Old Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
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Last year, the beloved Jetta SportWagen evolved into the new Golf SportWagen, gaining a more modern power train, chassis and technology to go along with the new moniker. This year, the SportWagen undergoes yet another evolution, birthing a 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack model. This tall, all-wheel-drive variant of the SportWagen is aimed directly at Subaru's cozy niche of active lifestyle drivers -- those outdoorsy, mountain-bike-and-kayak, crunchy granola types. Should Subie be worried? I dirtied up a shiny, new Alltrack to find out. As it's essentially a variant of the Golf SportWagen, there aren't too many surprises to be found on the Alltrack's spec sheet. It's underpinned by the same MQB modular platform as most of VW's lineup. The interior volume and most of the exterior dimensions are identical to the SportWagen's. The Alltrack starts to differentiate itself with a suspension that raises the ride height by 0.6 inch over the SportWagen for a total 6.9 inches of ground clearance.
Just over half an inch is not a huge elevation shift, but the effect is visually magnified by dark plastic cladding trimming the lower body and wheel arches. Roof rails are standard for all Alltrack models, adding equal parts active lifestyle appearance and equipment storage functionality. The suspension changes are subtle, but the power train gets one substantial upgrade that goes a long way toward helping the Alltrack when the road gets rough: 4Motion all-wheel drive. 4Motion is an on-demand system that defaults to a basically front-wheel drive 90:10 front-to-rear torque split under most conditions, but can shift to up to a 50:50 split as slip is detected. The Alltrack's Drive Mode selection toggle gains a unique setting to help the capability of the 4Motion system. The Off-Road mode adjusts the performance of the all-wheel drive, throttle and traction/stability control systems to maximize grip over dirty, wet and uneven surfaces. The rest of the Alltrack's power train is mostly familiar from the SportWagen. There's VW's EA888 1.8-liter turbocharged modular four-cylinder at the heart of the engine bay making 170 horsepower and 199 pound-feet of torque. At the outset, the engine will only be mated to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DSG). Post-launch, a six-speed manual transmission will join the list of options.
50,000, an upscale Golf R Wolfsburg Edition, plus the full-time addition of the Golf R Wagon to the range. GTI fans can pick from the regular GTI, or more powerful GTI Performance to be joined next year by a cheaper GTI Original edition, touting three doors and a few less bells and whistles for the so-called purist. As before the front-wheel drive GTI delivers punchy performance with a choice of manual or automatic transmission, but the auto-only GTI Performance steps outputs up slightly and adds in a tricky front differential to better put power down. Golf R buyers also enjoy the added grip of all-wheel drive, to go with the R鈥檚 boosted power and torque, and again a choice of auto or manual. Volkswagen doesn鈥檛 do 鈥榮urprising鈥?when it comes to interiors, but that鈥檚 no bad thing. Instead the Golf delivers consistently well executed trims, quality materials, and a level of discerning subtlety, befitting its sensible Teutonic origins.
Of course the GTI throws in a little retro flair with tartan seat trim, but if you鈥檙e looking at a Golf R you鈥檒l find no such frippery - just handsome but sombre black-on-black trim with a few delicate R-blue highlights. Perhaps to prove a point, the first taste of Volkswagen鈥檚 updated Golf GTI featured the perilous slog from Sydney Airport across the heaving M5, M7 and M4 motorways before breaking out to the secluded tarmac of the lower Blue Mountains. Get it onto a more open, flowing road though and the GTI proves it knows a thing or two about how to impress enthusiasts. Quick and agile steering, plenty of torque on tap, and the always fun exhaust gurgle that goes with every gear change. The Golf feels planted, predictable and friendly at pace on tricky roads, clearly communicating its intent with the driver. There鈥檚 a few demerits though. In terms of pure driving thrills the Golf GTI isn鈥檛 a wild-child like some of its newer, more focused rivals, keeping its bum securely planted with none of the iconic hot-hatch lift-off oversteer.
