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Drive the R back to back with a GTI. Tried it twice, bought two GTI's. The R has the same suspension, clutch (weak in both cars) and brakes as the GTI, but weighs a couple hundred pounds more, so it feels softer and lazier.
The engine makes more power of course, but feels kind of lazy in stock tune, more so than the stock GTI. Both really wake up with a tune.
To me, the R just feels half baked, it has good potential if you tune it, lower it and tighten up the suspension, but it feels too civilized stock, rather boring and sedate.
I haven't driven an R on the track, but on the street, the GTI with an LSD feels closer to neutral than the R with its 10% rear power transfer and open front diff.
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