My friend drove one about 2 months ago he said it had as much urge as a 6-cyl, maybe a little over-exaggeration but 320NM or tourqe of whatever it has in that small hatch is huge. it would pull itself up Mt Everest if it tried, he said the car did everything so easily...
so VW have gearboxs and diesel engines down packed, i wish Ford and VW did a trade, fords petrol engines for VW diesels and gearboxs...
Why? Ford are using some of the most advanced diesel engines in the market. Having partnered with PSA (Peugeot/Citroen) in the last few years. There's very little difference between a VW and a PSA diesel engine, both are fantastic.