I'm 20, and American, and I hate crossover SUVs. Crossovers drool and station wagons rule.
@wisecountryman49
4 ай бұрын
As a european I agree with you totally. We love wagons here, but they are in a full battle with crossovers here as well. SUV's not so much because we have high fuel prices over here. Nothing is a more honest car than the wagon, and here in Europe will live longer than anywhere else.
@trappenator96
7 жыл бұрын
Wagons are sick.
@mountainhobo
7 жыл бұрын
Buy a dictionary.
@greghamblin367
7 жыл бұрын
You are GREAT Craig ... Like, you are the reason a lot of us watch AutoGuide. Keep up the good work. 🚘
@laurenlalo153
7 жыл бұрын
I have a 2016 sportwagen black on black on black and i love it!!!
@JoJoJoker
7 жыл бұрын
Chris Christie ate all the other species out of existence.
@blarkdexture8899
7 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for no music.
@ayushanand2901
6 жыл бұрын
Blark Dexture I thought there's a hair on my screen 😂😂😂
@stephenmaturin2
7 жыл бұрын
I wanted this car....badly. But it did not have enough grunt, instead I shelved out the $ for a 2017 330xi wagon. And that car...wow. 100% in love and this is coming from a huuuuuge vw fan. If only VW offered a GTI version of this car with all wheel drive. I guess they don't mainly because of a low profit margin combined with stealing sales from Audi.
@tgamirov
6 жыл бұрын
Henry Grimm apr+ tune would have given you gti power for only a few hundred dollars while retaining power train warranty. Better luck next time...
@ilovemyhonda250ex
7 жыл бұрын
my cousin got one of these he loves it
@johne6081
4 жыл бұрын
We bought one four months ago -- great car. (Other car is a 2001 Passat wagon, so you can guess where we stand.) I am royally pissed that VW is discontinuing the Sportwagen for 2020.
@verbsinarow
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome review thank you! I am more into wagons over SUVs or cross overs because of the MPG difference.
@johne6081
3 жыл бұрын
... not to mention the driving experience.
@voicemint
5 жыл бұрын
My mother has had one for 3 years and she loves it, no problems whatsoever. I've driven it... and I'm impressed with it, except perhaps the handling isn't quite as precise as on my comparative Audi A3 sport wagon, and brakes should be upgraded. And yeah, the front end is kind of bland... I wonder if there's much in the after-market upgrades available for it.
@bosse641
7 жыл бұрын
Would love to own the Alltrack. ....so sleek and stylish. ...as well as practical. ....a great drive I'm sure. ......would buy it with the manual transmission though.
@bosse641
7 жыл бұрын
Hope they will bring an amazing TDI on the market in the near future.
@johne6081
4 жыл бұрын
I do not understand the objection to the simple, clean styling. Of course our other car is a 2001 Passat wagon, and the car the Golf is replacing is a 1996 Audi A4.
@infiltr80r
7 жыл бұрын
Very cool car, reminds of the great Golf Variants of 90s. This with diesel and 4WD would be awesome.
@freezor80
7 жыл бұрын
I like wagons. I just wish there were a few more options and sportier options.
@freezor80
7 жыл бұрын
Give us the Sportwagen R!
@STEVE33437
7 жыл бұрын
I've owned 3 VW's. Loved all of them. However, I don't know if they can ever be trusted again after the Diesel fiasco. My current 2 cars are American & Japanese.
@myvenusinuranus
5 жыл бұрын
I love wagons
@paulpaplinski7443
7 жыл бұрын
Waiting for the 2018 model year with improved interior and hopefully a better engine with DSG.
@BIGWEBB88
7 жыл бұрын
Long live the wagon
@AndrewKNI
7 жыл бұрын
Great video review. Nice car. Solid and dependable.
@AndrewKNI
7 жыл бұрын
I have owned 8+ VW's and they have been grand. But have seen the error of my ways and now buy from Asian countries!
@loudionne3491
7 жыл бұрын
Andrew K, Northern Ireland Used to buy Honda seen the error of my ways and buy VW if I bought Asian it would be Hyundai or Kia
@AndrewKNI
7 жыл бұрын
Currently have a Hyundai which is grand, although VW build quality def has the edge.
@ryancarson8461
7 жыл бұрын
Would it be possible for you guys to do a comparison with the Sportwagen and the Subaru Outback? I'm thinking to buy one of then but still have conflicting ideas.Thanks it would mean alot
@BCJDM
7 жыл бұрын
think about it this way, the sportwagen is more car like with optional fwd biased awd system and drives more like a car. The outback is more large suv like with a 50-50 awd system and almost 9 inches of ground clearance. You should just go out and drive both. buy the one you like more.
@mexifinn7830
7 жыл бұрын
Ryaka even better, throw in the Alltrack to compare!
@shawnballinger2270
7 жыл бұрын
I'll just add that the Outback has a CVT. Subjectively I've never driven a CVT based car that I would buy.
@Ascension-wg7bj
5 жыл бұрын
ryan carson ...Been driving my Subaru for 16.5 years. It's been extremely reliable. Subaru is excellent...their dealerships give outstanding service too. Looking to now buy the Golf Sportwagen. Subaru is too much.
@leslielucci3182
2 жыл бұрын
Subarus with leaky head gaskets, excessive oil consumption and CVT going bad early on, have really screwed over loyal customers for decades. Just yesterday noticed 5 oil spots on driveway from 09 Outback that needs a $3.5k head gasket job.
@wotm8870
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 16 and my parents have this i can drive on my own and it is amazing to drive
@rowsdower12
7 жыл бұрын
I have a very rare for the U.S. wagon. Mitsubishi lancer wagon, 2004. only model year. love wagons. because of image Americans don't like them. but I say that can be regional. Cause I see a fair amount of wagons, Subaru and VW where I live in MN
@nylonsteel
7 жыл бұрын
Just test drove the 2017 4motion and my only concern was the Mushy Brake Pedal feel just as you mentioned ...very weird and not confidence inspiring . This or the new Impreza....still cant decide.
@MaxMotoYYC
7 жыл бұрын
VW quality went down so bad in the last 4 years even for the ones built in Germany. How much is on hour in the shop?
@raydavies3278
7 жыл бұрын
Great review,you deserve more likes.
@travisbaugh-allen2830
4 жыл бұрын
Two Liter??? I thought it was a 1.8 turbo?
@winnaar2263
2 жыл бұрын
All 1.8 motors are pinched 2.0 with turbo
@TheCockyPerry
3 жыл бұрын
Do you know if the 8th gen will be offer in wagon in North america (Canada) Or it is dead??
@farcinue
7 жыл бұрын
I would buy a Mazda 6 wagon or the Subaru Levorg if they were available in the US. I want the extra length over the Golf Sportwagon, Focus, or Mazda 3 so that I can fit a 6' surfboard without having to wedge it between the front seats (b/c it would probably spear me in a crash).
@chinmaybotekar1205
7 жыл бұрын
Gti wagon, or even better R-wagon 😏😏
@Broba_Fett
7 жыл бұрын
Chinmay Botekar Europe has one but if course we will never get that.
@javiermauriciohigueramora2261
7 жыл бұрын
Why did you said tdi engine has problems???
@lelandgaunt9985
6 жыл бұрын
I’m working on mine sleeping it at the moment.
@smalltalk.productions9977
5 жыл бұрын
reliability? anyone have an opinion?
@runforit420
5 жыл бұрын
As a Toyota executive had mentioned, this generation's children won't want to drive what mom and dad drive. That's why minivans went out of fashion this decade.
@marco1173
7 жыл бұрын
Considering a lease of one of these for the wife. If I can get it for under $200/mo with 0 down I'll jump.
@emac282
7 жыл бұрын
would really like to get the sportwagon but I heard the standard automatic transmission is not the best compared to the dsg. which the VW Alltrack has. Will you do an ep on that car?
@johne6081
4 жыл бұрын
The standard automatic transmission is excellent. If you don't like the way it revs in sport mode or lugs in standard mode, just shift it manually, as I do.
@lloyd18ish
7 жыл бұрын
good review gee
@ds2453
5 жыл бұрын
So the 2017 has less cargo space than the outgoing 2014? The 2016 looks larger in the rear
@johne6081
3 жыл бұрын
What's weird is that it is a bit taller, slightly wider, and only about 3" shorter than my 2001 Passat wagon, yet the Golf has significantly less cargo volume, even though the lost 3" of length seems to come out of the rear seat legroom, rather than the wayback. The independent rear suspension may have something to do it. I still consider my 2001 Passat wagon the metric against which I still judge all other cars, and none has matched its ideal size and configuration, not to mention sideward and rearward visibility.
@yeaitsthatguy1309
7 жыл бұрын
when it come to car commentary, great job man. Next time just leave the animals out of it.. #justsaying
@timwilson3435
7 жыл бұрын
Why Pandas?
@mfmf100
7 жыл бұрын
Bolus?
@hagbard72
7 жыл бұрын
2016 again?? They already have the 2017 out.
@lukehoisington4236
7 жыл бұрын
I want the 2017 Mazda cx5
@markrakov6009
7 жыл бұрын
i would suggest you get the vw
@anngo4140
7 жыл бұрын
I can give up as many Chris Christies as I can to see people stop hating on wagons.
@cosmodave69
5 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else think of Ed Norton's kick to the back of the skull after demanding they "Bite the Curb!!" Sweet Dreams.
@keeganhamilton4251
6 жыл бұрын
I totally agree that wagons are awesome, but I do not want to be sitting on the ground when driving.
@jacobreed47
6 жыл бұрын
This dude talks like a robot
@ElieAnquetil
6 жыл бұрын
What a dumb comparison with pandas.
@kellenniles4581
5 жыл бұрын
ŠKODA Octavia Estate is better
@Adamk24
7 жыл бұрын
Pandas really are the worst
@josephdeguzman450
5 жыл бұрын
Have you watch an episode of catch a predator..?😆😆
@swanblake
7 жыл бұрын
Scarey but I would take the CX5 over this all day. Betterinterior and exterior. Not to mention reliability, resale, and driving character
@mohamedmorsy9651
7 жыл бұрын
How much did VW pay you for that review?
@mountainhobo
7 жыл бұрын
Oh, stop whining. Crossovers are just big wagons. And if you really want to see what original wagons looked like in the 1920s, you would be shocked -- they were just like today's large SUVs. So stop getting hung up on silly marketing buzzword du jour. Focus on practicality and driving dynamics.
@swanblake
7 жыл бұрын
Just too much money for an unreliable vehicle. Wish other would offer a manual wagon under 30k
@senduran35
7 жыл бұрын
Craig still a virgin?
@trilingualkid
7 жыл бұрын
looks like a tampon on wheels
@TinLeadHammer
7 жыл бұрын
Lame attempt to be funny. As for practical, it is not as good as you paint it. The rear seats do not fold down completely flat, the front passenger seatback does not fold forward, the hatch window does not open separately. The original Matrix was practical, with all of the above plus plastic cargo floor plus railings plus Toyota reliability. As for beautiful interior, come on: the cover of the ignition lock stares me in the eyes, and fake aluminum never was classy. All in all - a typical meh VW. But want to say big thanks for colors of the fall!
@DripExplains
7 жыл бұрын
Yuck
@doctorofspiritualnomics
7 жыл бұрын
$30K for an ugly car with less than 200 hp and torque. No thanks, Jeff.
@infiltr80r
7 жыл бұрын
I find it strikingly beautiful. It doesn't attempt to be too much like most cars nowadays, and that's a plus.
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