Nothing wrong with opinions, we all have them. If we all liked the same stuff, the world would be boring, right? And to be honest, I welcome ALL constructive criticism, which you well did. That's more than I can say happens when I post about the crossfire on the VW forums. To many of those guys if the car isn't praised as highly as an M3 or miata, the car is generally garbage. Oh, some folks will be missing out on some fantastic cars--like the crossfire!

To address some of your points.

1) This is something that you either care about or you don't. Many people complain about this and there really isn't anything that can be done about that. The car was designed to compete with the sport compacts of the day, such as the second generation probe GT and some other interesting euro-only cars (such as the Opel Calibra). It does pretty well for what it is. Acceleration-wise, the stock VR6 corrado is similarly as quick as the non-SRT crossfire. Handling of course, stock for stock, is a completely different story. fwd VR6=massive body roll!

2) I think this statement is completely based on what you're used to and HOW you drive. I've taken the car in various states of tune to Summit Point, Pocono, and recently, some autocrosses. If driven like a RWD car, the vehicle is awful. No doubt. But like any fwd car, you can't drive it like a rwd car. I've only had the car bite me in the rear once when it came to braking in a turn. As in--I broke during the turn. Technically, all braking should be done prior to turn in, unless you are going for the trail-braking effect. Of course, also like any fwd car, you can tune it to have pretty much any characteristics you want. But yes, stock, the car does have a tendancy to understeer and will snap into oversteer if you are hard on the brakes in a turn. It's something you learn to control however. I suppose I have had somewhat of the unique opportunity to own the car when it was bone stock with 30k miles to it's currently well modded state with 72k miles. It's amazing what a limited slip and well sorted suspension can do to the handling of these cars! I think the only thing that can't really be changed is how hard these cars are on the front brakes! I've removed about 80 or so pounds from the front of the car, and it helps, but it could always use a bit more weight reduction. I will say though, that in my limited time with the crossfire, it's much more willing to "dance" than the corrado, even when there wth some basic suspension mods.

3) Again, if you're running a stock suspension, then yeah, you are probably correct. If you are going to do it right, you'll have and LSD, a big sway in the back, properly sprung/damped coilovers, and corner balancing. I find the car MUCH more tail happy when I want it, compared to before when I was only able to make the rear come around during very deliberate weight transfer. Compared with stock and with the H&R sport springs I used to run, the current setup is vastly more precise and able to hold a line. I wish the car came from the factory like this!