The Volkswagen Golf has been touted as one of the best cars to come down the assembly lines of Volkswagen for many years. Entering the seventh generation, you would think the Golf has been through ever iteration possible, but not just yet. The Sport Wagon is a new offering from the Golf and shows up with a TDI power plant that offers plenty of get up and go for this car to partner with what the SportWagen brings to the table, a low to the ground wagon with lots of great features and options.

Many of the offerings from Volkswagen are considered to be just below the luxury line, making it easy for the Volkswagen models to be leaders in their classes. The Golf is no exception, showing up as one of the most enjoyed hatchbacks on the market, but the SportWagen actually gives the Golf an entirely different personality. For a car that is near luxury you might feel like a large price tag needs to be attached to it, but that is certainly not the case here. At the very top end, completely loaded the Golf SportWagen will only set you back $32,855 and at the base model you will receive a SportWagen for only $25,415.

This car offers a standard manual transmission, but can be had with a six –speed dual clutch transmission for those who want to enjoy some great automatic tranny driving. The SportWagen also shows up with either a TDI engine which offers great low end power and fuel mileage as well as a gasoline powered engine for quite a bit less. Regardless of the power plant or transmission aboard, the Golf SportWagen makes a great choice for a growing family to enjoy and be able to load up the car with gear for a vacation.

How much can you load up in a SportWagen? This car offers an additional 7.6 cubic feet over the Golf TSI and the total grows to 66.5 cubic feet with the seats down. This space behind the seats is actually larger than the Touareg by 2.5 cubic feet, not bad for a car versus an SUV. With the floor closer to the ground the SportWagen is much easier to load than the SUV. To make this area eave more useful. The seats can fold without even opening the side doors making the task of setting up the area for use simple.

The new Golf SportWagen gives us a great new version of the Golf to enjoy that is versatile and useful and enticing. The continued engaging driving of the Golf is found in the SportWagen that we have all come to know and love. The nearly luxury features of the Golf continue to give you a car that is awesome to drive and having the SportWagen offers space to take a load wherever needed in order to have a lot of fun and bring along all the gear needed for a weekend away.