Yes, the Golf Mk VII probably is now best in class. He's basically right about the turbo. It is water cooled, but it's still wise to let a very hot turbo idle for 30 seconds before switching off. VAG has just had to recall 384,000 7-speed DSGs in China for the sort of problem readers have been reporting to me and I have been experiencing. I can't tell you if VAG has fixed it. The fundamental problem is that VAG makes you press the footbrake to get the lever from N to D, and the ECU takes a signal from the brake pedal switch to tell it if the car is braking. There can be a momentary delay in this signal, causing the ECU to shut off the throttle for a second or so when you are emerging from a side road. Not always. Can be okay for a week, then it happens when you least expect it.