Evolution can be a very slow and tedious process, waiting for external factors to dictate a new generation. And so it is with the VW Golf, now in its seventh iteration. But is the evolution-not-revolution attitude a bad thing in a family hatch? It works for Porsche's 911 series, and with a car built to cover a whole gamut of bases, surely that's the way to go? As it turns out, it is. The mk VII Golf is a quiet triumph, a car that doesn't shout loudly, but turns out to carry not a big stick, but a Swiss Army Knife of abilities.
And it has been refined and smoothed over the decades to become the sort of car that makes everything else just look like frippery. TopGear came to the conclusion that "it can be hard to find a question for which a Golf isn't the answer. It's right-sized for the city and nimble in the country. Yet at normal motorway speed, a Golf is more relaxed than many big-tyred luxury barges."
The only conclusion? That the Golf is the sensible choice. For every occasion.
Which is why it has the glorious honour of being awarded the Top Gear Magazine All-the-car-you'll-ever-need of the Year 2012. Read the full story in the Awards issue of TG mag, out now.
Which is why it has the glorious honour of being awarded the Top Gear Magazine All-the-car-you'll-ever-need of the Year 2012. Read the full story in the Awards issue of TG mag, out now.
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