how has the comparison even started??
vxr monaro is a sports car, it's not a 2.0 diesel at the end of the day.
does it handle like a flagship m division BMW or amg division merc? well no, of course it isn't, but it doesn't handle like a Renault scenic either.
move along chaps, not a slow machine and will sound lovely for very little money, i did look into them before settling on the bus.