I have rented quite a few TSIs and the drivetrain/steering for what it is I was fine with. I like renting them in Denver for example so the baby snail can deliver the power at altitude
Interior quality cheap (expected since it went down market) and I find the seats are just flat and horrible for anyone who is not a porky american (I am 6' 185, and have sports seats in all of our cars).
I have not looked deeply at them (we have our E90 and E84, no need to look further) but would have hoped you could spend 5K or so and option the car out with better seats and such. If not...well, it is a VW not an Audi I suppose.
- b