agreed... the new Haldex AWD is supposed to have the drivetrain loss of a 2WD setup... also the 3.2 is now FSI (I believe it wasn't on the mk4 but I may be wrong). I, too, wish the MKV had a 6spd manual option... but let's face it. From a pure performance standpoint, the DSG owns. The MKV chassis is also much better balanced. I think this car stock for stock will dominate more cars (SRT4, MSP3, etc.) that the original R32 couldn't.