Volkswagen has announced that it will unveil the new Golf Wagon at the Geneva Auto Show. This new wagon will be built on the Golf/Jetta platform in Mexico along side the Jetta sedan and should be available in the European market sometime in June. Here in the U.S., we'll see this exact same vehicle offered as a 2008 Jetta "SportWagon" model that should arrive in dealers around September of this year.

The Jetta SportWagon will be available here in the States with a 2.5l base engine (although power may be bumped to 170hp) and a 2.0T with a minimum 200hp. A 2.0 TDI model will also be offered sometime in calendar year 2008. Expect pricing to start at least $1000 more than current Jetta models.

The styling of this new wagon appears to be a mix of current Golf/Jetta and Saab-esque design ques with large wraparound rear tailamps that are a departure from anything else VW currently offers. Gone too is the slab-sided look of the Jetta IV wagon in favor or a "sportier" looking rear end treatment. Interior volume with the seats folded down is still considerable at nearly 55 cubic feet and larger than the Volvo V50 (46 cu. ft.), the Jetta Wagon's only real competitor in this segment.

The Jetta/Golf Wagon has traditionally been a model that sells fairly well in Germany with more than a million sold thus far. Here in the States the Jetta Wagon is more of a niche model and doesn't traditionally sell in large numbers. We expect the same from this new wagon and VW will likely find the necessary buyers as there are very few alternatives, particularly with a diesel option.

We'll have more photos and information as we get closer to the Geneva Auto Show. Expect to see the U.S. version introduced at the New York Auto Show.

Maybe they'll grow on me.

Funny...in this shot, it kind of looks like a Beemer.

Not bad, but not great. I actually prefer the rear roof more squared for versatility.

I hope we get the chromed roof rails, but here in Canada even the Passat 3.6 4-MO are black, so not holding much hope.

Modified by sirAQUAMAN64 at 2:49 PM 2-26-2007

Holding out for Tiguan 4MOTION TDI 6MT!

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still looks better than the a$$ of the Passat

Does that mean $1000 more than the most expensive model, or per trim level?

.:dubnoxious:.

If they are calling it a sport wagon.... um, the suspension better be GLI-like, even for the 2.5

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and with a more powered TDI.......

what's not to love? although it would have been nice for the cargo space to have gotten a bit bigger than 55 cu ft.....as the mkIV jetta wagon has 53 cu ft.

although i love it, not sure if i would consider trading in the mkIV jetta wagon for that one.....

Waiting for that Tiguan or Passat Wagon in TDI!!!!!

BUY MY JETTA!

Of course, due to the wagons not selling nearly as well as the sedans, I bought when the dealer incentive for the wagon was $3,500 and the incentive for the same engine / trim level sedan was $1,500, so my wagon ended up being $1,000 *less* than the equivalent sedan.

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the_q_jet (12:35 PM 11-30-2006): oh might guru of the mk4 2.0 how art thou!?

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I LIKE THIS CAR. BRING IT IN 2.0.

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