I bought a 2.0t quattro se just over a year ago and am very happy with it. Got an amd re-map and pushed bhp to 260 (standard 200) and torque to about 360. This therefore makes it quicker than the 3.2 version as its got more bhp and will be lighter.Cant comment on handling as never driven sti so cant compare, but quattro good for smoking people at lights in rain
.You could always go for an older s3? But im very happy with my car. Hope this helps