A colleague had an Octavia 1.0 DSG until recently. He reckoned it was perfectly adequate performance-wise and gave very impressive real world economy.
I've only experienced the 1.5 litre unit in a mk7.5 Golf (with a manual 'box) that SWMBO had as a long term hire car through work. It felt quite punchy and was very smooth. The only issue was that it was very jerky / kangaroo like in the lower gears to the extent where you found yourself over-using the clutch sometimes to keep things smooth. It was really bad when cold, and improved when warm, but never really went away. I believe this is a known issue with the 1.5 TSI unit.
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VAG 1.0 vs 1.5 new
VAG 1.0 vs 1.5 new