As of mid 2024, the T-Roc is available in the following specifications: Life, Match, Style, R-Line, and Black Edition matching the standard Volkswagen Golf range. Life gets dual-zone climate control, 16-inch alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, a basic digital gauge cluster and an eight-inch infotainment screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, all-round parking sensors, power-folding and heated door mirrors and adaptive cruise control.
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Match trim gets 17-inch alloys, a rear-view parking camera, keyless entry and start as well as privacy glass. Style adds upgraded headlights with the illuminated grille stripe, an upgraded 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and sat nav.
R-Line brings a much sportier look, with lowered suspension, unique badging and a body kit. There are also heated front sports seats and heated washer jets. Curiously, it doesn’t get the fancy headlights fitted to the Style trim, but it still has the back-lit grille.
Volkswagen also introduced a Black Edition car, which, as you’d expect, comes in black with black 18-inch alloy wheels, while the fancier headlights from Style are included too. There’s also ambient interior lighting and dynamic cornering lights.
Options
Unlike rivals like the Kia XCeed, the T-Roc offers a vast range of options, with Volkswagen being particularly keen to facilitate personalisation. A range of 17 and 18-inch wheels are available (ranging from around £100 to £500 extra), which can also be paired with the Dynamic Chassis Control system (around £1,000), which gives a choice of driving modes and suspension settings. Sports suspension is a cheaper option for keener drivers, offering a lower ride height and progressive steering to improve cornering (around £450).
Leather heated sports seats cost over £2,000, while a heated steering wheel can be added for less than £200. We’d recommend being careful with the options list, however. The 1.5-litre R-Line model already starts from around £34,500, so adding features like a panoramic sunroof, Matrix LED headlights and a rather lacklustre Beats hi-fi can see the cost of the T-Roc skyrocket – at which point it no longer feels good value.
