I picked up a 2017 GSW with 4mo.
looked at the alltrack, and also a chevy equinox, considering a diesel. my sweetie did not like the right hand seat in the chevy, so back to the VW wagons.
Tires for the larger wheels in the alltrack seem to have limited sources, (a little tire rack research) part of the increased alltrack clearance is in larger diameter tires.
I was happy the local dealer had the wagon in S trim with 4mo in stock. they had quite a few alltracks sitting around in various trim levels.
the same size tire was a good point, I pulled a set of wheels with Michelin tires off my 09 wagon which is still sitting in the dealer parking lot, (since 15 august for the"fix")
the extra ground clearance was a nice idea, but after 205,000 miles in the JSW, I am not too worried..
even with the 4mo, the wagon lets me keep the tire chains I picked up for the Jetta. still expect most of the contribution to be as balast, but can imagine a few weather events which would make them useful
could have been my imagination, but the golf wagon seemed peppier than the alltrack on my test drive.