People must be driving different Subarus than I have. Outside of the BRZ, all Subarus understeer more than an awd car has any right to, certainly more than my GTI or the R. That includes STI's and WRX's. On track they're a hot mess. The EVO was brilliant and drove much more like a rwd car, but I've also never been behind one on the track without it laying down a constant stream of oil.
I test drove an R before buying both of my GTI's, and not green ones, but used ones from CarMax. I didn't feel like there was enough to justify giving up the cloth seats or lighter car. But knowing what this forum has taught me, I might have reconsidered it now. If they make a manual Mk8 R, I think that's likely what I'll get next, especially if the Haldex is more capable of sending power back than the current setup. Unfortunately, I find myself missing rwd, but also don't want a heavy, large thing like the GT350 or even M2.