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The best performance wagon you can't buy anymore

It’s been the hottest small wagon you can buy since the last generation Volkswagen Golf R debuted the body style.It’s popular too! This is especially so seeing as it undercuts alternatives with its price and performance.

You’d expect nothing less than the best when spending the most amount of money on the new VW Golf R. And you’d be right…for the most part.

I found most of the materials inside the Golf R to be of extremely high quality, especially when it came to the seat materials and most of the buttons. There were some scratchy plastics a ... Read more

little higher up the door line than I’d like in a car this expensive, but nonetheless, it felt like a proper German product through and through. Priced from $68,990 before on-road costs, it’s not going to be the cheapest hot hatch wagon you can buy. However, it is one of the only options offering over 200kW of power, all-wheel drive and a 0-100km/h time of just 4.9 seconds. Throw in some options like a Harmon/Kardon sound system and a panoramic sunroof, and you’ll be closing in on nearly $80,000 drive-away! Just like most other VWs, the Golf R wagon is covered by a 5 year/unlimited kilometre warranty. Servicing will cost you $1,700 for 3 years of servicing or $3,000 for 5 years, depending on which prepaid service you’d prefer to choose. VW claims this will save you up to $833 if you prepay. Service intervals are 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. If you choose to, the VW Golf R Wagon can be an extremely quiet ride. You’d hardly notice much engine or exhaust sound, and might begin to wonder if you even bought a hotted-up wagon in the first place. Activate Sport, Race or Special mode, and you’ll awaken that 2.0L fire cracker of a four-cylinder and begin to get plenty of engine sound and overrun exhaust noise. Be careful where you choose to pop and bang your exhaust, because when I was testing it, it seemed like it'd grab police attention. The last generation Golf R Wagon suffered from some very average brakes that meant you were limited to how many laps you could do before overheating. I noticed a healthy set of front cross drilled brakes up front which looked and felt the part for backroad driving. There’s no question that the Golf R Wagon is a bonafide hot wagon when it comes to stopping power. With 235kW (319hp) and 420Nm of torque being produced from a familiar 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder, it’s hard to have this much power for any less cash in wagon form. Thanks to launch control and all-wheel drive, you’ll hit 100km/h in a mere 4.9 seconds! That’s lightning quick, meaning you’ll never miss a school pickup when operating this thing as a family wagon. I loved how this thing pulled through the rev range, especially on fast country backroads. There’s a healthy amount of power at every stage, and you’ll only want more power out of familiarity rather than necessity. The dual-clutch 7-speed gearbox in the Golf R is again another familiar element - a carry over from the previous generation. I found it to be smooth through gears, and fairly refined in traffic too. You have a Braun shaver-looking shifter in the centre to change into your gears, but you’re left using the oversized shifter paddles on the wheel to change gears manually. The dual-clutch 7-speed gearbox in the Golf R is again another familiar element - a carry over from the previous generation. I found it to be smooth through gears, and fairly refined in traffic too. You have a Braun shaver-looking shifter in the centre to change into your gears, but you’re left using the oversized shifter paddles on the wheel to change gears manually. The claimed fuel efficiency is 7.4L per 100km. Again, like the Skoda Kodiaq RS I tested, I saw figures creeping into the 10-11L per 100km range. If you really enjoy those pops and bangs, you can push that figure even higher. The Mk8 Golf has a minimalist approach to its interior design, but it went too far. That’s fine though; placing controls solely on a screen isn’t a new thing, although it was the execution that felt like a bit of a let down. I’m not going to scream and shout like some other reviewers, because I do believe you can quickly adapt to the system and user interface pretty easily. However, my biggest gripes were just how big the learning curve felt using the centre screen versus other cars. There was no backlighting for the climate and volume controls at night, and there were some seemingly disjointed hard buttons below the screen. I liked the look of this interior, however I do believe VW would benefit from a software update to simplify the UX of its software to make it easier to ask passengers to adjust settings rather than having to instruct them when driving. Also, hiding the ESC controls deep in the software to activate launch control was again a little frustrating. With 611L with the seats up, this car has more boot space than the VW Tiguan has with its seats up. Put the seats down and you’ll get 1642L of space. There’s plenty of room for adults in the rear, but that middle seat is a little tight. The VW Golf R Wagon is a strong buy, particularly seeing as there really isn’t any direct competition aside from the Audi S4, which is dramatically more expensive. If you’re not hard sold on getting a wagon, you can get other R products for less money. *Disclaimer - I work for ProductReview as their independent car and motorbike expert. I borrow new cars and motorbikes from manufacturers and owners to review. I am not paid or incentivised by these brands to post reviews. I write and create content to provide insight and information about any new or used vehicle I can get my hands on.

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