Even though it weighs a not unsubstantial
3352 pounds ...
It's a difficult car to launch, however, because at idle the floor-mounted throttle feels numb and unresponsive to the kind of prods that usually have engines howling. I'm sure you'd get used to it but all too often I found myself pulling out of intersections with the engine off boost, clenched with fear as the car inches across the road while the engine rubs its eyes and decides which tie to wear. Finally, with oncoming traffic looming large in the side window, 2000 rpm is reached, the engine gets its shot of caffeine and we take off. I also stalled it a few times, which, considering I'm supposed to be a professional, is pretty embarrassing....you thunder into a corner too fast and the GLI begins to understeer
lets see, heavy, unresponsive, and doesnt handle well. anything else?