For me, it does also suck. But it might be, that it's a very special usecase. I like driving cars in standard-spec (+ oilchange) and on comfort soft tires to compare laptimes and driving behaviour (all aids off except for ABS at the newer cars that have it in real life).
Laptimes at the Nordschleife:
Scion FR-S (413LP): 8:22,787
VW Golf R (435LP): 8:23,726
Clio R.S. '11 (410LP): 8:26,918
It might have not been me best day for driving yesterday, but now I'm testing it on the Silverstone Stowe Circuit and it feels totally like an FWD-Car. Out of the slower corners I have to be very patient to not let the inside front wheel spin ridiculously. And you can't drive "behind" it, so that the rear comes into play. The only way to get the rear moving is trailbraking massively. It's also not very sharp at turn in. After a first reaction of turn in, it washes wide immediatly, if you are not super sensible. It simply feels heavy and clumsy.
Laptimes at Silverstone Stowe Circuit:
Mégane R.S. Trophy '11 (447LP): 0:58,621
Range Rover Evoque (!!!) (415LP): 0:59,899 <- This is a great example for a working 4WD-system!
Scion FR-S (413LP): 0:59,922
Clio R.S. '11 (410LP): 1:00,169
VW Golf VI R (435LP): 1:00,183
The downsides of the car might not come into play if you're running on soft race-tires, or running it with a customised setup. But in it's basic form on basic standard tires, this car really does not work. It's so bad, that I used the search-function of this forum, to get some hints if it is a known bug, that PD has programmed this car as a FWD instead of a 4WD.