A tale of three Rs

[Booth11]

Just spotted this this thread after finally getting an Internet connection on my phone in sunny Tenerife.
There is no getting away from the fact that the R estate is a truly hideous looking car and no amount of argument will ever change that fact.
What the he'll were VW thinking when they launched it?
Audi have proved over and over again that estates can be very cool so there really is no excuse for the R wagons stodgy appearance.
Better add 'imo' so as not to offend anybody. 

Lol. 

The joys of holiday wifi eh!  If it's crap I usually end up going for a GigSky data plan. 

Agree, there are much better streamlined looking estates than the R, and whist I can understand the appeal of a hot estate,  it's still an abomination to me. 

[JoeGTI]

I've said it before but the odd looks are just down to the Golf's proportions. It's a car designed as a small hatch so in estate form, it just looks odd. Too long relative to the car's width, too much overhang over the rear wheels.
Similar problem with the Leon, A3, any car in that size bracket imo.

[Watts]

Just spotted this this thread after finally getting an Internet connection on my phone in sunny Tenerife.
There is no getting away from the fact that the R estate is a truly hideous looking car and no amount of argument will ever change that fact.
What the he'll were VW thinking when they launched it?
Audi have proved over and over again that estates can be very cool so there really is no excuse for the R wagons stodgy appearance.
Better add 'imo' so as not to offend anybody. 

Lol. 

The joys of holiday wifi eh!  If it's crap I usually end up going for a GigSky data plan. 

Agree, there are much better streamlined looking estates than the R, and whist I can understand the appeal of a hot estate,  it's still an abomination to me. 

I don't think it's quite that bad but admit it's not a looker. I suspect VW assumed no matter what they did it wasn't going to be a sales sensation so did it as cheaply as they could. I saw one in red recently (so far the only one I've seen) and the colour helped lift it's looks a bit but for me it just looks like a dull estate. As above, Audi really know what they're doing in the estates market. I rather like an RS4 B7, they look great!

[Booth11]

I've said it before but the odd looks are just down to the Golf's proportions. It's a car designed as a small hatch so in estate form, it just looks odd. Too long relative to the car's width, too much overhang over the rear wheels.
Similar problem with the Leon, A3, any car in that size bracket imo.

Agree with you Joe. You take a hatch, stretch it and it's never going to look pretty. Passat Estate looks much better.

[Booth11]

Just spotted this this thread after finally getting an Internet connection on my phone in sunny Tenerife.
There is no getting away from the fact that the R estate is a truly hideous looking car and no amount of argument will ever change that fact.
What the he'll were VW thinking when they launched it?
Audi have proved over and over again that estates can be very cool so there really is no excuse for the R wagons stodgy appearance.
Better add 'imo' so as not to offend anybody. 

Lol. 

The joys of holiday wifi eh!  If it's crap I usually end up going for a GigSky data plan. 

Agree, there are much better streamlined looking estates than the R, and whist I can understand the appeal of a hot estate,  it's still an abomination to me. 

I don't think it's quite that bad but admit it's not a looker. I suspect VW assumed no matter what they did it wasn't going to be a sales sensation so did it as cheaply as they could. I saw one in red recently (so far the only one I've seen) and the colour helped lift it's looks a bit but for me it just looks like a dull estate. As above, Audi really know what they're doing in the estates market. I rather like an RS4 B7, they look great!

Yeah RS4 B7 is quite a looker, much better proportioned and without that massive overhang.

[GTI_Ant]

It must be just me then because I think it looks alright.  If I needed the space I'd much rather have one of these than a bloated SUV.