I'm going to wait until I've seen a few on the road before making a decison on getting one. I'm gonna change my LCR this year for something different, the Cupra at £20K is a lot of cash when you can get a Focus ST for £18K, which most of the motoring press rate as the best hot hatch on the market at the minute. The Cupra will have to be good to tempt me.
The Golf GTi is the motoring press favourite with the Megane Renaultsport 230 coming in a close second in almost every review. The ST is still a popular choice though, but if you listen to most long term reviews or owners reviews you'll see the fuel economy (or lack of) makes it an incredibly unpractical option.