This car wasn't supposed to exist. The Golf estate was never supposed to survive the introduction of the spacious, MPV-ish Golf Plus, but calls from customers all over Europe has persuaded VW to relent and so here it is in all its glory, the Golf estate.
It's 46mm wider and 159mmm longer than the old Golf estate and the boot capacity has gone up to an Audi A6-rivalling 505-litres with the rear seats in place. The rear seats fold utterly flat, creating a 1,550-litre loadspace.
Engines are as per the rest of the Golf range, minus the 2.0-litre TFSI GTI turbo engine, but you can expect it to get VW's new super-frugal 1.4 TSI 120bhp petrol shortly. The most popular versions here will likely be the 102bhp 1.6 petrol and the still-game 105bhp 1.9 TDI diesel.
No prices or arrival dates yet, but you can expect Golf estates to be between €750 and €1,000 more expensive than an equivalent hatchback model.
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