Don't fancy a fast SUV? Good job the Golf R wagon is back! Who doesn't love a wholesome family estate?
It was a very good car, the old Golf R estate. It had as much power as the Passat R36, but drove far more convincingly. It retained very nearly everything that made the Mk7 R hatch such a success, albeit without the slightly dubious image the three- and five-door models adopted over time.
Well, an opinion on Drift Mode will have to wait for another day, as it wasn't fitted here. Otherwise, the mechanical spec is as per the hatch, just like it was before. With 320hp and 310lb ft channelled through the familiar seven-speed DSG, VW believes this is a Golf estate that will reach 62mph in less than five seconds. With the Performance Pack , the R will reach 168mph. If only by a little, it's certainly faster than before.
Crucially for anyone comparing old R wagon with new, this a more rewarding car to drive as well, even without the additional lairiness of Drift Mode. From little touches like a brake pedal that's easier to modulate to a 4Motion system that feels much less nose-biased than before, this Golf R is an improvement over its two-dimensional predecessor.
Which is where the R really starts to come good, actually. Some may have bemoaned the demise of both the manual gearbox and three-door body for the Golf R hatch, but the DSG doesn't feel like as issue here because that's all there's ever been . And where the five-door car faces stiff competition from both the mega hatches above it, and the front-wheel drive superstars that cost less, there are far fewer fast wagons to rival it at c. £40k.
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