Let me tell you little secret about VAG cartel. VW, BMW, Skoda, Seat, Audi are all same cars just different batch and car body
Maybe BMW and Audi is slightly different, but rest of cars exactly same. Seat is cheap Skoda, VW is expensive Skoda, Audi and BMW is bloody overpriced Skoda.
I used to make parts for Bosch and VAG group. It is just nice show for customers
Especially, further to the west.
VAG policy is sell performance cars by VW, AUdi and BMW. And family cars for rest of them. YOu wouldn't hear that Skoda motorsport designed MPI engines and most engines of VAG group.
If I would want performance car again. I would go for japanese cars. Cheap high performance beasts. German cars have so many useless things and don't focus on real aspects of car.
I have seen many guys with 4motion HALDEX differential. It doesn't work anyway
it may be good for wet road, but that is all. Snow, offroad, you are stuck with HALDEX. Next problem with VW, Audi, they are designed for German Autobahns. NIce smooth tarmac like on racing circuit. BUy this car in UK and you will replace drivetrain so often that you get fed up. Next problem is salty island weather. It damages all and cars don't work.