Regarding the new pedal arrangements I wonder whether VW are perhaps listening to the motoring press a little with this car.
And maybe not customers..in that they now offer the Performance Pack diff etc
And.... I recall that Phil Bennett, Touring Car/GT Driver bloke was saying in press/websites that the normal throttle pedal set up (as we know in Mk5's etc) was a hindrance to smooth heel/toe action, so normal pedals would have been better in his view.
Bit hazy on the full detail of the story but that was the gist of it, I wonder if that may have been considered to lead us to the Mk7 pedal arrangements..just my 2p worth.