It would be interesting to know the views of peeps if the 370 had been faster.
I have driven both cars and the Renault is much more fun on track in the wet and the dry.
It was built as a hot hatch with track potential and it does not disappoint.
The 370 as we all know is a GT cruiser and a damn good one at that and nothing really gets close in that price range.
On track it really does seriously suffer from understeer in, and oversteer out, and you are constantly having to work really hard to keep the car right if you are on the limit. When the car understeers you have no option but to slow down and increase braking without turning in any more and wait until the car has slowed enough for you to get back on the racing line. Then for the oversteer as the rear of the car is about to overtake you, you will find it difficult to slow down, so your only option is to counter steer very quickly.
These two issues alone were probably the main reason that the 370 was 2 seconds slower.
As Colin said a little tweek with the geometry settings will sort those issues.
I was a bit surprised at this choice of car test, however I also see what they were trying to do and they did not slate the 370 as it was purely a comparison track speed test and it did not surprise me in the slightest that the Renault was faster.
As a daily driver it would be a no brainer, 370 everytime.
Alex