Volkswagen T-ROC vs Ford Puma

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Volkswagen T-ROC
Volkswagen T-ROC

$29,839 - $74,248

2024 price

Ford Puma
Ford Puma

$17,950 - $25,450

2021 price

Summary

2024 Volkswagen T-ROC
2021 Ford Puma
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.4L

Turbo 3, 1.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
6.3L/100km (combined)

5.3L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Options become pricey
  • Minor ergonomic quirks
  • Might feel outdated to some

  • Dreary dashboard presentation
  • No cheaper base-grade or manual options
  • Requires 95 RON premium unleaded petrol
2024 Volkswagen T-ROC Summary

For a small SUV that technically starts under the $40,000 mark, the 2024 Volkswagen T-Roc has a fair bit going for it.

It’s still in its first generation, but updates have made some parts of the T-Roc feel properly up to speed. And the parts that haven’t? Well, maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

We’re driving the mid-spec Style 110TSI, which sits above the base CityLife, but below the R-Line. Then of course, there’s the wicked R variant.

But is this a Euro that could replace your trusted Japanese small SUV?

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2021 Ford Puma Summary

S FAR as makeovers go, Hollywood has nothing on the transformation of Ford's small SUV.

Based on the Fiesta supermini only sold here in sizzling ST form, but using a stretched and widened version of its platform with heavily reworked underpinnings, the strikingly styled Puma is as charming – beguiling even – as its EcoSport predecessor was awkward. And we're talking about capabilities that are more than merely skin deep here.

We're not alone in our admiration – one respected UK publication awarded the Ford a 'car of the year' gong – and after nearly a month with our range-topping ST-Line V (for Vignale), we can understand why.

But the German-engineered, Romanian-made Puma is also a complicated proposition in Australia that requires some context, because it is certainly not for everyone.

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