Volkswagen is launching its upgraded T-Roc range in August with significantly enhanced technology including standard Digital Cockpit, wireless charging and Travel Assist.

The popular sporting compact SUV also receives high-quality design changes including a sharpened exterior with new lighting signatures and, inside, a premium soft-touch dashboard with Nappa leather upholstery availability.

Brand Director of Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles Michal Szaniecki said the upgraded T-Roc "delivers a major technology upgrade – arriving with premium and sports design elements that compact SUV customers most desire."

"The T-Roc is a hit in Australia and this will be further bolstered by a range expansion that is more sporting and tech-focused than ever before."

The new Volkswagen T-Roc range includes Style, R-Line (replacing Sport) and the previously announced high-performance R.

Priced from $37,250 RRP, the T-Roc Style is powered by an energetic 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine and eight-speed automatic transmission – with combined cycle fuel consumption of just 6.3 litres per 100 kilometres.

The Style newly features Travel Assist, Digital Cockpit, wireless charging, dark-tinted rear/rear-side windows, steering wheel-mounted gearshift paddles, driving profile selection and comfort sport front seats with microfleece upholstery.

This is in addition to extensive safety technology including 6 airbags, Front Assist with Pedestrian Monitoring, Adaptive cruise control (ACC), Lane Assist, Side Assist with Rear Traffic Alert, proactive occupant protection system, Rear View Camera (RVC), LED headlights, Light Assist and Park Assist.

Also standard are 18" Grange Hill alloy wheels, Keyless Access, electrically folding door mirrors, front seat lumbar adjustment, LED interior ambient lighting, rain sensing windscreen wipers, automatically dimming rear-view mirror, dual-zone climate control air conditioning, 8" infotainment with App-Connect and Digital Radio DAB+, and a leather multi-function steering wheel.

Priced from $45,350 RRP, the T-Roc R-Line upgrades with 4MOTION all-wheel drive, a 140kW/320Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine and 7 speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) – with combined cycle fuel consumption of 7.3 l/100km

The R-Line now includes Travel Assist, wireless charging, R-Line interior styling, voice control, sport front seats with R-Line fabric and a sport leather multi-function steering wheel with gearshift paddles over the Sport it replaces.

Other T-Roc R-Line highlights over the Style include R-Line exterior and interior styling, 18" Nevada alloy wheels, sports suspension, progressive steering, Digital Cockpit Pro, Discover Media navigation and Wireless App-Connect.

Style customers can option a Sound & Vision package for $2,000 incorporating the Digital Cockpit Pro, Discover Media navigation and Wireless App-Connect, as well as a Beats premium audio system.

R-Line customers can option a Black Style package for $2,900 incorporating 19" Misano Black alloy wheels, black interior and exterior styling details, a black roof, Adaptive Chassis Control and Beats premium audio system.

A package option common to both includes leather – for $3,450 on Style featuring Vienna leather upholstery and $3,950 on R-Line including Nappa leather upholstery for the first time. Each pack also adds heated front seats and an electrically adjustable driver's seat with memory.

Other Style and R-Line options include a panoramic sunroof for $2,000 and an electrically adjustable tailgate with Easy Open & Close function for $600.

Read more about the new Volkswagen T-Roc below and the T-Roc R here.

                                                                        
New exterior
A sharpened exterior further emphasises the sporty nature of the T-Roc, with a new headlight treatment blending seamlessly into a sharpened grille with a striking, bold chrome texture – or illuminated grille strip for the T-Roc R.

Befitting the individual nature of T-Roc customers, vibrant exterior paint finishes and the possibility of a colour-contrasting roof are available on all grades.

New interior
A new, soft-touch dashboard features decorative stitching and enhances the high-quality feel of the cabin. Touch-sensitive climate controls join touch-sensitive steering wheel buttons on the R-Line and R. These evoke a high tech feel to match the now-standard wireless smartphone charging.

Fast responses and high resolution feature in the new, tablet-style and high-mounted centre touchscreen of all T-Roc grades, with 8.0-inch for Style and R-Line, all including DAB+ and the latter including navigation and Wireless App-Connect.

It's joined by an 8.0-inch Digital Cockpit on Style, or a 10.25-inch Digital Cockpit Pro on R-Line and R, with additional configuration including navigation maps.

Ceramique headlining and "Deep Iron Grey" gloss inlays feature on Style, with black headlining and "Lava Stone Black" gloss inlays on R-Line and R.

An optional Beats audio system includes 6 speakers, a digital 8-channel amplifier, subwoofer and 300-watt total power output.

Travel Assist
The latest IQ.DRIVE incorporating Travel Assist is standard on every T-Roc.

Travel Assist is an intelligent co-pilot that keeps an eye on what is happening around you and increases driving comfort by supporting you in monotonous and tiring driving situations. This makes it the ideal travel companion, especially on long journeys.

The IQ.DRIVE Travel Assist can keep the vehicle lane positioned within the lane, control vehicle speed and take into account the distance to the traffic ahead, especially on the motorway and well-developed country roads.

In conjunction with the DSG transmission, you can drive relaxed through traffic jams and stop-and-go traffic.

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Standard on every T-Roc, adaptive cruise control (ACC) is now more suitable for an urban environment.

In this instance the Lane Assist system is more relaxed, assisting to stay within the lane markings rather than maintain a constant position as the system can pursue in freeway conditions.

In a traffic jam, the T-Roc can automatically brake and start again.

Side Assist
Standard on every T-Roc, the lane change assistant Side Assist shows with an LED light in the exterior mirrors other vehicles in the blind spot or those vehicles driving 50 metres behind.

If you indicate to change lanes, the system calculates whether another vehicle could be dangerous due to its position and speed and if deemed necessary will draw attention to this by flashing noticeably.

If the driver continues to attempt a lane change, Lane Assist can apply corrective steering to help avoid a collision.

Rear Traffic Alert further monitors the traffic crossing behind the vehicle when reversing out of a parking space or manoeuvring.

Utilising the Side Assist radar sensors in the rear bumper the system warns the driver of an approaching vehicle and can also provide braking intervention if necessary to help avoid a collision.

Park Assist
Standard on every T-Roc, Park Assist can tell you whether or not a parking space is big enough just as you drive past – and park for you too.

You operate the accelerator and brake, watching the surrounding environment and the T-Roc does the rest.

Sensors scan suitable parking spaces (up to max. 40km/h). Parallel parking spaces must be at least the vehicle length plus 80cm manoeuvring distance and to leave the parking space, at least 25cm in front of and behind the vehicle is required. Perpendicular parking spaces must have at least 35cm on both sides of the vehicle.