To add to my earlier comments...
Despite being a big car with a small engine, my 1.4 Superb Combi is faster 0-60 and has a higher top speed than my light as a crisp packet 1.9GTi hot hatch was back in the 80's. So whilst it's not rocket-ship fast by modern standards, it's not sluggish.
In general though it works better being driven as a limo rather than a race car.
Wheelspin pulling away is a thing on imperfect surfaces and I can only imagine it would be worse with the 2.0, so I'd want to go four wheel drive with the bigger engine. Might be less of a problem with a Kodiaq though as the car is more compact
The jolt on moving off is genuinely a thing, made worse by harsh acceleration from stationary and even worse when also using the auto handbrake. It's a habit thing, but I just gently tap the throttle before applying it so the brake comes off early then move gently away and it's fine. Or at least don't nail the throttle until you're rolling.
When the car's working, I love it. It's just rather disappointing - and expensive - when it's not.
The recent Carwow video listing the worst 10 cars for reliability & repairs in the uk (based on Warranty Wise figures)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu4-tXJZxi0 has a lot of VAG cars in the list, but no mention of DSG gearboxes. It might be however that mechatronic units are not included in the cover for cars over 6 years or 60,000 miles old, so the only mechatronics that would show up in their stats are ones where the car is out of manufacturers warranty and is also fairly young.