<-- the Scooby on the left in my avatar pic. (There's a few photos of that car kicking around.)
It's a 4 door family saloon.
AWD.
Fast.
Comfy.
Fun to drive.
My only gripe is the shitty MPG (18-22 urban, 28-30 motorway) and needing the more expensive, high octane, fuel to do it.
The pros far outweigh the cons for me.
Though I do have a bit of nostalgia about the first GTI I owned.... Even though it was slower and, ultimately, more expensive to run.