00:00are you looking for a small urban crossover good news there are still some out there bad news
00:07they are no longer cheap this is the refreshed volkswagen t-cross
00:11what's changed beside the price let's find out
00:33so
01:01what is the t-cross it is the smallest crossover in the volkswagen range and one of the smaller
01:07crossovers on the market based on the polo the t-cross falls in size between the jeep avenger
01:12and the keyastonic or toyota yaris cross it comes only in front wheel drive and the engine range is
01:19either 1.0 tsi with 95 or 115 horsepower or a 1.5 tsi with 150 horsepower the least powerful
01:29engine
01:30has a five speed manual transmission the 115 horsepower engine has a six speed manual
01:35transmission as standard but a seven speed dsg is optional and the 1.5 liter motor gets a double
01:42clutch shifter as standard volkswagen calls this facelift a major update the first change is the
01:49new paint colors and indeed the grape yellow is hard to miss
01:55the next change are the headlights and the tail lights with led technology the chrome strip between
02:01the headlights has been replaced by an illuminated strip and the daytime running lights are now vertical
02:07instead of square i have the impression that before the facelift the rear lamps were not
02:11connected by an illuminated strip and now they are another change is that the tow hitch vertical
02:17weight limit has been increased from 55 to 75 kilograms this is something i won't be able to
02:22demonstrate as this unit was not equipped with a hitch but generally it means more bikes or heavier
02:27bikes towing up to 1200 kilograms depending on the engine version in the boot i noticed two changes
02:34which volkswagen doesn't talk about actually first the gas struts for the tailgate are now more powerful
02:41than i remember from the pre-facelift model back in 2020 it took some force to lift the tailgate and
02:47now it goes up almost by itself secondly the optional beats audio system subwoofer is now inside the space
02:55saver tire and therefore it no longer prevents you from dropping the double floor and if you keep the
03:01floor in its upper position you can store the parcel shelf underneath it which is useful when transporting
03:06larger items and folding the rear seats speaking of larger items not only the second row backrests
03:13fold down but also the front passenger backrest folds and you can transport items up to 240 centimeters long
03:25now the standard boot capacity is 385 liters but if you slide the rear seats 14 centimeter forwards
03:35it increases to 455 liters although the leg room for passengers is limited
03:43doors do not cover the sills unfortunately however with the rear seat in its normal position
03:49there is good leg room for me i'm 175 centimeters tall and the driver's seat is set to my driving
03:55position also because of how boxy the car is headroom is quite generous in the back we get decent sized
04:02door pockets two usb-c ports but there are no air vents or an armrest
04:09in the front we have a digital instrument cluster which is now standard and the refreshed infotainment
04:15system the virtual dials display information from the new now mandatory safety systems and the infotainment
04:22system now includes controls for these new features on the plus side if you don't go for the top of
04:29the
04:29line discover pro infotainment like the one here you will still get physical volume and tuning knobs
04:36also wireless android auto is standard and finally there is no usb dongle to get the internet because the
04:43infotainment system is now online out of the factory and this is where the positives end because
04:49the rest is only bad and worse unfortunately adding new features on top of an old system
04:54usually ends in tears and this is no exception to get to android auto map which is probably why you
05:00want
05:00to use it in the first place you need to click on the screen pretty much twice wherever you are
05:05disabling the mandatory intelligent speed assistant requires five clicks and the software is laggy so i
05:13often find myself clicking the wrong button because i thought i was already a step or two ahead inside
05:17the menu lower down we have the climate control panel which is now touch sensitive as well and
05:25can somebody explain to me what was wrong with knobs to set the temperature
05:32i appreciate that they kept the physical light switch physical buttons on the steering wheel and physical
05:37buttons for the stop and start system parking sensors hazard lights and drive modes below the ac panel are
05:45two usb-c ports which replace the older usb-a ones there is a wireless charger now tight cup holders
05:52and
05:53small storage compartment under the armrest but at least the armrest is adjustable in two directions
05:58the glove box could have been larger but there are remnants from the days of optional cd changers in some
06:03models from a few generations ago and what happened to those customizable dashboard trim bits nobody wanted
06:10to pay for a bit of fun well at least the door pockets are spacious
06:20so
06:23so
06:46another new feature on the refreshed t-cross is the optional travel assist
06:50it's a combination of adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist
06:54the system also slows down before tighter turns and maybe crossings if the speed on the adaptive
07:02cruise control is set too high i often use travel assist in dense traffic because it's convenient
07:08however the system is not as advanced as in larger and newer models from volkswagen
07:13and its competitors for example while the system sort of kind of works in traffic it only stops the
07:20for a few seconds after which it beeps and then goes into standby so you have to take control of
07:27the brake and the accelerator the led headlights are just for energy efficiency but they aren't
07:34particularly powerful but then the t-cross is a city car this is the 115 horsepower dsg 1 liter tsi
07:41version
07:42it should do 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 10.3 seconds i got 10.4 seconds this car
07:48should also
07:49use less than 6 liters per 100 kilometers combined i'm looking at around 7 liters here
08:04the engine still locks oomph especially when you want to merge into traffic faster and the dsg is
08:11programmed for low emissions and that doesn't help soundproofing is average visibility is average
08:16suspension is average and the t-cross still understeers at speeds for which it wasn't designed
08:23so you probably won't find out other than that the t-cross is a compact maneuverable car suitable for
08:30the city although volkswagen should have given us an ev in this segment a long time ago
09:05price of the refreshed vw t-cross start at 23 855 euro for the base spec 95 horsepower manual model
09:13that's five grand more than when the original model debuted in 2019 if you go for the 115 horsepower
09:20model that bumps up the price to 27 635 euro and adding dsg costs another two grand the 150 horsepower
09:29model starts at 31 855 euro this test example in style trim with 115 horsepower motor and dsg with
09:37options costs a whopping 37 225 euro that's over 4 000 euro more than the very well specced 1.5
09:47tsi press
09:47car i reviewed back in 2020. prices like these are ridiculous i don't know who will pay so much money
09:56for a small city car especially since the facelifted t-cross is not necessarily a lot better frankly i
10:02think some of the new regulations and some of the cost saving measures only made this car less appealing
10:08but what do you think let me know in the comment section below if you like my sarcastic down to
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