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Originally Posted by Sport-Tech
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.
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I haven't driven the Fiesta ST or mk7 GTI with performance pack, so I can't really say until they get here.
The mk7 GTI w/PP in particular looks promising though. VW is saying all the right things: electronically-controlled LSD, lower height and CG than mk6, lighter weight than mk6, etc. But will it be enough to make it handle comparably to an FR-S? No idea. It's a tall order though, as the gap is quite large currently.