I used to borrow my brother in laws S3 occasionally. I’d class it as a fairly nippy car but if you asked me to describe the driving experience I’d have relocation of anything that stood out (including the engine)- well before it was mapped it wasn’t good. After it made it a better drive but thats it.
I thought people who bought things like the Golf R etc just wanted something that did the job from A-B and had impressive figures, VW would have done their homework though on who their customer is so the sounds etc- I can see it. The buyer wants to feel like hes in a rorty-car and wouldn’t mind the fakeness if it helped him/her.
Shirley just take out the sound proofing from under the bonnet etc? Although it sounds like VW have engineered a nice little sleeper engine- whats wrong with that?
Mad. I couldn’t own such a car.