Looking the part of a GTI wagon (or a stretched Golf R), the Golf Variant Concept R-Line has a production-ready appearance that has us hoping we'll see this sporty wagon sooner rather than later.

CAR drives the new Golf GTI 8.5 Manual gearbox no longer available Still the ultimate everyday FWD hatch? Hiding within the eighth-generation Golf GTI was a truly great hot hatch.

What started with the GTI has since grown to ... would be the Golf R Variant. For those unfamiliar, Variant is what Volkswagen calls the wagon version of the Golf (in some markets, anyway).

it was super refreshing to get into the Volkswagen Golf GTI hot-hatch recently. I’d driven other Mk 8 Golf models including the R flagship wagon, but this was my go in the car I’d long considered to ...