I don't believe there has ever been a more stark example of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
The Mk 7.5 GTI PP 245 DSG 5dr I drive is a 9/10 car in almost ever single descernable area.
VW then went and - genuinely and unequivocally - improved the chassis/handing balance of the new car - superb. But at the same time, in just about every single other area they have dropped the new car down from a 9/10 car to a 3 or 4 out of 10 car at best.
A travesty really.