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If you pay 60 - 70K for a 123d then they saw you coming... :)
The Sports hatch is < $51K + on roads but before discounting, and the coupe is < $58K + onroads but again before discounting.
So no, we have not gone off-topic at all. The OP was asking about sporty cars in the $50K - $55K price range, which is exactly where these cars sit...
And I know this is a VW forum, but if you think the GT Sport Golf would come close in any respect to a 123d... :stupid: other than being cheaper!
Ok then redbook is wrong on 2 fronts: price and power.
However if you think the gt sport tdi @ approx 30-33k 125kw 380nm (or is it 350?) and a 0-100 of 8.something is a poor alternative to the 123d then I think you indeed are in need of a :stupid: sign.
I know we MIGHT be comparing apples and oranges here (BMW coupe and VW hatch) but really?
Given the auto requirement there is no choice, it has to be the GTI given the DSG technology. I once read that MINI has to kill a giant Panda every time they put an auto into a Cooper S. Hang on, no it wasn't Pandas, I think was baby seals. Yeah, that's it, for every auto Cooper S MINI makes they have to kill 1000 baby seals.
If manual boxes were an option and if size wasn't an issue I'd go like this...
1. Cooper S or GTI ... toss a coin.
2. See above.
3. MX-5 (I do really like these, though, would be a lot of fun).
4. What was the one left over, I forgot.
The MX% has a 6 speed auto with paddle shifters. Go test drive one