Me and my wife are purchasing our next vehicle in the next month or so and during the summer we tried out a lot of vehicles. I'm a car guy and she's a SUV/CUV gal. So there were a lot of vehicles to choose from. We decided to test drive this vehicle when doing the other VW's that I was interested in (Passat CC and GTI), and compare it to other SUV/CUV's that we've tried. The SUV/CUV that we compared this vehicle to include the Toyota Rav4 V6 and Venza V6, Mitsubishi Outlander V6, used 2007 Acura RDX, and the Hyundai Santa Fe (2009/2010 both with biggest V6). I was very impressed with how well the VW handled but that was to be expected as it was clearly the smallest of the SUV/CUV that we test drove. The engine was really good, but not as good as in the other VW vehicles that I tried it in (CC,GTI). The storage area seemed very small compared to the other vehicles that we tried and the back seat, while adaquate, was one of the smallest of the bunch. The one thing that we absolutely loved in the VW is the pano sun roof. Wow was that a nice option and by far the best I've seen in any vehicle. I wondered why they don't have more like this in other vehicles. In the end our favourite was the Hyundai Santa Fe 2010 V6. It wasn't the quickest, or best handling, or best looking exterior, but it was the best overall vehicle. The engine was very good (especially when compared to the 2009 3.3L V6 in the old Santa Fe) but the best engine was in the Toyota Rav4, which felt like a rocket ship compared to some SUV's. I would say the 2010 Santa Fe would be tied with the Toyota Venza for second in the engine category. The interior in the Santa Fe was head and shoulders over the majority of the competition and our favourite of the bunch. It was tied for quitest interior at highway speeds with the Toyota Venza. Loved the amount of space in the vehicle and the rear seats reclined the furthest for a comfy place to be on a long road trip. When the price was factored in with 0% financing for 5 years it was a no brainer. As for the cars that we tried I didn't fall in love with any of them enough to call one my own so I figured I would just make my wife happy.