The brakes on my 118TSI have more power assistance than any other car I've owned. It was a factor for me getting the DSG because in conjunction with the different brake and accelerator pedal heights it made it extremely difficult to heel-toe smoothly on the manual.

The brakes have become more progressive as the rotors and pads bedded in, but it is still a non-linear brake response with what feels like lots of power assistance during light braking, but when braking heavily you come up against a 'stiffer' part of the pedal travel which feels more 'normal'.

On the other hand the Golfs pedal to throttle mapping is more linear than other cars I've owned. Too many other makes these days seem to be using a very aggressive mapping from pedal to throttle which gives most of the engine torque in the first 50% of the accelerator pedal travel - it makes the car feel more responsive during a quick test drive but can make it more of a pain to drive smoothly around town.