It is unreal that people bag this car...price? Well thats all relative, I think paying $500k for a 30yo falcon is stupid so horses for courses. This is the cheap Focus, price up a RS500
Performance? Show me another hatch that out guns it (factory), you have the badge (RS is as good as GT) and exclusivity in oz.
FWD vs AWD has been done to death, youtube proper road tests of it and I am yet to find anyone that gives it a bad rap.
At the end of the day it laps quicker than cars that are apparently "better" setup, it looks good, it unique and is a Ford...so the only reason people bag it is because they cant afford it.
Lighten up, no one has a gun to your head.