I have a 2007 V6 Passat with leather and the 18" wheel/sports suspenion. It is lowerd by 15mm. I think it's great. The car is so weded to the road its like it's on rails. No too hard over the bumps either. The problem I have is that I cannot compare it to the 17" wheel/non-lowered version. A lot of the motoring writers claim the 18" package is the one to go for if you're looking ofr performance.

Leather is fine. I haven't slipped around at all.

MIB