Back in August this year (2022), I took VW’s latest T-Roc Cabriolet for a test. It’s the newly facelifted model and it comes in two engine sizes, a 1.0 and a 1.5 TSI. The one that I tested was the 1.5 TSI and it was hooked up to a seven-speed DSG gearbox.
I took the car to VW Festival at Harewood House in Leeds and what a weekend to have a convertible. It was the middle of a heatwave, 30 degrees. It was certainly a warm one. The car was quite the attraction. Not just because it’s the only convertible in VW’s range at present, but the colour drew everybody in. It’s a teal blue and it’s a really bright, summery blue. It looked fantastic in the sun.
On our way home from the show, I had the grace of a little cloud cover, giving a little respite from the sun over the top of my head. I’d never driven a convertible before, but driving one this weekend, I realised why so many people driving convertibles wear a peaked hat. When the sun is bright, and high in the sky, even if it’s over the top of your sunglasses, it can be quite tiring.
Engine
The engine in this car is a 1.5 TSI 150PS and that’s enough to carry the car on to 0-62 in 9.4 seconds and a top speed of over 127 miles an hour.
I’m testing the T-Roc on English roads, so couldn’t test the top speed, but the acceleration if you knock it into sport mode, and give it a bit of kick down, was pretty awesome.
Gearbox
This is a DSG model, so it does all the gear work for