Seat Leon. It is made by VW, and I have great respect for them. And the hot models are some of the best little stormers out there.
However, the car I would recommend (anywhere): The VW Golf with the awesome 1.9L Turbo Diesel. It makes 150hp, and approx. 240lb-ft. It will get great mileage, will get decent 0-60 times. But the real kick is in around town driving, and 99% of your highway driving. The torque at low revs will just shoot you forward. A great engine, too bad it isn't here (instead of our 90hp model.)