Simple question, complex answers I expect!
I just know that there are very few cars I've owned that have given me the same feeling as the GTi does.
It seems to just have a perfect combination of things for me.
Every time I get in it I just get a sumg, comfy, "bad boy" feel.
Maybe it's the chunky wheel, the leather seats, the sharp turn-in, the DSG or the fact that in normal driving it has plenty in reverse.
It's the first metallic black car we've owned with a black interior so that might be helping too.
I just know it really pumps me up and makes me smile whenever I get in it and start moving.