the thing i like most about the VR6 is the pure grunt out of it,nothing sounds as nice as the vr6.i drove a few gti,s then drove a vr6 which i,m glad i did as it certainly opened my eyes.my advice is not to rush into anything and drive a vr6 first before u lay any cash down on anything.i used to have a mk2 16v golf which was a very quick car,personally i reckon it would give a vr6 a run for its money in down low lift,but over 80 the vr6 would probably eat it.