Volkswagen Golf R wagon 2017 review
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What we like
- It’s properly fast
- Brilliant dynamics
- Practicality
What we don't
- Synthetic engine noise
- Close to $60k price tag
- Warranty should be five years
While Australia’s passionate SUV love affair continues unabated, Europeans maintain a more stable and mature relationship with the wagon. And who can blame them?
With a lower centre of gravity for more nimble dynamics, a good wagon combines the practicality of an SUV with the driving pleasure of a conventional hatch or sedan.
In fact, the compact performance wagon is something Euro carmakers do extremely well. And happily, the Volkswagen Golf R, is returning to Australia in wagon form from January next year.
The Golf R wagon was sold in Australia in limited numbers in 2015, but this time around it will sit alongside its hatch sibling as a permanent addition to the local VW line-up.
Volkswagen Australia invited us to a preview drive of the latest ‘Mk7.5’ version of the car, in its home environment.
Verdict
If you have a family and want to hang on to some driving enjoyment, think twice about that compact SUV. The Golf R wagon, while not exactly cheap, is a brilliant blend for the practical head and fun-loving heart.
Performance wagon or SUV? What's you preference? Tell us in the comments below.
Volkswagen Golf R wagon 2017 review
What we like
- It’s properly fast
- Brilliant dynamics
- Practicality
What we don't
- Synthetic engine noise
- Close to $60k price tag
- Warranty should be five years
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