Convertible SUVs aren’t unheard of. Nissan used to make the open-top Murano and Land Rover flirted with the Range Rover Evoque Cabriolet for a couple of years, but the niche hasn’t really been a hit with the customers so far.

Despite that, VW has joined this exclusive club with an open-top variant of the T-Roc. Marketed as the indirect successor to the Golf Cabriolet and built on the same assembly line in Osnabruck, Lower Saxony, Germany, it looks like the regular T-Roc, bar the chopped off roof and the rear doors.

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Its highlight is, of course, the fully automatic soft top that stores behind the rear seats. It can be operated at speeds of up to 19 mph (30 km/h), takes 9 seconds to retract and works similarly to the system in the Golf Cabriolet. Despite looking pretty much the same as the regular crossover, the cabrio sports a longer wheelbase and is a bit wider. At 9.9 cu-ft (280 liters), the boot space is on the small side, yet we doubt that this would be an issue to customers who, we presume, prioritize looks rather than outright practicality in a convertible.

Power comes from either a 1.0-liter TSI or 1.5-liter TSI petrol engine. The former puts down 113 HP (115 PS / 85 kW) and the latter offers 148 HP (150 PS / 110 kW), and comes with an optional seven-speed automatic transmission. This was the model tested out in the following video, or rather driven, as it was filmed from the driver’s perspective and does not include any remarks. So, has the T-Roc Cabriolet grown on you, or would you rather have a regular T-Roc instead?

 

Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?
Would You Want To Be Seen In The 2020 VW T-Roc Cabriolet?