Opinions please: AWD hot hatch vs RWD for track

[tigamilla]

I have spent the last few years building a MK6 Golf to fun power levels and made it lose most of the understeer with various suspension tweaks, LSD Haldex controller and brake upgrades etc. It's now really enjoyable on track and is a nice drive home afterwards (could do with weight reduction).

Last weekend, we bought a decent condition BMW E92 M3 with no modifications and it's readjusted my perception of how a car should handle and that RWD feels very nice - what an absolute pleasure to drive. I'm itching to see what it'll do on track (possibly with brake pad upgrades). It's not as fast as the car above but feels more fun.

Ideally would like to semi-strip / roll-cage one of them down into a road legal track focused car at some point in the future.

So I am curious to hear opinions from people that have tracked their E92 type cars and how they might compare against the VAG group AWD hot hatches?

[tigamilla]

Cupra Black said:

I use a Golf R32 for the track. I couldn't see the point of using it day to day (20mpg and not very fast) and it would not make what it owes me if I sold it so I decide to have some fun on the track.

I have stripped it out and fitted coilovers, better pads, buckets etc.

Its still too heavy (although now twitchy in the wet at the rear as I found out at Dony yesterday) and isn't very agile or that involving buts its great fun (four wheel drifts) and if it breaks its not the end of the world. There were a couple of Golf Rs there yesterday and they were very quick esp in the wet.

It has been a good introduction to track days but I would love to replace it with something RWD although I could be tempted by a Megane RS.

Same - cant really sell mine after all the mods, would never get back what it owes me. I found that they can be very twitchy in the wet when on tyres with poor wet grip - I think the Haldex goes into overdrive sensing wheel spin and then suddenly reconnects / disconnects with some force, completely unsettling the car which is more disconcerting than it being completely off - it's very unpredictable and actually works against you.