Volkswagen Delivers The Holy Grail With Golf SportWagen 4Motion TDI
This is Volkswagen’s Golf SportWagen concept, which the automaker will be bringing to New York’s Auto Show. The “concept” shown here is what we can expect when the car goes on sale in early 2015, save for two key details.
The upcoming Golf SportWagen is confirmed for the corporate 1.8T gasoline four-cylinder engine. This concept has a 2.0L TDI engine and all-wheel drive, satisfying the wishes of the Internet Product Planning Brigade by saving them from the horrific ignominy of having a front-drive, diesel wagon. And yes, it will have a manual gearbox and a DSG option.
Both the 1.8T and a front-drive TDI SportWagen seem like done deals. The prospect of an AWD version has been a long-standing rumor, with VW apparently looking at it as an alternative to the Subaru Outback.
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The Jetta TDI SportWagon comes in Toffee Brown Metallic $26,565.00
People buy cu/ suvs for the space and 4x4, even if they don't use those 2 attributes. VW sells the jetta wagon w/out the 4x4 because it does not want to break through with volume and apparently wants to stay a perpetual cripple in this market. Subaru cleans up as it sells what people want. Sad story that i just don't understand.
When can we get the Passat or Audi A6 Avant again?
The only way a sane person would buy one of these is with a lifetime bumper to bumper warranty, and even then is it worth the hassle of dealing with the incompetent (and that is being kind) VW service. VW is notorious for being expensive to keep on the road, surly service, and slimy corporate oversight.