At the end of the day it all depends on what you want to do with the car. Do you want to mod it, are you bothered about small interior differences,
is tax an issue, do you have £5000 to spend or £9000, both are great cars, both are very reliable and both have their small issues.
There are quicker cars but in my opinion there arnt many that have the looks to go with it. As has already been said, overall performance is very similar, its just delivered in different ways. One thing i would say is the HR and Rev-up headlights are way better...but other than that its personal preference.