Volkswagen to roll out Toyota-style hybrid technology on new T-Roc – report
03/23/2025 10:30 PM
The second-generation Volkswagen T-Roc will reportedly introduce a new hybrid system similar to that popularised by Toyota when it debuts later this year, before a roll-out across the VW, Skoda, Cupra and Audi ranges.
Volkswagen will introduce its first modern-era conventional, non-plug-in hybrid system – similar to what is found across the Toyota passenger-car line-up – later this year, it has been reported.
The second-generation T-Roc will debut a new ‘closed-loop’ hybrid system for Volkswagen when it debuts at the Munich motor show in September, Autocar reports, ahead of a roll-out across other VW Group models, including the VW Golf and Skoda Octavia.
It represents the VW brand’s first petrol-electric hybrid system in modern times – after toying with the technology in prototypes as far back as the 1970s – amid slower-than-forecast electric-car demand.
Until now, it has focused on mild-hybrid technology – providing an acceleration boost and making engine stop/start technology smoother, but not able to drive the wheels on electric power alone – or a plug-in hybrid, which allows an external power source to charge its battery.
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The T-Roc is still expected to offer mild-hybrid petrol and diesel engines and a plug-in hybrid to join the new full-hybrid system, which will reportedly combine a 1.5-litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a high-voltage battery.
Autocar claims outputs ranging from 150kW/350Nm to 200kW/400Nm are planned for Volkswagen’s hybrid system.
Meanwhile, the petrol engine will reportedly function as a generator for the battery pack to deliver “limited electric-only driving”, along with a parallel mode where the engine and electric motor can power the wheels simultaneously.
Vehicles on the Volkswagen Group’s MQB Evo architecture reportedly in line to receive the hybrid system include the Volkswagen Tiguan, Tayron and Passat, Skoda Kodiaq and Superb, Cupra Leon, Formentor, Terramar, and Audi A3 and next-gen Q3.
They are in addition to the aforementioned VW T-Roc, Golf and Skoda Octavia it is reportedly confirmed for.
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The Group – which is the world’s second-largest car manufacturer behind Toyota – has committed to a 51.5 billion euro ($AU88.7B) investment in internal combustion engine development by 2028, including its full-hybrid system.
The next-generation Volkswagen T-Roc – a rival for the Hyundai Kona, Mazda CX-30, Toyota Corolla Cross and Nissan Qashqai – is expected to arrive in Australia sometime in 2026.
Similar to its larger Tiguan sibling due locally in May, the new T-Roc should receive VW’s latest technologies, including larger 12.9- and 15-inch touchscreens – up from 8.0 and 9.2 inches today – along with more safety features, a new design, and more boot space.
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