Had a Golf R on test the other day and was blown away by it...
Did a couple of runs using the launch control: ESP off, sport mode for the gear box, foot on brake, floor the throttle and away you go. After three on the trot i did get a warning flash up saying the gearbox was hot.
here is a video of a run i recorded.
these are going to be unbelievable when the tuners get their hands on them.