Original sentence: In order to counter criticisms of the average dynamics of the previous model, it is widely reputed that Volkswagen poached from Ford the engineering team who designed the multi-link 'control blade' rear suspension system, widely regarded as the class benchmark for ride and handling.The suspension changes, along with careful tuning of the chassis, led to the Mark 5 Golf delivering better road manners
Edited sentence: In order to counter criticisms of the average dynamics of the previous model, it is widely reputed that Volkswagen poached from Ford the engineering team who designed the multi-link 'control blade' rear suspension system of the Ford Focus, widely regarded as the class benchmark for ride and handling.Indeed, the rear suspension of Golf 5 (a modified wishbone arrangement) bears an uncanny resemblance to that of the Focus.The suspension changes, along with careful tuning of the chassis, led to the Mark 5 Golf delivering road manners which challenged the Ford Focus, and although the chassis ability was only just short of the Focus', the overall ability of the rest of the car led to the Mark 5 Golf being the best car in its class until the Mark 2 Ford Focus arrived in 2004