VOLKSWAGEN Group Australia (VGA) has bolstered its native T-Cross line-up with the addition of the brand new CityLife variant, a special-edition providing restricted to simply 1000 models nationally.
Priced from $30,390 plus on-road prices, the CityLife fills the hole in value and spec between the entry-level Life ($28,390) and flagship Model ($31,390).
For the additional $2000 premium over the Life, the CityLife provides a heap of additional visible aptitude and commonplace tools together with foldable gloss door mirrors, upgraded alloy wheels, CityLife tailgate badge, ‘Transition’ black-grey dashboard decor, black or bamboo themed upholstery, tinted rear home windows, dual-zone local weather management, keyless entry and begin, consolation sport entrance seats, blind spot detection and rear site visitors alert.
These wanting much more gear in the meantime can go for the $1900 sound and imaginative and prescient bundle which provides a digital instrument cluster, VGA’s Uncover Media navigation system, wi-fi app-connect and a Beats premium audio system.
Beneath the bonnet resides the identical turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine as the remainder of the T-Cross vary, nonetheless creating 85kW of energy and 200Nm of torque, all of which is shipped to the entrance wheels by way of the acquainted seven-speed dual-clutch automated transmission.
The T-Cross has been a stable vendor for VGA ever because it arrived Down Beneath in Could final yr and that pattern has continued in 2021 with the Polo-based high-rider proving to be the third-most fashionable providing throughout the mild SUV phase, chalking up 1057 gross sales via January and February, incomes it a stable 13.6 per cent slice of the motion.
For reference, meaning it outsold extra mainstream choices just like the Ford Puma (441/5.7%), Hyundai Venue (810/10.4%) and the Nissan Juke (525/6.8%), crushed solely by the all-conquering Mazda CX-3 (2723/35.0%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (1194/15.4%).
2021 Volkswagen T-Cross pricing*
| 85TSI Life (a) | $28,390 |
| CityLife (a) | $30,390 |
| 85TSI Model (a) | $31,390 |
*Excludes on-road prices
