Welcome back, VW Estate –– it’s been a while

We all know that the Volkswagen Golf is all things to all men — apart, of course from that ridiculous electric version we panned in these columns recently — and now, thanks to a revived version of the car which we have not seen for some time, it will potentially be seen in many more driveways.

The Golf Estate is not a car which has been sold here for some time but the boffins at VW Ireland have decided the time is right for it to be reintroduced.

I’m not sure this move is heralding the demise of the crossover or anything, but it suggests the recent dominance of that segment may be getting watered down a little on the back of ever-shifting consumer tastes.