http://motoring.independent.co.uk/road_tests/article330826.ece

I haven't read British reviews since I was scouring the internet for anything about the Subaru WRX (so about 5 years ago) but I don't remember coming across anything like this.

Is this typical? I've heard that the British press, in general, can appear to be very "harsh" compared to US publications, but I always thought this was limited to political or tabloid publications.