Likes
- Spacious back seat
- Stylish looks
- Twin-screen tech setup a win
Dislikes
- Boot just too small for family duties
- Can be loud in the cabin
- Pushing $45K for the top-spec trim
The Sport+ is the second-highest grade you get in the K4 Hatch, sitting below only the flagship GT-Line. It is, predictably, also the second-most expensive model, listing at $39,090.
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It rides on 18-inch alloys, gets LED projection headlights, unique synthetic leather two-tone seat trimming, a heated steering wheel with paddle shifters, and a strong Harman Kardon eight-speaker stereo.
Like the rest of the K4 range (save the GT-Line, which gets a bespoke engine), the Sport is powered by a new and more efficient 2.0-litre engine with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that drops power slightly, and fuel use more significantly. The new engine and transmission combination makes 110kW and 180Nm, compared to 112kW and 192Nm, with fuel use falling from 7.4L/100km to a more frugal six litres flat.
In terms of back seat and boot space, sitting behind my own 175cm driving position, I had tonnes of knee room and enough headroom to get comfortable. Yes, it would be tight with three adults across the back, but you could have two kids back there, or a child seat or two, easily. The boot is 438 litres VDA, which is very solid, but not good enough to swallow a massive pram comfortably. There is, however, a space-saver spare under the boot floor, which is a tick.
