[ttimbo]

The US doesn't get the M135i or, until recently, any of the "hot hatches".
Here in Australia, there's been a bit of a resurgence of positive opinion for the M135i, perhaps because of its bang for buck relative to the RS3 / AMG 45. But they all moan about the lack of a LSD, without pointing out you notice this is missing so very, very rarely.

Actually, I like the fact there's a proliferation of hot hatches around at the moment, and welcome the Focus RS. They're all driver's cars, and any of them is preferable to a Hyundai i30!