The cross-over vehicles are the trend of the decade.
Volkswagen already has good experience in this area, after the successful Touareg and Tiguan. So, it tries its luck with the compact-sized T-Roc. A 4.2 meter (13.9 ft) long vehicle, with enough attitude to attract young customers.

Inside, Volkswagen installed all that young people needs. First, it is the minimalist design, with simple, horizontal lines. Then it added some features like an Apple CarPlay plus Android Auto infotainment unit. Then, a range of colors and TFT display for the instrument panel. In the end, some normal seats with nice stitching were placed. Not so supportive on corners, but the kind of seats easy to get in and out of the vehicle.

The T-Roc was built on the same MQB platform used by the VW Group on various vehicles. It added higher ground clearance and offered a wide variety of engines and transmissions. The base model had 3 cylinders and, with the help of a turbocharger, offered 116 hp and 200 Nm (147.5 lb-ft) of torque and was front-wheel drive.

The top version, though, was the 300 hp T-Roc R with its 2.0-liter TSI gasoline engine. And that was mated to a 7-speed DSG (dual-clutch) transmission and had all-wheel-drive. It was like a Golf R, on stilts.