by afford I mean, actually afford without thinking about it. If the R cost you exactly the same per month as your current ride, which would you opt for?
I find it a shame that many people will grow up and never realise there is no replacement for displacement 
Of course i would think about it, if i had an endless money pot i wouldnt be buying a VW in the first place lol
That is a difficult choice though & i am still tempted by an R at some point but in this day & age saving money is never a bad thing 
R32UK's point is that, for those who can truly
afford such cars, there is no "but...".
Turbocharging and Supercharging are techniques developed by manufacturers to extract additional performance from engines. Most commonly this has taken the shape of smaller forced induction blocks (e.g. 1.4 TSI) replacing larger naturally aspirated engines (e.g. 3.2 V6). Of course forced induction can be in itself very entertaining and offer great driving pleasure but, for the most part, the purpose of forced induction is to produce smaller capacity engines with higher outputs - in other words more efficient engines.
For those who hold displacement dear, there is truly no replacement.
Aside from the modern era of forced induction, the most recent attempts by manufacturers to replace displacement took the form of highly tuning a smaller block. A good example is the Variable valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control (VTEC) as found on most Honda engines (and the VVT equivalent on Toyota derived engines).
All of these efforts yield varying results upon the car's characteristics. Displacement gives a huge, lazy power to any engine offering high torque output in relation to the horsepower. VTEC systems essentially squeeze every last bit of horsepower from the engine which often results in a very high horsepower figure but a severely lacking torque figure. Forced induction seems to offer a middle ground between these two polar opposites offering a blend of horsepower and torque which can be tailored to suit the car, manufacturer or market.
Broadly speaking, everyone who buys a car now looks at the performance of the engine (I don't mean performance as in 0-60). Torque delivery, horsepower and fuel efficiency are all elements of an engine's performance and people simply choose the blend which suits their needs best.
But for the purest engine experience, displacement has no replacement. All other methods are simply attempts to artificially recreate the benefits of displacement.
