Petrolhead parents on a budget are hardly spoilt for choice in today’s showrooms – especially if a hatchback is considered a bit too small and they prefer their driving experience, rather than outward view, to be elevated.

In the circa-$40,000 price zone, there are just three members of the sporty compact wagon breed: the Renault Megane GT, Skoda Octavia RS, and Subaru Levorg.

The WRX-engined Levorg is missing here as its MY18 update wasn’t available in time for testing, leaving us with a France versus Czech Republic scenario.

The Renault Megane GT load-lugger is the successor to the GT220 Sport Wagon that debuted in 2013 as part of the last-generation Megane range, and follows the GT hatch released in late 2016.

A [v]RS badge has sat on the rump of an Octavia since 2001 – or since 2007 for Australia, when the Skoda brand returned to our shores.
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