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Buying a petrol Golf Alltrack - Should I import one?

Volkswagen only offer diesel-engined versions of its Golf Alltrack model in the UK in spite of making petrol versions for other markets. Recently I found on YouTube a road test from Australia of a right-hand-drive Golf Alltrack 1.8 petrol.

Since that right-hand-drive model was presumably made in Europe then, surely, it should be possible to order one for delivery to the UK ? (The cost of shipping one back from Australia would, I guess, be prohibitive!)

Asked on 7 January 2016 by sales_boats

Answered by Honest John
Depends if it's EU Type Approved. But Volkswagen now has a very strong interest in providing more petrol models and is already doing that with its van range so I suspect that petrol Alltracks are on the way.

I was very impressed with the diesel Golf Alltrack with DSG. Best DSG I've ever driven and I'm no fan of DSGs: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/volkswagen/volkswa.../

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