Well I've got my RS now and I think its great. I don't really get why people are comparing it with the Renault as they are so different. The Renault is light and nippy with no back seat and plastic windows. The Focus has a boot, back seats, air con, Sony 6CD, sat nav and goes like the clappers. Its also great round town just pottering around. It really is a complete package, a real usable car that also handles like its on rails and will see most others off hence it being rather in demand and pretty much adored wherever it goes.
No contest really. Track times mean very little in the real world, you have to live with the thing afterall.