A Volkswagen Golf is quite a milestone in automotive history. Especially the GTI has become one of the most deceptively quick cars on the road, ever. They made the Golf nice with each new generation, tacking on more and more expensive stuff, while keeping the main characteristic alive... a solid, well-driving car with decent speed and maneuverability.
And then Volkswagen messed it up.
The Golf Plus is the biggest atrocity in the entire line. Driven by misguided market demand, the people at VW decided they needed a people carrier in the series. Probably to cater the boring market segment. As such, they made the Plus higher than a normal Golf, squished the front, and then afterwards gave it a good coat of dull to finish it off.
The drive is terrible. You can't make a bloody left turn without nearly tipping over. The car is so high, the center of gravity has moved up to your neck. And the Plus has all the aerodynamism of a brick wall.
It does seat four to five adults comfortably, so that's a plus. But then again, I wouldn't splash out for one if it were my own money.
I'm glad I'm getting rid of this one.
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