If money weren't an issue, I'd get a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. It might not get as good gas mileage, but it gets to 60mph 1.9 seconds faster.

The R50 is sweet, though. My dad has a MKIV R32 and I love that car (even though it has piggish tendencies of its own). If the interiors of the two are at all comparable, then I know that the seats are very comfortable and hold you in position well, and everything else is very tastefully done, with a couple .:Rs here and there. Little extra tidbit-- VW actually did extensive research on which colors were most pleasing/comforting to the eye and designed their gauges from that.

I bet if they equipped the R50 with 18s, it would pick up a lot of acceleration time. 21s are nice looking but I'd sacrifice that extra bling factor to gain performance. Is it DSG only or is there a manual version?