From personal experience the chassis of the new car is streets ahead of any trad. I don't think they can have driven a trad recently.
I was really impressed with the handling , ride and roadholding of the new car. OK I only tested it on UK roads and not on a test track or a motor industry proving ground, but nevertheless I would have expected any poor areas to have shown up.
The best way is to test drive it yourself , the only real question is do you test the auto or manual version, better still test both and do a comparison.
