The VW Golf Estate is a very practical family wagon. The boot is generously proportioned and it’s a comfortable car with a wide range of engines that all offer good performance and economy.

While a Golf R hatchback is no more practical than a Civic Type R, when fitted with a more versatile estate body it’s impossible to draw that comparison, making its rivals more likely to be high ...

The VW Golf Estate is a very practical family wagon. The boot is generously proportioned and it’s a comfortable car with a wide range of engines that all offer good performance and economy.

The multi-link suspension gives the Golf Estate better handling, with R-Line models slightly firmer still. None of this makes the Golf feel particularly sporty, but it isn’t intended to be. Instead, ...

The Golf R Estate feels easily just as rapid as its hatchback cousin, with its 0.2-second drop in its 0-62mph time (it’s now 5.1 seconds) being almost imperceptible. It’s a very capable ...