i think its all been said , any of the R branded VW range are a good bet , i know the focus RS has a chav image but nothig beats the feeling of owning an RS.
The new astra VXR might also have a chav image but there is no getting away from the upmarket look they are now going for , the seats look fantastic and the handling is suppossed to be the dogs danglies.
personally i like to own cars which arnt as popular on the roads , sort of a Q car.
The other day i was parked up sitting in my car window down , and an older couple from America stopped looked and commented on my car , the lady said it must be a suzuki with the S
badge on the back LOL LOL