Volkswagen T-Cross SUV 2019 in-depth review - Carbuyer

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The Volkswagen T-Cross arrives rather belatedly into what is now a hugely crowded sector of the new car market. It goes up against the SEAT Arona, Mazda CX-3, Citroen C3 Aircross, Renault Captur, Nissan Juke, Kia Stonic and Peugeot 2008, to name just a few rivals. Does the T-Cross stand out or is it just another also-ran? Batch finds out.
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[@admiralpicard2010]

The colour & the wheels don’t really do it any favours.

[@silviupan]

I think that VAG's idea of having 50% of the SUV market it's literally having 50% of the number of SUV models.

[@lcnlvc2052]

This car can actually look good with the right choices.

[@adityaramsrinivasan775]

The orange alloys look hideous.

[@Viajedelavida]

When James's trouser colour does not match that of the car, I sense that this could be a dodgy car.

[@sergiupuscasu2496]

Viajedelavida when an SUV isn’t available with AWD, it’s already dodgy. Why bother?

[@sliceru]

@Scott Neufeld get a tractor

[@mikeholden1717]

No matter what the car, I know exactly what James is going to say, and in what order..please try and mix it up a bit.....like you have with the trousers for a change

[@DronieUp]

Looks like T-Crap with those rims!

[@MLife1972]

Those wheels made me toss my cookies... Nasty!

[@mjames2117]

Manufacturers should consider making top of dash above clocks with black alcantara material to prevent reflection of dash on inside of windscreen in sunlight. I have to use a black T shirt on dash to stop this reflection.

[@Jay-B1750]

Sudden looking energetic orange 😂🤣😂 the interior reaction is brilliant god it's so busy! Another VAG group SUV yawn!! 😞😞😞

[@NeoGee]

You wear red pants 3 days a week yet that orange interior is going to burn your eyes? lol

[@ParagKakati15]

*3 people can’t sit in back seat properly n call this suv*

[@narothbo4773]

So old school design. Still use light bulbs even other use LED and transform to project light. Like Mercedes audi bmw.

[@crazycrazysnakeman]

Pointless. Absolutely pointless

[@Japaneseyap]

bring back matt watson

[@robcorrente6065]

No upper handles in ANY DOOR! Like my ford K+

[@deu8894]

pricey cute ute

[@9T05T]

Don’t know why the gentleman keep reminding me of older version of Simon Bird from the Inbetweeners.....

[@MOSSFEEN]

ah James your slipping up with no matching Pants

[@Snowpeak74]

The new "trend" of no handles on the roof is unacceptable.

[@sergiupuscasu2496]

Snowpeak74 that’s Volkswagen cost-cutting at its finest.

[@theoneandonlybenjamin]

Dear god, that centre console is wayyyyy too low. It should be a lot higher thus avoiding having to use the gear lever straight out of a 80's bus. I mean that thing is effing huge !!!!!

[@awkrb]

Surprisingly carwow has more subs than carbuyer even though carbuyer is older. Wanna know why: Matt Watson

[@mrdot1126]

these crossover-esk compact SUV-s are under powered... they have no power.... at all... i mean the Mazda at least has 160hp option,... i am not interested in max speed i ma concerned with acceleration. Hyundai Kona has a 1.6 CRDi LP with 115hp, a 1.0 T-GDi with120hp, a 1.6 CRDi HP with 136hp, 1.6 T-GDi with 176hp, and even a 1.6 GDi HIBRID with 105hp petrol + 43,5hp electric ... but for example Toyota and other brands dont give you the range of options... i love the Toyota CH-R's look its wilde it feels like Power, then the European market version needed between 10.9-11.4 s to go from 0-100.. its awful... for this size cars between 8s-9s should be not a to big thing to ask....

[@gerila6926]

Just r line 1.5 tsi

[@eamonnmcdermott1939]

Another snoozefest from VW. I'm sure it will sell well, bought by people who know nothing about cars! Overpriced crap.

[@zeberday1]

It’s just a reflector not a light bar.

[@paulsmith-ib3nx]

VW T-Bag?! I started hacking at my toes with a pizza cutter when he said it was based on the Polo with no 4wd option.

[@sergiupuscasu2496]

paul smith right there with you on this one. Cheers mate.

[@shaltielquack7580]

2:31 There are no soft plastics there on the dashboard, why are you lying? 😏 It’s a shame that Volkswagen not have soft plastics while the Skoda Kamiq has it

[@DehnusNorder]

Is nobody in these board meetings ever going "PEOPLE! People!....people.....peeooople....relax.... look at the amount of SUVs out there. We don't need more, the market is saturated...... it's okay... lets innovate something else. It'll be fine.. we'll actually make more money in the end. It's.... okay.......to be you.To be different.... shhhhh.... it's okay".

[@YuNOmeme]

T roc, now a T cross? T bone next?

[@alinrus1646]

verry good review

[@LiveTorsionParadoxTo]

This thing - at least in this guise - manages to be a total mess (in it's detailing - those back lights!) while being boring (in overall form/body surfacing) at the same time. Interior is much more successful though, in bringing some life to an otherwise soulless VW box-ticker.

[@petercavellini3232]

That mpg is pretty pathetic!, my two litre 184bhp three series does 42mpg all day long, and that A road and Motorway and some Town driving, I’d expect cars like these should do a minimum of fifty miles per gallon, this mpg is, would be concern to me.

[@johnmorgan1629]

Getting T'd of with VWs. 05:58 Has someone nicked the spare wheel already?

[@nothingmuch.3014]

Wouldn't be surprised if they took it out to try and make the car drive a little bit better. Have to try and get the press to like the car as potential customers are watching

[@adrianadrian70]

Carwow much? ;)

[@stephandolby]

A tray under the driver's seat, instead of the front passenger's? Why does that not sound like a good idea? As for this SUV craze that shows no signs of stopping, it seems like a way to make easier-to-park cars on fewer platforms, but at the expense of driving ability and economy, sometimes dramatically so.

[@jdmguy44]

The interior and the wheels look awful. Really cheap and tacky looking.

[@pauldarby8398]

T Roc 🤦‍♂️now the T Cross🤦‍♂️, whatever next the T Biscuit. 💩

[@Jack-nx2wl]

What is this B-tec carwow I’ve stumbled across

[@rovamota]

Weedy engines. What's it like with 4 adults in it? Laughable I would think.

[@shakilnasir3829]

One litre engine is too small for it , I believe there won't be good pick up .

[@adamthompson2451]

test drove one, it moves well. The turbo makes a big difference

[@cristiand9756]

It looks like an old Fiat Punto. Vw is now selling overpriced , low engineered vehicles in order to pay their billion dollars emissions fine.

[@OscarLeeMX]

It looks fantastic!

[@Hffllf]

Make it look all black, then its like a mini Touareg 2010, very good looking!

[@scoopermg8226]

That looks GASH!

[@jarupongch]

Who ever spec this particular car needs to get his/her eyes check. It's a hot mess of colors and patterns.

[@emanrovemanhcan2564]

„Is there a feminine version of carwow“? Yea! Go check Carbuyer !

[@knowntobehonest]

Dunno why but he's a grumpy fellow is he?

[@OzgunDoganbaloglu]

There is no soft touch plastic up there!

[@forza223bowe5]

What has happened to VW? They now look so cheap looking

[@ekielantoine4303]

C3 Aircross has class leading boot space at 410L with seats back and 520L with seats slid forward, T-Cross with seats forward is only 455L...

[@ekielantoine4303]

So T-Cross doesn’t have the biggest boot in the class

[@reinhardgrunow2329]

Die Felgen sind aus der Hölle, einfach grauenhaft.

[@gerrywhelan7426]

Colour taste is yuk So is the colour of the car

[@christobotha1700]

Guess what - u dont have to have those wheels.

[@adaylateacoinshort]

Does this have the DQ200 transmission ?

[@andreadevetak4325]

I can trust the mad gap at last!

[@PROCESSOR302]

Not another baby SUV ZZZZzzzzzzzz

[@forza223bowe5]

Looks a bit cheap and tacky

[@slavicajelesijevic3515]

That was only four rivals.

[@miker6298]

Wow Schmee looks really different from afar when he isn't holding the camera himself. Top effort as normal Tim.

[@reissevdalilari3501]

ALLAHU AKBAR. greetings from turkey. ERDOGAAAN

[@williamgoss4691]

Nice comprehensive vid.

[@lukewarriner6688]

The wheels look rubbish

[@amirhussain-hy7nu]

Helloooooo

[@rajgoswami9805]

Really like the T cross.

[@jasonweikert1922]

A bit too many. Getting stilly.

[@siarmstrong4871]

Those wheels are vile

[@JackKing12.]

No 1.5tsi??? Boo hoo...that orange colour...no need to go to spec. savers lol...

[@awesomemike-4411]

I think they are gonna add it to this model just like they will do it with the T-Roc. I would surely prefer it over the 1.0 Tsi, even the 115ps, let alone the 95ps.

[@twinhd6376]

Must be an add ad for tango

[@joeltan1534]

The gear, lol

[@Hargan]

I don't understand VAG. They got caught out with dieselgate, cut off loads of models to save costs, and now they're making multiple SUVs in each segment under every manufacturer, aren't they?

[@geetee4037]

Halfords got the wheel gig on this one.

[@ibbest123]

Love it

[@Tibchy91]

Just buy a Polo/ Golf.

[@minniesaab7255]

👍🏻🚘

[@teepex541]

It's lit, i saw u at carwow... Both ur channel and his are great

[@insideout8837]

Double Cross more likely...

[@sulmanali3115]

Hey dear what's about the new 2020 7 series ?

[@demetrisconstantinides8717]

Informative and honest review! Thanks!

[@amirhussain-hy7nu]

First meee

[@menifo4334]

I wish we saw more of you James.

[@mschwemberger]

More like t-gross LMAO

[@cheekypepsi8772]

Michael S don’t judge by the colour my dad got in black today it’s brilliant

[@juwon1234]

I will still have the Citroen C4 Picasso over this. Yes it looks more like a bus but for me it has the right size and shape.

[@iankimana3419]

I was first

[@klasseact6663]

Pretty close on the pants James😎

[@abcdefghi-nn9gn]

Such a btec carwow wtf man

[@Grant0610]

This looks AWFUL inside and out! What are VW thinking at the moment?

[@dvwals]

Is this channel a spin off Carwow?

[@ast5515]

It's amazing how you can easily spend 23-24k GBP on this car to make it well equipped and get rear drum brakes. Are we in 1995 or what?

[@sergiupuscasu2496]

This car is a disgrace. No grab handles, no AWD available. It goes against everything a true SUV used to stand for. They’ve also tried to hide the achingly cheap interior by adding some bright colors to the mix. We all know this car was built down to a price.

[@LiamE69]

VW "We are committed to EVs" Also VW "Here's another SUV"

[@osiris1802]

That color is ugly af and the rims are even worse. Yuk.

[@likando89]

Terrible car review of what will clearly be an incredible car

[@joe80ss]

Just dont choose that colour

[@joe80ss]

One major issue that everyone seems to miss including VW conveniently, is that the T cross only has 40 litre fuel tank capacity. That's a smaller tank than some smaller cars. Meaning filling up more often and less range of miles. It's a major flaw and vw doesn't even mention it on its brochure.

[@forza223bowe5]

My Ford Fiesta has 42 litre capacity and will do around 320 miles

[@joe80ss]

@@forza223bowe5 and this is only 40 litres you are looking at a max 260 miles range

[@chazw1964]

Bah! Another week without Ginny ☹

[@ST-cl6qe]

Not carwow Bye

[@ciptheone]

We miss Matt. No offense to you but I like Matt more :)

[@nicotinedeals]

Damn, first the wheels and then all those ugly seat-colors...why?