- I had an C-class AMG for 3 years. I loved that car; it made me smile every time I turned the key (and cry leaving the petrol stations) and I could find myself just driving for the enjoyment of it.
- my friend had a C-class 350 AMG line at the same time which I drove in a couple of times. It was a nice car and I liked it, but it was just not the same.
- shortly after the AMG I got an A4 3.0 tdi Quattro s-line loaded with everything it could be and tuned to 310 hp. I liked it, I really did. I can however not remember having taken it for a drive just for the sake of driving. Ever. Except in snow playing snowplow..
- one of my other friends bought an FR ST this summer. I like it and it's a nice car. I know he likes it. He does however not love it or love driving it. At least I have not heard him once talk about how much he loves to drive it or of just driving around for the sake of it.
- I have a Cupra now and for the first time since the AMG I find myself driving detours on my way home in the evening, and grabbing the keys at odd times of the day for no other reason than driving. I love that car. Why? I can't fully explain it - I could go into a lot of details but individually they just do not add up to why: it just makes me smile.
To me that is the difference between trim levels/sports packages and the performance models. The individual differences can not explain the sum of the change in those rare cases were they manage to get it just right. For me at least, that is the case of the Cupra. And that does not make me cry leaving the petrol station
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So when you say you take detours, they're detours to the nearest petrol station, right?