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Offering an alternative to the recent glut of small SUVs, the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Alltrack delivers a host of capability and practicality in the latest Golf variant.
Just as the standard version of the Golf SportWagen enters dealer showrooms, Volkswagen unveiled the Alltrack version at the New York Auto Show. It enters a segment of active-lifestyle wagons, like the Audi Allroad, Subaru Outback, and Volvo XC70. The common bond among all these is a wagon profile, raised ride height, all-wheel drive, and in some cases, beefed up fenders and underside protection.
Along with the lengthy name, the Golf SportWagen Alltrack has an added inch of ground clearance, additional side moldings, and VW's 4Motion all-wheel drive with Haldex-5 coupling. The Haldex system allows it to route power to where it is needed. In normal driving, it operates like a front-drive car, and when it senses wheel slip, it can send up to 50 percent of power to the rear wheels.
Other updates include a revised bumper design and a more upscale interior. The standard Golf SportWagen is on sale now with either a 170-horsepower 1.8-liter turbo four-cylinder or a 150-horsepower TDI diesel engine. No word from Volkswagen on pricing or which engines will be available, but it is reasonable to expect the powertrains to be familiar.
The Golf SportWagen Alltrack comes to U.S. dealers some time next year.
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