I've always thought those were neat looking little cars. If I had money to burn I would love to swap a Focus RS driveline into one. Would be stupid expensive though. I would wanna swap all the abs and all the sensors that make the awd work so well though.
For a FWD car it has fantastic driving dynamics. Had no problem getting the rear to come around coming in hot and letting off mid corner. All in all it's an amazing car for a 2003 Ford. Heated leather Recaros, heated mirrors, factory HID projector head lights, a nice 6 speed trans, peppy 2.0 DOCH motor. I realize I love it minus the little things that I'm just tired of dealing with.