Funny how opinions differ lol - I went to Goodwood yesterday and I LOVED the R400 - it looks even better in the flesh! I've got lots of pics but no time to upload at the moment, but I will do when I get a chance.
No one was allowed to open the doors nor therefore sit in it. However, on my second visit back to the VW stand, one of the designers of the R400 and the other concept cars was there showing a (an obviously important!) man the inside of the car - when I say inside, he opened the door and let him peer in. Seeing the opportunity, I shoved my phone in the door to take some interior pics! Once they'd done talking, I quickly went over and made sure I chatted to the man from Wolfsburg before he walked off, and asked him a few questions. In a nutshell, he said that they have not been told that this is going to be built yet. However, he confirmed the engine, chassis etc is ready to go, so once they get the green light from VW they are ready to go into production immediately. Interestingly, he also said the production version will be toned down - he said this is just the concept (as we know), and the road car will not have as much "bling" as it were - which I would imagine most of us would expect given the current styling of the R. Very nice man, had a good chat.
Also had a sit in the RS3 - seriously dull inside and out, made my mind up that if I want an upgrade to my R I won't be going down that route. The new TTS however was fantastic, the dash and interior are stunning - I'd certainly consider one of those! The worst interior however goes to the new Civic Type R - I can honestly say the centre console looked like something out of a motor from the 90's, cheap as chips plastic, really poor design - a horrible place to sit. Was shocked at how bad it was. Not that I'm that bothered as I would never buy one anyway!
As an aside, that's the first time I've been to Goodwood and its a brilliant day out, if you haven't been then go next year as there's so much to see!
