Still have my mk6, 2 months till I get my mk7. Stock clutch on the mk6 I would call as smooth as butter. I learned to drive manual in a corolla with a stage 2 clutch so mk6 took a while to get a feel for it. When I test drove the mk7, the clutch was much firmer, feels like my cousins new wrx. I like it. Don't know how much power it can hold though, hoping it can take stage 2 levels.