Same thing happened to me when I sold my NA and went looking for a turbo. A stock auto TT at a dealership seemed slower than my NA and I thought it was just because it was automatic until I saw no boost..The dealer thought he knew everything about the car too saying it was "certainly faster than an NA" and in great shape.. I knew instantly what was going on and turned around and left. Not long after I found my unmolested stock(now owned) TTZ and felt the true power, so I bought it then and there.