, Sport and Individual, acting on the parameters DSG, air conditioning, power steering or adaptive suspension.

Their equipment and safety

One aspect in which especially highlights the new T-Roc is in terms of equipment, connectivity, and driving aids. Apart from external customization possibilities with bicolor body and two trim levels on the basis -denominados Style and Sport, both with a high level of staffing, the new board configurable digital instruments offered 11.7 inches with high resolution display, central screen variants standard 6.5 inch or 8" optional and can count on adaptive suspension, Active Control 4MOTION with different configuration profiles: Street, Snow, Off-Road and Off-Road Single.

All versions of Volkswagen T-Roc They offer standard brake system multicolisión, assistant lane departure warning and monitoring system Front Assist with pedestrian detection and emergency braking in town.

As an option, the new SUV offers up to eleven driving assistants, among which are the adaptive cruise control, able to act from 30 to 210 km / h in the variants with manual transmission, and from 0 to 210 km / h with DSG, the system traffic sign recognition, assistants involuntary change lanes, blind angle, detecting driver fatigue or parking assistance.

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