It’s now official! Volkswagen T-Cross will soon make a Philippine debut after the top executives of the German car brand confirmed its arrival via online roundtable discussion with the local automotive media. The T-Cross, which was produced in China, Brazil, and Germany, aims to compete with other rivals in the highly dominated Japanese and Korean market.

So what’s special about the T-Cross? 

Outside, The T-Cross’ trendy exterior design and youthful interior layout reflect its owner’s sophisticated yet fun sense of style. The aggressive exterior design is wrapped in unique colors such as Tribu, Syringa Violet, Romance Red, Polar White, and even Chinchilla Gray, adopting the importance of aesthetics by combining young urban fashion with its style and functionality.

According to Volkswagen, the car has the longest wheelbase in the 5-seater subcompact SUV class with 2,651 mm and stands at a length of 4,218 mm, a width of 1,760 mm, and a height of 1,599 mm. It also offers 329 liters of luggage space at the back, which can even expand to 1,319 liters with rear seats folded. So, while you say you’re more than one thing, the T-Cross can still take in your everything. From your work, to your weekend hobbies and recreations, the T-Cross can carry all the loads that come with the lifestyle of the active millennial.

However, there is something you need to be excited in the inside. The controls and infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and App connect can be seen at a glance for easy use. There’s available rear air-conditioning and USB sockets for the back passengers, as well as a soft seat cushion and comfortable steering wheel perfect for long out-of-town drives.

Safety is one of the winner categories as the car earns its 5 stars in the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), Australasian NCAP, and Latin NCAP safety ratings. It hosts standard safety features such as the strong body structure, LED tail lights, electronic stabilization program (ESP), cruise control, tire pressure monitoring system, and additional safety features (for the SE variant): 6 airbags, LED headlights, rear camera, rear park distance control (PDC), and autonomous emergency braking (AEB). 

According to VW, there would be two variants—the T-Cross 180 MPI AT S and the 180 MPI AT SE. Both are equipped with 1.5-liter engine and capable of generating maximum power output of 113 Ps and 145Nm of torque.

The T-Cross 180 MPI S is priced at PHP1.098M, while the 180 MPI SE would be pegged at PHP1.198 million with an additional discount of PHP30,000 discount. These introductory prices and discounts will be available for those who will reserve their T-Cross units before the market introduction this May.