Review: Volkswagen T-Roc

Volkswagen’s T-Roc SUV has been around since 2017 with the revised model tested here unveiled in early 2022.

It joins a long line of SUVs in the Volkswagen stable - nine and counting - with the bodystyle accounting for more than 40 per cent of VW sales in 2021. To put that into context the total sales of the marque in the UK in 2022 was 131,850.

T-Roc is based on the MQB platform like the Golf and a host of other VW Group vehicles. It is 49mm shorter, 30mm wider and 82mm taller than the Golf but has a 17 per cent bigger boot at 445 litres or 1,290 litres with the seats folded.

It’s an ideal choice if you love the refinement and reliability of a Golf but just need a bit of extra room and road presence.

It looks good and in our week-long test proved itself to be a great little car to live with - even making it on to my co-driver’s list of cars he would be willing to fork out for. Just to be clear, it’s not a very long list, so that says a lot.

One real selling point of any SUV is the raised seat height which gives better all-round visibility. The T-Roc isn’t too high but enough so that it makes a difference.

Interior space for five adults is more than adequate and the boot is larger than others in the class.