Volkswagen ID.Roc name registered in Australia. Small electric SUV could be top-seller
Volkswagen has been caught trademarking the ID.Roc name for its inbound electric small SUV that will eventually replace the popular VW T-Roc in all markets.
Lodging an application for the new nameplate with IP Australia there’s no indication when the German car giant plans to roll out the Volkswagen ID.Roc but it’s thought it will arrive following a comprehensive makeover of the current T-Roc that’s due in 2025.
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Developed alongside the next-generation battery-powered Audi Q2 that’s due to be launched in 2027, the new patent is yet more evidence of VW’s new naming strategy that will eventually see it drop the numbered ID. name (ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.7) for existing names that are less confusing among buyers.
The vehixcle pictured above is a variation on that naming them, the ID.2all small SUV concept, which is scheduled for debut later in thew decade.
When it lands the ID.Roc should be based on an updated version of the same MEB architecture that currently underpins the ID.3, which means the least powerful versions will come with around 150kW rear-mounted single-motor.
As well as the small Audi Q2, it’s thought the ID.Roc might also share much with the next-generation ID.Golf that is currently being developed to replace the ID.3 hatch and is set to arrive in 2026.
Once established in the market it’s been tipped that the ID.Roc could overtake the Golf for sales and become the Volkswagen Group’s best-selling vehicle.
Expect a high-performance GTX version to follow, although that nameplate could be axed and replaced with the firm’s iconic ‘GTI’ badge.
