Why the difference in suspension....
That said, the T-Roc 4Motion is fun to steer. It doesn't feel top-heavy and leans only moderately. Cue the feeble Roc'n'roll gags. It clings through bends faithfully and transparently. There's a detectable rearward bias to the 4WD system when you nudge the button to Sport, and more steering feel than tall cars usually give.
Big bumps and potholes don't cause the suspension much of an issue. It's usefully supple over that sort of road. But the comfort is undermined by a harsh ride over high-frequency ripples, and lots of road noise. That's partly a function of the big shallow tyres the test cars rolled on.
It might also be because the T-Roc has a wider track than a Golf, and to do it the suspension has bigger, heavier hub carriers. Adding to unsprung weight in that way is bound to have a baleful effect on secondary ride.
At least the 4Motion versions have proper multi-link suspension, whereas the front-driver T-Rocs all have simple torsion beam. In a Golf, you get multi-link even with FWD on all but the lowest-power versions.
