I know it's a matter of personal preference, but that's just ugly IMO. It looks like it's got a monobrow and is squinting. Plus the shape of the taillights and the hatch look like the Atlas to me. The seats look nice though, particularly the integrated headrests. Looks like the manual mode is gone from the shifter. Also looks like they tried to make the dashboard as thin as possible, which made the infotainment screen look like a tablet that's just sitting there.
The engine bay pics are interesting. Appears to be the same EA888.3 engine, different coolant reservoir, different engine cover, single sided upper grill vent, and a manual hood strut. Call me crazy, but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a hydraulic hood strut on a $30k+ car.
Honestly, it just looks like they took a MK7.5 and swapped out the seats, dash, body panels, and a few other things. Seems kind of wasteful IMO when the MK7.5 is only a couple of years old.