[a_t48]

Even 4 cylinders and a turbo (like my GLI) are plenty fun. I’m tire grip limited as it is, but it probably keeps me out of trouble, as tempting as something with more pep is.

[freetime2]

Yup I imagine the vast majority of car "enthusiasts" out there wouldn't be able to beat the Golf R Nurburgring lap record of 7:47 [1] in any car of their choosing. And more power would probably only serve to increase their odds of crashing.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt9l4NwHB8s

[7speter]

In a lot of cases they don’t have to worry about caked on burnt oil lining critical passages of their engines, either.