Focus RS laps the ring in 8:06

+ 11 seconds slower than a 2010 WRX STI

+ 15 seconds slower than the 2017 S60 polestar

+ 16 seconds slower than the 2015 Civic Type R

+ 19 seconds slower than the 2016 GTI Clubsport

+ 23 seconds slower than the 2017 Civic Type R

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Why should anyone but the driver of the car care how fast they put it around the track? When you go to the track in a street car you're only racing yourself.

I'm just glad Veeky Forums meme'd me in to the STI.

1994 impreza sti does it in 8:10
On early 90s rubber

Why is ford so shit

>comparing sport auto times vs 'official' manufacturer times

k. At least compare it against other sport auto times m8.

I bet you still spam Corvette/GTR/GT shit though.

For reference, they ran an 8.10 in an A45 AMG and an 8.15 in a 2015 Civic Type R.

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I'm extremely dubious on this. How could it possibly be slower than those old type-r's?

Can someone explain to my why you'd even consider this over an STI?

STI
>faster to 60
>faster 1/4 mile
>significantly better AWD

RS
>sounds better
>higher power figures that don't seem to be doing anything
>way nicer interior

I have a GTI and I'm going to get a CTR, so I have no horse in this race.

I just see so much hate for the STI here when it seems a lot better than Veeky Forums wants to give it credit for.

I don't see why you care so much about this FWD shitbox, but still
>comparing lap times set by different drivers under different conditions on a fucking 12 mile long track

The sti is still for fags though.

The other times are brand sponsored with the best driver they can find. The RS time is from some guy driving around for fun.

Just wait on the Ford shills now
they literally cant compete
>INB4 they spam that V6 "supercar"

That's not as fun to shitpost about though

>no mention of Chevy
And thats all that really matters

I don't mind if it's slower or faster, in the end it's all about enjoying a platform that's interesting to you.
That said, I see no point in owning a showroom only car, which either needs a ton of mods to do what it should be doing from factory, or you can only rev it at stoplights or get looks from kids in highschool who think you're ken block.

STI
>REAL AWD
>Won't go into cuck mode after 10 mins
>Oil temps will stay in check
>No system will shut down because it's not a stupid made car
>proven engine is a good base
>do people really need more than 300hp? they are already crashing and dying with 160hp engines
>REAL DIFF
etc.

RS
>GAY AWD
>Cucks itself after 10 min hard driving, aka, anything else other than doing stoplight reving and being the cool guy at your local shit meet
>Oil temps won't stay cool because no oil rad
>Temps are fake monitored anyway because they are measured indirectly through ECU, not sensors in place
>Even the fucking power steering will shut down itself after hard driving
>GAY DIFF, aka it's not LSD, but brake based
etc.

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Because people care about other things besides the things you mentioned. I like the way it looks compared to the STI.

Sport auto has put a c7 z06 around the ring faster than the zl1 camaro
Gm took the vetted there three times and never got a time
Literally no problem 3rd party vs 1st

RS sounds like ass, RS interior is also worse than STI interior.

lol, GM going for a sub-7 time and an auto journalist testing a vehicle are two completely different things man. He's not a professional driver, I would expect a professional drive to be able to know 10s off the sport auto time, at least.

Gm going for something that isn't possible?
A lot of the top times at the ring are set by 3rd parties

Stop damage controlling you ass blasted ford fanboy

It's unnatural for a man to own a hatchback anyways.

No, all of that shit is cancer.

This is the first thread I've ever seen on this board where people are praising the STI.

>obvious SubaShills detected

Was it really worth bumping this shit thread for that post? You just HAD to not sage?

>say something positive
>SHILL
Neve change

STI
>ringlands
>rod bearings

>pistonheads
Man I remember I used to shitpost on there all the time. Lost interest in it more recently, seems to be the same shit every day and nowhere near as amusing as it used to be

>mentions interior

>memes

That is extremely dull, but the focus is still a plastic mess

i fail to see what's wrong here...everything seems to be in functional places. Is the problem there's no flash and bling?

Looks good tbqh, only complaint is steering wheel buttons