anyway, remember TOp Gear? They all chose Alfa 147 GTA over R32! 
Cough cough.. OLD R32!!
It doesnt come close to the new one... It was approx 5sec slower round the TG track. Im quite sure that if VW wanted to make a 250bhp gti then they could quite easily do so. the problem would be with many of the other components the golf uses. Alfa's on the other hand break down so frequently... they didnt bother with the rest of the car and just churn as much power out as possible.
And they dont think the Alfa is the better car by the way.. 
but it goes to your HEART, Alfa.
I know what they mean
First it was the Qudi s3.. then the alfa.. something tells me you bought the wrong badge!! Alfa's are fine if your comparing them to something with no soul like a astra.. but we are talking a V6 VW here!! Get it together boy!! 
ha ha! you are a funny dude! Alfa has no soul? Wel, you never had an Alfa then. Read any review of 147 GTA. First of all it has a V6, just like R32, and moreover Alfa's V6 is a beautiful piece, not only in terms of performance and sound (read ANY review of GTA and you will see them RAVING about that engine!), but in terms of looks as well. Design thru and thru, even where you don't really look. I mean, look into the cockpit! Fantastic seats and dials that start from 6 o'clock in a traditional Alfa way, hand stitched leather, mmm.
Remember what they said on TG:
"If you had a modicum of common sence you'd avoid Alfa and buy another car, a Golf (R32) probably".
"THis car is insane".
"So, a complete disaster? No, fabulous car, wonderful in every way! Wait, you said it would lose all of its value, it would fall apart, and you'd probably crash into a field. Yes, but there are other ways to look at Alfas.... IF you want to be sensible, go on a buss."
And they all chose Alfa, despite it being slower. Because it is exciting, it has real DRIVE (not the kind of "drive"
you have in R32, where you zip from one place to the other effortlessly in any kind of weather).
We had an Alfa in our family, 164TS, it was not really fast, it was noisy, but I loved it, and my dad loved it, and my mom loved it!
I am happy with E30, though it can get pretty sweaty on wet surfaces, especially on tram tracks.
If I had the money when I bought my car, I would have bought S3. I really like it. Yeah, it does not have V6 roar, but I do not buy a car for its exhaust sound. I did not buy R32 because I just did not feel for it. I mean, I know all the facts about R32, but when I see it I feel nothing inside, when I saw a photo of GTI E30 I knew then and there that I would buy one of these.
Alfa 147GTA.. that was the car I wanted the most, I was raving about it.... unfortunately it did not happen. I wanted a new car, and these were no longer manufactured. Also, I got an offer I could not refuse on E30, and the VW mechanics are my acquaintances so I always know that my car is in good hands.
So Alfa was not to happen, but I LOVE them, simply LOVE them. Everytime I see a 147GTA drive by, I smile like a baby and look at it till it disappears from view.
