Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet review

You’ve two trim levels to decide between, with prices starting at £31,820 in Style guise, and £35,605 in R-Line trim. Monthly payments start at around £410 and £460 respectively, on a four-year agreement and with a six-month initial payment.

What are the differences in trims?

All versions are blessed with LED headlights, digital dials, two-zone climate control and wireless smartphone connectivity plus VW’s standard suite of driver assists, helping the T-Roc avoid straying from its lane or rear-ending stationary traffic while the driver checks themselves out in shop window reflections, perhaps.

The winter pack also now comes as standard, which adds luxuries such as heated front seats and heated windscreen washer jets, and a low washer fluid warning light meaning cabrio-mad Brits can have a warm backside all year round, even when the summer weather can’t be trusted.

R-Line models add a sportier bodykit, higher quality interior plus the 10.25-inch digital dashboard as standard, but it’s a fussy interface that we wouldn’t recommend as a must-have £375 upgrade for the Style model.  

You can’t have 4Motion, the VW four-wheel drive system, nor is the 296bhp ‘R’ engine available in the Cabrio. Probably for the best. 

What's the best spec?

We’d be tempted to stick to Style trim with R-Line not worth the extra near £4k outlay, paired with the more powerful 1.5-litre turbo engine and seven-speed DSG gearbox. In that spec you’re looking at £34,930, or £450 on lease.