I appreciate APR's craftsmanship(had a apr cf intake on my mk6), and I see what people are saying about them "skewing numbers" but at the end of the day, every single company in the history does this. If someone wants to drop 1k on an intake, let them. I like the way they look. Even if it gives you 10 whp your likely not to feel it on your butt dyno. Apr is trying to make to products for the mqb, a lot more than can be said about other companies.
That being said, I wouldn't spend that much on an intake, ever.