To be honest I was wondering how it was that our reviewer managed to write this entire article without once mentioning this car's twin, the GTI. Being of suspicious mind I immediately thought it was because the Audi was a poorer value than it's VW sibling, i.e.: you were paying for badging and little more. Some research proved me wrong, comparing apples to apples (6 speed, 2wd only, leather added to the VW) it turns out the price is almost identical and actually slightly in favour of the Audi but then you don't get the sunroof that goes with the leather on the VW it appears. Irrespective, it's a lot closer than I thought it would be.