I’ve been driving since 1977 and not one VW of any model has ever passed me....
They are either so fast you haven`t seen them, or you are driving a good piece of US iron with a V8 engine like I do.( smile)
The GTI was once the most stolen vehicle in America for almost a decade in the 1990s.It was a go fast little bugger.
This site has always liked the Golf;
This is a good resource for car shoppers. If one is buying a car to make a statement and the car shows up highly rated on that site, it may not be the one they want.