The wheels are absolute gash. Whoever's in charge of wheel design in VW in recent times needs to be shown the door pronto.
The CS is the better looking car imo. But like the CS, the standard wheels are so dreadful that I'm sure the 19's / performance pack makes a big difference.
Noticed that too about the door cards in the CS. Cheap nasty cloth... in the MK7 if you spec'd those art-velour seats, you got the pleather door cards. More penny pinching.