After nearly three quarter of a million cars sold, Volkswagen quietly killed their Golf Cabriolet in 2016. Sad emoji face. With the EOS and Beetle cabriolet also dead this new 2020 T-Roc SUV is their only convertible available on the market. Is it really better than a legacy of impressive ragtop Golfs and charming Beetles?

There's a twist at the end of this CarPervert review. Spoiler alert - Jonny isn't going to buy a 2020 T-Roc drop top any time soon.

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Jonny Smith
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CHAPTERS
0:00 welcome
0:50 sunglasses on, top down
1:12 cabrio sales declining
1:50 VW's ONLY cabrio on sale
2:55 No 4WD available
3:05 2 engine options
3:55 Golf Mk1 cabrio launched
4:40 Suits old people?
5:40 Engineered
5:56 Priced from £30000
6:12 Slow and fidgety
6:29 Range Rover convertible
6:46 Nissan Murano Cross Cabriolet
7:08 Evoque convertible
7:23 Heavier than 5-door T-Roc
7:38 Longer than 5-door T-Roc
7:48 body flex and shake
8:02 Slight off roading!
8:11 Walk around of design
8:52 Fake exhausts
9:05 R-Line spec
9:25 Boot space
10:06 Ski hatches
11:00 0-62 acceleration
11:43 Handling
11:50 VW EOS
12:06 Spying other convertibles
12:38 Secondhand Evoques
12:55 Who made the first ragtop SUV?
13:05 Range Rover classic, Suzuki SJ,
13:15 Land Rover Freelander mk1
13:30 Who buys them?
14:35 Engineering
15:00 Chassis bracing
15:16 Made by Karmann
15:45 British ragtop owners
16:10 HAYFEVER MACHINE
16:25 1.5 TSI turbo
16:46 Suzuki X90
17:45 SUV cabrio compromise?
18:02 Dashboard
18:30 Missing Golf.
18:40 Test driving a 2016 Golf
19:32 Golf driving impressions
20:27 Golf GTI or R cabrio?
20:46 Used Golf cabrio guide
21:20 Less than £20k for a mint GTI cabrio
22:15 Buy a used Golf convertible - cheaper and better
22:32 Convertible roof
22:50 Buying one?
23:13 RAINING
23:30 Summary and Subscribe