Save for a few years as the Rabbit, the Golf has been a staple in VW's U.S. lineup for what seems like forever. The SportWagen launched in 2009 under the Passat name, though it was always just a Golf with a Jetta badge. In the 2015 model year, however, VW decided to completely redesign the SportWagen and reposition it in the Golf lineup, like it should have been back when it debuted.
The 2015 Golf SportWagen was previewed by the 2014 Golf SportWagen 4MOTION Concept at the New York Auto Show. Just as I expected, the production model is nearly identical to the concept, save for the fact that VW has yet to confirm 4MOTION all-wheel drive for the version that'll hit dealers.
As was long the case for the Jetta SportWagen, the Golf SportWagen will enjoy a thin segment in terms of competition. Eventually, the rest of the automotive world will move into this abandoned segment, but for now it's Golf or nothing, unless you want to move up to a Volvo or down to a five-door hatchback.
Click past the jump to read more about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen.
Volkswagen Golf SportWagen originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 10 February 2015 10:00 EST.
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