 Visited the dealer in fall of '08 to experience the new Jetta Sportwagen to replace our valued 2000 Jetta TDI and almost tripped over my tongue salivating over this unbadged model.  We just could not decide because they each offered specific lifestyle features we valued.  Finally chose the VR6-4Motion and have not regretted it one bit.   The handling is fantastic!  Design is ahead of the crowd.  In 7K miles the low is 24mpg and the high is 31.  Extremely comfortable for long business trips.  Have owned a lot of vehicles over 1.6M miles of driving and still have the 911 and H1 Hummer but this is the one that always gets driven.