[Auto] The updated Volkswagen T-Cross SUV is now on sale for less than £24k

[El Máster Edwin]

 

Volkswagen UK has opened the order books for the revamped T-Cross. The based-on-a-Polo-but-not-just-a-Polo-SUV crossover starts from only £23,965.

So what does that get you? There’s some subtle front end finessing on the updated T-Cross. All the LED lights you could ever hope for, including the brand’s IQ.LIGHT matrix headlights available as an option.

In the cabin, there’s been ‘a complete redesign’ according to Volkswagen. Taking cues from larger VW models, the dash panel now features cloth and high-quality trims – a finish that is expanded to the door cards in the Style and R-Line models.

VW tells us the freestanding centre console screen – sized 8.0in or 9.2in, depending on your spec – and a new digital cockpit create the focal point for the interior. The brand is keen to emphasise the car now has a wider scope of driver assistance technology, with the integration of dynamic road sign detection. It’s also integrated ‘Travel Assist’ as standard – that’s gives the T-Cross some self-piloting functionality which appears to go beyond simple traffic jam assist.

 

More than just handling the simple ‘stop and go’ in congestion, the T-Cross will navigate itself around bends and roundabouts “within the system’s limits”. VW doesn’t specify exactly what they are but legally, you won’t be able to sit in a self-piloting car beyond 37mph in the UK…and that’s provided the model you’re driving is on the government’s list of permitted cars. (FYI, according the gov.uk website “At present, there are no self-driving vehicle listed for use in Great Britain.” Watch this space for updates). 

The T-Cross is available with nine engine choices, rated from 93bhp for the entry-level T-Cross Life with a five-speed manual transmission. That 1.0-litre TSI engine pushes power up to 112bhp for the R-Line seven-speed automatic, priced at £30,205, but the R-Line range tops out with a 1.5-litre autobox, generating 147bhp and costing £31,660.

Some will be interested to note the towbar load is now capable of shifting 75kg (up from 55), too.

VW has sold over 1.2 million units of the T-Cross since its launch four years ago, but there’s no mention of any electric powertrain. Should we be bothered?

 

 

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