Category: Sporting 4x4s 
Price Range: £29,880 to £58,000
Huge amounts of pulling power, smart looks, decent kit levels.
Ride is too firm; pricey; lethargic kickdown.
Understated bling might attract some buyers, but price isn't right.
Huge. Enormous. The R50 drinks fuel at an alarming rate and don't even think that you'll might get decent economy because it's a diesel. The official average fuel consumption is 22.4mpg, but you'll be lucky to achieve that.
The VW isn't particularly clean either: it emits 333g/km of carbon dioxide which puts it in the crippling Band G for road tax. Insurance is in group 19.
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wrote on 26 09 2007