28 February 2007 - 10:00
Not-so-crazy Golf
Amid the supercoupes and ketamine-fuelled concepts of the Geneva show, there'll be a healthy dose of practicality present in the shape of the new Volkswagen Golf Estate.
Although VW is highlighting the estate's revised front end and dynamic lines, it's a unapologetically practical station wagon.
With a low-loading boot lip, roof rails and fold-flat rear seats, bootspace stands at a whopping 1,550 litres - the largest loadspace of any Golf to date.
Volkswagen's tried-and-tested 1.9- and 2.0-litre turbodiesels join a brace of petrol engines - a 1.4-litre TSI and 1.6-litre FSI - from the Golf hatchback.
The smaller petrol is actually the more powerful variant, and comes with the option of a DSG gearbox instead of the standard six-speed manual shifter.
The Golf Estate goes on sale this summer in the UK, with prices to be confirmed nearer to the time.
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