Best overall car is the focus st and its not even close .I've thoroughly enjoyed racing mine, day cruises, people carrying, etc. It's just fantastic fun and unmatched performance for 20k .
Yeah i loved the speed3 and focus st but i can't make up my mind.The focus seemed to have a little less raw power but seemed to
have better suspension torque control and larger power band just more refined maybethe mazda just has more whack ya in the balls punch bu5 a narrow band of power and torque steer like a mother Fuckers compared to focus just my opinion and my opinion doesn't mean much cause i admit to knowing nothing about these front wheel drive turbo cars .
Odd. The MS3 has a limited-slip diff, but I suppose it's possible the friction elements in the diff still need to wear-in a bit before they'll really grip properly and control torque-steer under hard acceleration. It apparently uses an older style of LSD than the Focus does.
Anyway, here's an article addressing your dilemma:
http://www.autoguide.com/car-compari...eed3-2621.htmlOverall, it sounds like the MS3 is made with older drivetrain tech that doesn't save you from your own foolishness as effectively, but is also less likely to stop working suddenly because of a sensor malfunction. As for the understeer the article complains about, you can probably fix that by just getting better tires. Mazda always cheaps-out on their stock tires; I call them training wheels, because they let you experience how the car handles at the limit of its traction while you're still going at a slow enough speed that you won't kill yourself.