No mate, i was going to buy a focus rs after i got rid of the gti, and i drove a few i even got one with out a salesman in it !
In the end the mrs insisted i got a 4 door so i ended up getting a bm but im going to be selling it soon to free up some cash so be getting a gti again soon !
As for the focus dont get me wrong i loved it and ill probably end up getting one when i can go back to 3 doors ! Its a lot more fun and envolving standard than a highly modded gti but im 100% sure it doesnt but its power down aswell eg my gti had 30 bhp less than the rs and my car would hit 60 nearly half a second quicker ! Ive not even seen the stage 2+ rs using injectors, intake, full zorst and map making those times when i was a member of rs oc, the torque steer was very much noticable on the rs too where as the gti no where near wanders about as much, i think the 1/4 mile times say a lot for both these cars (when modded) the edition 30 seems to win most of the time
It seems like it doesnt mater what you do the rs it struggles to hit 60 in to the low 5s now imo thats got to say something about its front end grip, ive seen a few ed 30 s here in the 4s with stage 2+