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Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata
Us Avant guys are really disappointed that the only thing we get in NA is the Allroad. I think it is actually overdone and funky looking but again, I am an Avant guy.
I wish they brought the 2.0TDI Avant here. That would have been awesome. I almost bought a Jetta Sportwagen TDI just for that engine but couldn't get with the boxy look.
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It's a great engine, and I've driven the Golf and Golf Wagon various times. A friend and I shuttled Sugar Mountain in western NC all day and his Golf Wagon still averaged no worse than 7,4 l/100km (around 33 US mpg) despite the all-day steep climb. Quiet, economical, smooth. I'm looking forward to the US-release of the Mk7 Golf next year because it looks terrific inside and out.
One thing I hate is the VW shift pattern which is opposite of what BMW (or a driver-oriented car company) does with their DSG/Automatic gearboxes. I ALWAYS misshift in manual mode, and going from Sport mode to Manual in a VW is cumbersome cuz one goes thru Drive (and hopefully doesn't plop it into N, like I do).