Volkswagen T-Cross Car News in the Philippines

Volkswagen Philippines has been quiet in the automotive market for some time, with its last launch being the Volkswagen Cross Santana and new colors for the Volkswagen T-Cross. However, something interesting happened with the launch of the Volkswagen Tharu as the newest crossover to join the brand’s local lineup. It is positioned above the T-Cross and where the Volkswagen Tiguan used to be in the lineup. Today, we will compare it against another new vehicle within the same price bracket with the

Joey Deriquito

Oct 15, 2023

The long wait is over as Volkswagen Philippines officially launched the 2024 Volkswagen Tharu on Sept. 29, 2023 in Alabang. The new model comes after a two-year wait, as the last new vehicle that the company launched locally was the Volkswagen T-Cross in 2021. While the German brand did debut the Volkswagen Cross Santana on February 2023, it was essentially a kitted-out version of the regular Santana GTS wagon. What started as several teaser images has finally solidified into the real thing, wit

Joey Deriquito

Sep 29, 2023

Volkswagen Philippines hasn’t launched an all-new vehicle since 2021 with the arrival of the Volkswagen T-Cross. While the German automaker also released the Cross Santana, it was just another variant of the station wagon, which doesn’t count. In the past two years since the T-Cross’s arrival, the German automaker has been quiet lately, with not much going on aside from announcing new colors for the crossover. It has been a thorn in the brand’s side as its model lineup has been steadily aging ov

Joey Deriquito

Sep 28, 2023

Volkswagen Philippines has announced the indicative pricing of its upcoming compact crossover, the Tharu. The Tharu 300 TSI DSG SE will be priced at ₱ 1,850,000, and the high-grade Tharu TSI DSG SEL will be launched at a price of ₱1,950,000. You may read up on the specifications of both variants in our previous story. ALSO READ: The Volkswagen Tharu is now here. Wanna know how much it will cost? According to the German carmaker, the Tharu will be on display at the Karrera Café in Filinvest City,

Mikko David

Sep 20, 2023

Guess what? The Volkswagen Tharu, the brand's new SUV from China, has just landed in the Philippines! Volkswagen Philippines says the first batch of its latest crossover rolled onto the Port of Batangas last week. Also Read: Volkswagen Philippines releases a teaser for the 2024 Volkswagen Tharu The Volkswagen Tharu will be officially launched on September 29th at the Karrera Café In Filinvest City, Alabang, with public displays and test drives happening at the same venue that September 30 to Oct

Mikko David

Sep 9, 2023

A new crossover is set to join the local lineup of Volkswagen Philippines, as the German automaker has just released a new teaser photo. While the image doesn’t reveal much about the vehicle, it showcases the grille and headlight design. This will help us narrow down the choices once we look at the brand’s international lineup of cars. The Volkswagen Tharu A quick look at the Volkswagen global website reveals that the teaser image could be for the Volkswagen Tharu or Taos, depending on which mar

Joey Deriquito

Aug 2, 2023

Volkswagen Philippines has been quiet with its T-Coss lately, only recently unveiling new colors for its small SUV. However, the brand seems to have launched another round of updates to the vehicle. But, it looks like it's dealership-specific. The Volkswagen Iconic Dealership Inc Facebook page has released photos of the new Volkswagen T-Cross+, which shows various upgrades over the standard crossover. It is priced at ₱1,317,500 and comes with its three-year or 100,000-km warranty intact. On the

Joey Deriquito

Jun 3, 2023

When buying your first car, you want to ensure that the vehicle you are about to purchase is reliable and has an excellent brand reputation. Such was the case with Stara Mae's first vehicle purchase, the Volkswagen T-Cross. Stara Mae is a Cebuana teacher who chose the T-Cross as her first vehicle citing the brand’s strong reputation in the country and its connections with the Iconic Volkswagen Beetle. Check out why she chose the Volkswagen T-Cross as her first car. Also Read: A huethful vibe: Vo

Joey Deriquito

May 21, 2023

After a few teasers posted on its Facebook account, Volkswagen Philippines finally revealed the latest addition to its local lineup. And it's not a new model. Confirming what we saw displayed at the brand's BGC showroom last week, Volkswagen Philippines introduces three new colors to its popular T-Cross subcompact crossover nameplate. But fret not, if you've been eyeing this gem of a ride for a while and you like the "individualistic vibe" the T-Cross projects, then Volkswagen Philippines says t

Mikko David

Feb 19, 2023

Could Volkswagen Philippines be launching a new model soon? We pondered this question when we saw the brand’s latest teaser photo on its official Facebook page. The teaser image, posted on Feb. 3, 2023, contains the same front fascia as the current-generation Volkswagen T-Cross, so our natural reaction was to suspect that it was just a unique color or some minor update. That might be the case, as our recent overview of the Volkswagen China website revealed that the crossover did get a recent upd

Joey Deriquito

Feb 6, 2023