I normally don't like to feed the troll, but what gives an engine character...
By eat a stock R alive what do you mean? 97 SS LT4 0-60 = 4.8, 13.1 1/4 mile, 2016 Golf R 0-60 = 4.5, 13.1 1/4 mile. So I really have zero clue what you might be referring to. The reason people harp on you for your apparent young age (reflected in all your posts/maturity) is because you constantly feel the need to talk about your two cars in comparison to everything.
In the case of your Camaro you are comparing a V8 rear wheel drive 2 door race car to a 4 banger, 4 door awd hatch.
I don't get the amount of posts just bashing the cars and then not really stating much of a comparison or reason. It fits a certain market, could be a bit cheaper but at the same time I believe the R is very good bang for the buck. At 45 grand you get ~300hp, all wheel, leather, tech packages, your cameras, touch screen etc etc. When I was shopping around nothing lower in cost really competes. Otherwise if you start looking at Infiniti, Lexus etc, you're definitely slower and more expensive, but get a good boost in luxury etc.
I'm also not some homer like several guys in the mk7 fbook group who think the R is superior to c43/s4/435 etc etc
My S4 smoked this car in almost every aspect.
But really just stop posting in here for the sake of typing words and going bla bla pos, bla bla 97 camaro, bla bla my HAWNDA.