Looked at a red SV today. I rather liked it.
The outside isn't too outlandish, the inside looks pretty nice. The seats are great. Engine is adequate and the CVT isn't obtrusive. No mooing, which is nice. The ride is more firm than the Passat, but not terrible. The infotainment worked okay from what little I asked of it. There are cameras everywhere! Apparently it has automatic braking, but I didn't try that out.
![Grin ;D](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/grin.gif)
The only downside was a bit more wind and road noise than I'd hoped. Oddly the wind noise seemed to be from the B or C pillar, maybe the rear door seals, I'm not sure.
AWD just makes driving better in the dark months.