Talking about its looks is beating a dead horse, but I don't mind the aggressive styling. From some angles it really looks cool. But what kills me is fake vents. I can't stand that stuff and one of the things I love about my Focus RS and my WRX is all the scoops and vents are functional.
The Type-R wasn't out yet when I bought my Focus, but if it was I definitely would have given it a drive.
Edit: You know, I say that but I doubt a dealer would have let me drive it. It's sad that you gotta basically buy a car before they'll let you drive it