You have to watch out for some of these hot hatches these days. With not too much work can be kicking out a good 270/280bhp without drivetrain losses of AWD too.
In the wet they dont have a chance though
dont worry, i nearly got done by an astra coupe (bertone job) at the lights when i was caught napping and had a serious case of the turbo lag lol. I soon set it right on boost though!