It's a great value for the sportiness to cost ratio. I love the handling and performance. The DSG is sometimes a little slow to kick in and you can't skip gears, so I would recommend getting the standard transmission instead. It gets really good mileage, too, if you drive gently.

I bought the car in June of 2007 and I must say I'm not as inpressed by the cars overall feel at all. The suspension allows for mush more tight cornering than my Mk4 did, but the body roll gets to me everytime. The cars ride height is way too high for stock, gives it a mini-mini SUV feel. The engine is the one thing that amazes me. A 2.0 litre turbo-charged 4 cylinder putting out 200 hp and roughyl 215 ft-lb. torque. An APR Tuning chip sets you at about 240-wheel hp and 300 ft. lbs. of torque. A pocket rocket by all means, and more if tuned and maintained properly. The DSG Transmission is alittle sluggish for what I thought it would be, Audi A3 Euro Clutch -pack upgrade should take care of that little problem. Almost feels like there's too much head room. Coming from a mk4 and all. The paddle shifting is just too much fun as you blare down the highway at 145mph(Experienced or professional drivers only), smooth shifting at high speeds, Nice rev points. The gas mileage is great on the car, 2-3mpg miles lower than my 1.8t, but we bumped it up on the litre so alittle sacrifice for a gas economical and over all fun car to drive.

Great seats with heaters!, fab sculpted wheel. Decent space in cabin. Love the black headlining & the 18" alloys

DSG gearbox is smooth & changes lightning fast. K04 turbo gives the engine bigger punch & more purposeful burble. I love it, punchy & decent economy too. No wonder its won so many awards

5 stars NCAP crash test rating. Great chassis, handling, fun to drive & the insurance isn't too bad either

the handling is AMAZING. the dsg automatic gear box makes shifting smooth and unoticeable swappin gears at .06 seconds. the acceleation....ive felt better. it does have a 2.0 turbocharged engine, but it doesnt get up very fast, but when it does, its quick. you kind of get used to that though. brakes are great, 4 cherry red brake calipers on each wheel that get the job done and look great doing it. the only problem we had with the car itself is the belt squeaking when it's cold. we've had it repaired twice, and it doesnt do it anymore. also the fabric in back snagged before we even put anything back there. i think its a great looking car, its definity something you gave to get used to tho. i love the interior styling-plaid seats, italian leather steering wheel, sirius radio. ours is light silver - i prefer the charcoal silver. my dad picked it out tho - it is his car. its very cheap to maintain. it gets atleast 32 MPG. its a BLAST to drive - quick, great handling, and ergos. you know you want one!!!

Car is perfect for a daily driver with some funk.  I can't believe they want me to write more than like 40 something words in this review... I think my first statement pretty much said it all... perfect daily driver with some funk.  And even after all that they want more words... geez.