If i wanted comfort and class i would not choose a mk2 frs as the car to carry my ass about in the first place id have something a little more special and for that fact alone the older mk4/mk3 escort still to me provide thrills which IMO is why you buy an RS badged car in the first place not so you can bang the air con on and sit in a gay leather seat wanking over your sat nav

And i agree a decent 200 bhp rst will dust a golf r32 with ease my mate has one and its rather pants even he admits that and he's a keen fan of the old vw.

Another thing to be taken into consideration here is the driver, the largest input into how a car performs. That alone can win a race lets face it