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Details about the second-generation Volkswagen T-Roc R is starting to trickle out, and it appears to be like prefer it may be some time earlier than we see it on our shores.
The brand new T-Roc R will use the identical 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine because the Golf R, though it can achieve, at the very least in Europe, a light hybrid system. The delicate hybrid setup will make sure the T-Roc R complies with the Euro 7 emissions rules, however received’t change the drivetrain’s 245kW and 420Nm output.
Will probably be paired solely to a seven-speed dual-clutch automated transmission, and all-wheel drive. A titanium Akrapovic exhaust shall be an non-compulsory additional.
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A closely camouflaged model of the brand new T-Roc R was proven to journalists throughout the official UK launch of the second-generation T-Roc. That automobile rides on black 20-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 245/35 Hankook Ventus Z Evo tyres.
Manufacturing of the first-generation T-Roc R for the Australian market is ending up, and Volkswagen Australia expects to have sufficient inventory readily available to final it via the primary few months of 2026.
Sadly, if you miss out on a type of models, and completely will need to have a T-Roc R, there shall be fairly a wait till the second-generation model arrives Down Beneath with manufacturing of the brand new R not because of begin till October 2027, which means it received’t arrive in native showrooms till 2028 on the earliest.
The second-generation T-Roc was unveiled in late August, and rides on the newest MQB Evo platform. Measuring 4373mm lengthy, 1828mm broad, 1562mm tall, with a 2631mm wheelbase, the brand new T-Roc is 122mm longer, 9mm wider, 9mm taller, and has a 28mm longer wheelbase than the present mannequin.
At its European launch, the brand new T-Roc shall be obtainable with a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder Miller Cycle petrol engine in a single two tunes: 85kW/220Nm and 110kW/250Nm.
Each are paired with a seven-speed automated dual-clutch transmission driving the entrance wheels, and a 48V mild-hybrid setup that’s capable of present as much as 14kW and 56Nm for brief intervals of time.
A newly developed full hybrid drivetrain — that’s, not a light hybrid or plug-in hybrid — with the identical 1.5-litre engine, and a bigger battery pack below the rear seats is because of launch within the not-too-distant future.
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