Yeh its a bit if a bitch, and when i first got my C300 i had a similar downhearted feeling. but...
Everyone i know who has gone for the golf R has found it great off the mark but dull as dishwater everywhere else.
If you want a quarter mile racer then golf/s3, if you want a car for having fun in the twisty stuff then the cupra wins hands down for me
This a thousand time. Been in a few gold R and test drove one. So boring it's untrue. Roll on variable 2-4wd.