While it is already known that the T-Cross will ride on the same MQB A0 platform as the Polo, the leaking of new details suggests that the Wolfsburg’s firm smallest model will measure 4 199mm in overall length with a wheelbase of 2 651mm and height of 1 568mm.
Based on the details leaked by motor1.com Brazil, as well as the review of a pre-production model in UK spec earlier this year, Volkswagen’s take on sister brand Seat’s Arona will have a boot that measures 373-litres in standard guise, or up to 1 281-litres with the rear seats folded down.
Aside from offering “unrivalled flexibility”, the T-Cross will come equipped with features such as an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, up to four USB ports, the optional Active Info Display instrument cluster, wheel sizes ranging between 16 and 18-inches, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Blind Spot Monitor, Lane Keep Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
In accordance with the UK report, the T-Cross will have the option of two petrol engines; the 1.0 TSI in two states of tune, 70kW/160Nm or 85kW/200Nm, and the 1.5 TSI Evo that produces 110kW/250Nm. Diesel power will come from a single 1.6 TDI outputting 70kW/250Nm, while in other markets, the T-Cross will sport the 110kW/200Nm 1.4 TSI as well as a normally aspirated 1.6-litre petrol that makes 81kW.
Depending on the engine, transmission choices will be made up of a five-or-six-speed manual, as well as a seven-speed DSG. As previously indicated, the T-Cross will be front-wheel drive only, with an additional rumour being the inclusion of a GTI model using the same 2.0 TSI as the Polo GTI.
While the next-step up T-Roc has already been ruled out for local release, the T-Cross will come to South Africa but only next year. The aforementioned world unveiling meanwhile will take place in the city dubbed the “Land of Drizzle” on October 25th.
