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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise
Now that you know my definition of handling, I can tell you that the GTI is not even in the same league as the FR-S in terms of handling. I own both at the moment and have pushed them pretty hard (backroads, autocross, streets, etc.). After spending a week driving the FR-S, I have to force myself to dial it back in corners when switching to my GTI, otherwise I find myself overdriving it.
FWIW I've also owned an STI hatch and the FR-S handles much better than that as well, especially on comparable tires. In my opinion, it'll be difficult to find any hot hatches on the market that will outhandle a purpose-built sports car like an FR-S.
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Totally agree with your definition of handling, but I think the gap on that attribute between the hot hatches and the RWD sports cars may be starting to close, based on all the recent reviews of 2 new models just hitting Europe now--the Fiesta ST and the Mk7 GTI equipped with the new optional LSD. Those two in particular are reported to have banished understeer from the FWD lexicon, can be rotated in-corner by the pedals alone, banish torque steer, leave their predecessors in the proverbial dust, and are a blast to drive. They are certainly getting close enough to the twins to be worth comparative drives before writing the big cheque.