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I'm really liking this too. In addition to my M3 we also have a modded VW CC that my wife drives and I occasionally drive.

The top model of the new Arteon drops the Vr6 for the 276hp turbo 4 from the Golf R20/ Audi S3 + the 4 motion awd/ quattro from those cars. However it has a 7spd DSG instead of the 6spd. So essentially a more stylish version of the R20 in a 5 door hatch/ coupe body.

Furthermore I bet all the mods from the R20/ S3 will fit this so APR software + Downpipe should easily be good for 355 at the crank.

That being said it is very tempting to sell our current CC and get this.
However:
- our CC is paid off... It's nice not having monthly car payments to worry about
- I'm addicting to modding cars so our CC has the original turbo replaced by the K04 from that is found in the R20 plus supporting mods so its about 355 at the crank, R line body kit, Stoptech Trophy BBK, M factory LSD, Bilstein mono tube shocks all around (can't lower it since the wife drives it) so there is alot invested into it.
- at 84,000 trouble free miles with it being modded since 15,000 miles it's been trouble free
- I've done all the preventative things to it already as well (timing chain tensioner, upgraded rear main seal, Audi R8 red top coilpacks) so it should be good for another 100,000 miles
- maintenanace is cheap on this compared to my M3... cost of replacing the engine on the CC if it ever does go is just a bit more than doing the rod bearings preventatively on the M3

So will see how tempting this will be... will likely wait till they have the plug in GTE version