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The £205 Driver Assistance Pack adds kit such
as lane-keeping and traf c jam assistance, as
well as electrically heated door mirrors and
automatic wipers. You might not bother with
each item individually, but collectively they’ll
make the T-Roc R more relaxing on longer trips,
and the pack doesn’t cost much.
Front and rear parking sensors come as
standard on the T-Roc R, but to make sure you
don’t inadvertently reverse into the neighbour’s
wall, you’ll want to get a rear-view camera
for £185. It gives you extra reassurance, and
could prevent a ‘watch me park’ moment from
ending with an embarrassing phone call.
We think that for a car with the T-Roc R’s brief,
the standard interior is actually very drab. That’s
why we recommend upgrading it with inserts
for the dashboard and centre console which
match the exterior colour of your car. These
are plastic, but they lift the T-Roc R’s ambience
and, at £115, don’t cost a lot.
To get the most out of the T-Roc R, you’ll want to
upgrade to Dynamic Chassis Control (£695),
which allows you to switch the car’s suspension
between three settings: Sport, Comfort and
Normal. In Sport, the T-Roc R has less body lean
than rivals, making it even more engaging to
thread along country roads.
You might wince at spending £3000 on what
is, essentially, a purely soundtrack-enhancing
upgrade, but the truth is that the T-Roc R’s
standard exhaust is a little, well, tame. With this
one from specialist Akraprovic tted instead,
there’ll be no mistaking your arrival for anything
other than in a thoroughbred sports SUV.
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