This article implies that the standard MPS sold in Britain has the regular 3 hatchback's spoiler and the regualr 3 suspension height. You can pay an extra 500 Pounds Sterling for the spoiler and lowered suspension that comes on the Speed3's we get here in the US.

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=248

Maybe the higher center of gravity on the MPS makes the European version's performance a little lackluster at the track. Anyone know?

For anyone with some track time under their belt, what do you make of this?
"There’s no way you can convert a drift in one direction to a drift in the other, as you can, on a track, in the Focus ST (which has basically the same floorpan). The relatively lighter steering of the Mazda just doesn’t give you the confidence get involved in games like that."