I don't really want either car, it's just that we knew everything about the Mk8 a year ago thanks to the international press. But VW USA still has their head in the sand. I realize SUV's sell and cars don't, but they even f'ed up the ID4, and that's their cash cow.
Honda announces a car and it's on their website the same day. Do you not see the difference? Sure, there's a holdup of the US launch of every VW that no other manufacturer seems to deal with, but what would it have hurt to put up Mk8 info a year or six months ago? Would the poor folks in Honolulu with six remaining Mk7's not have bought those?
I realize it's weird times with Covid, chip shortages and shipping issues and no one really cares right now. The BRZ, the Emira, just about any car right now has more information available from forums than the actual manufacturer. I'm only recently learning that the Mk8 R still has the same 50% limit to rear power transfer as every other R32/R model has before it. Early press info sure made it sound like it could overdrive the rear unit like the previous Focus RS.