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Here's a good video from Jason Cammisa about the new (at the time) mk8:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGbPHp6QfkQ

I had a mk7 and it is the best interior + UX I've seen in a car. Everything is as simple and ergonomic as possible. The volume adjustment is a knob, with soft rubber knurling and indents for feedback. It's not some awful feeling smooth afterthought that you see on certain Toyotas or Hondas. It's not a push button (beep beep beep beep) you find on old Pioneer stereos from the '90s. It's exactly what you want to adjust the volume. The AC is similar. Heated seats are a button with 3 LEDs indicating high/med/low. Everything just makes sense.

And then VW got cheap and greedy. The mk8 is almost the complete opposite of what the mk7 was.