the 1.8t VAG engine is a common swap into all kinds of smaller cars,I went to Brands hatch to watch a track day and a local VW meet was on as well
must have been 40? 1.8t swapped cars,polo breadvans/coupes/estates,mk1/2 golfs, mk3 golf estates,audi 80 and lupos
watched them leave and surprising how rapid they were,most of them lit up the first 3 gears and limiter bashed into the distance
cheap power but traction or lack of it is an issue