Volkswagen Golf Estate 1.5 eTSI 150 Style 5dr DSG Review

Category: Estate car

Section: Version review

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VW Golf Estate front cornering
  • VW Golf Estate front cornering
  • VW Golf Estate rear cornering
  • VW Golf Estate interior dashboard
  • VW Golf Estate interior back seats
  • VW Golf Estate interior infotainment
  • VW Golf Estate right driving
  • VW Golf Estate front cornering
  • VW Golf Estate rear cornering
  • VW Golf Estate front static
  • VW Golf Estate rear left static
  • VW Golf Estate right static
  • VW Golf Estate interior front seats
  • VW Golf Estate interior driver display
  • VW Golf Estate boot
  • VW Golf Estate boot open
  • VW Golf Estate front cornering
  • VW Golf Estate rear cornering
  • VW Golf Estate interior dashboard
  • VW Golf Estate interior back seats
  • VW Golf Estate interior infotainment
  • VW Golf Estate right driving
  • VW Golf Estate front cornering
  • VW Golf Estate rear cornering
  • VW Golf Estate front static
  • VW Golf Estate rear left static
  • VW Golf Estate right static
  • VW Golf Estate interior front seats
  • VW Golf Estate interior driver display
  • VW Golf Estate boot
  • VW Golf Estate boot open
RRP £33,075What Car? Target Price£30,440
Fuel type:
petrol
Gearbox:
semi-auto
Doors:
5 doors

The 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. We dislike its infotainment system and the fiddly dashboard buttons immensely, though, and a Skoda Octavia Estate offers more car for less cash.

Style trim adds 17in alloy wheels, LED 'Plus' headlights, which can direct their light around corners, three-zone climate control, 30-colour ambient interior lighting, high beam assist, and smarter-looking styling inside and out that includes sports front seats.

If you need an automatic you automatically get the eTSI 150 with a responsive seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The ‘e’ before ‘TSI’ means 48-volt mild hybrid electrical assistance but it doesn’t make this noticeably quicker than the 1.5 TSI 150; the electric motor just adds a tiny bit of background assistance to the petrol engine – for a fairly hefty price hike and no greater efficiency, it must be said.


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Key information

Doors5
Seats5
0-62 MPH8.7 seconds
Fuel TypePetrol
GearboxSEMI-AUTO
MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

48.7

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

611

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

131

g/km