Does it seriously impress you that a car with 170HP gets 32MPG or are you just being argumentative? I don't see the cost v benefit here. Sure it'll win automobile mag tech of the year, but it does't wow you like my company's DSG tranny or dual exhaust/intake turbo system...at least not to me, but I'm a bit biased Maybe it's because they're showing the technology off in a Golf with modest powerm levels. Certainly not in line with the US intro to VTEC (NSX) or DSG (TT).