Purchase price aside though, I bet the R20 is cheaper to run day-to-day. And, as has been already mentioned, for what you get for the money, I think it's a good car, relatively speaking - very versatile. Very much an RS6/RS4 Avant for a guys/couples without kids or a dog who still wants to go fast and have fun but needs usable boot space - much like myself.
The next gen. S3 is going to have to be pretty nuts and bl**dy expensive to trump it too!