'That breaks my heart' cry fans as VW reveal they're discontinuing popular motor next year… it was a sales hit in 2023 | N40292L | 2024-01-26 12:08:01
The soft-top crossover was Europe's second best-selling convertible final yr – however the German automotive big will cease producing the favored m
VOLKSWAGEN have revealed they will not be changing the T-Roc Cabriolet once they launch their updated model of the SUV next yr.
The soft-top crossover was Europe's second best-selling convertible final yr – however the German automotive big will cease producing the favored motor in 2025.
Worse nonetheless, the lack of the T-Roc convertible leaves the VW model with no soft-top model throughout its complete vary.
The present T-Roc was launched in 2017 with the soft-top version added in 2020.
Final yr, it was the third best-selling motor in Europe with 191,015 registered, in accordance with figures by Dataforce.
In flip, the T-Roc Cabriolet bought 11,693 models – making it Europe's second best-selling convertible after BMW's Mini convertible.
The current T-Roc is on the right track to get replaced in 2025 by a brand new model utilizing their MBQ Evo platform, and might be VW's ultimate combustion-engine variant.
Followers of the motor have been disheartened on the information, with one writing on Facebook: "This breaks my coronary heart."
Another stated: "It's sad to see Europe lose out on convertibles."
In a press release to Sun Motors, VW stated: "Volkswagen is persistently aligning its future product portfolio with the needs of the market.
"As demand for convertibles is declining considerably worldwide, an open-top version of the next era of the T-Roc deliberate for 2025 will not be developed.
"The present model of the T-Roc Cabrio will proceed to be provided in parallel with the brand new T-Roc beyond 2025."
This comes as Tesla reveal their new look Model 3 which is set to hit the UK in just a matter of days.
In the meantime, an Aston Martin hatchback dubbed the "world's rarest city car" has been found abandoned by a main road – with even its number plate 'value a fortune'.
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