Volkswagen has released another sketch and a short video showcasing design details of its T-Roc, a future rival to the Nissan Qashqai that's due to be revealed on August 23.
The latest images show the chunky dimensions and unconventional design that have been incorporated into early sketches from a slightly wider angle and in profile, but recent spy pictures of a pre-production car show that much of this look will be toned down for the final model.
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The video, which Volkswagen posted on Twitter, contains brief glimpses of several T-Roc features, including the front and rear lights, wheels and wing mirrors.
Ready to see the unusual! #VW presents the design highlights of the new T-Roc. #VWTRoc pic.twitter.com/u0SJXX5jmQ
— Volkswagen News (@vwpress_en) August 15, 2017
These 'in-the-metal' sightings confirmed that the car's styling takes clear inspiration from the Tiguan, albeit on a smaller, lower-riding body. The T-Roc also draws heavily from the next Polo, which was recently spotted.
These 'in-the-metal' sightings confirmed that the car's styling takes clear inspiration from the Tiguan, albeit on a smaller, lower-riding body. The T-Roc also draws heavily from the next Polo, which was recently spotted.
Given the T-Roc’s size, it’s likely to share engines with the Polo and the Golf.
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Diesel options will be 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre units, and four-wheel drive will be available as either an option or standard on higher-powered models. Six-speed manual and seven-speed DSG automatic gearboxes are expected, with the latter an optional extra.
A mild hybrid powertrain, which will be used soon in the Golf, may be carried across.
A plug-in hybrid T-Roc GTE and a fully electric e-T-Roc are also in the pipeline. Both variants will share powertrains with their Golf counterparts.
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Drip....
Drip....drip....drip...
I presume this drip feeding of teasers is intended to generate some anticipation for another tedious and dull VW, perhaps they're concerned that no one will notice this new model as it looks just like every other small/med VW.
And as said above, it's not a Qashqai rival! Although maybe VW will try to price it as such, such is their 'premium' standing!
NOT A QASHQAI RIVAL JIMI
Come on Jimi- this is not a Qashqai rival. That's the Tiguan, which also happens to be terminally dull. This terminally dull car 'competes' with the Juke, if you really need a Nissan reference.
What's the point of this sketch?
What's the point of this sketch when we've already seen the real thing with only light disguise?