2024 Volkswagen T-Cross facelift revealed, due in Australia next year

The 2024 Volkswagen T-Cross small SUV has been updated overseas, with a tweaked exterior appearance and interior equipment upgrades headlining the changes due in Australian showrooms next year.

Images published by Volkswagen show the facelifted T-Cross – an update of the city SUV, which is now five years old in Europe – with a revised grille and a heavily updated lower front bumper, which incorporates redesigned fog lights.

The Volkswagen T-Cross Style and R-Line variants overseas will be equipped with matrix LED headlights as standard – compared to regular LED headlights for base and Life grades – while the updated small SUV gains an LED light bar across the grille.

At the rear, the tail-light signature has been revised to include 'X' shapes, teamed with a new lower bumper which features similar design elements as the front.

Inside, an 8.0-inch instrument display is now standard in Europe's base model and Life – replacing analogue dials with a small digital display between them – increasing to 10 inches for top-of-the-range models.

The two cheapest T-Cross variants retain an 8.0-inch infotainment screen – with a software update for improved functionality – while the range-topping grades are now equipped with a 9.2-inch touchscreen.

Both are mounted to the dashboard in a tablet style, similar to the facelifted T-Roc launched in Australia last year.

The Volkswagen T-Cross will continue to be offered with a choice of two turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder engines and one 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine overseas, with six-speed manual or seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmissions.

The current Australian model is exclusively powered by a 1.0-litre turbo three-cylinder producing 85kW/200Nm, with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic only in Australia. It is expected the T-Cross will continue to be sold locally with this configuration.

As previously reported, the facelifted Volkswagen T-Cross is due in Australia next year, replacing the current small SUV which made its local debut in 2020.

Drive will report further details on Australian pricing and specifications for the new Volkswagen T-Cross when they become available.