I'm kind of biased. My autocross car is a Standard beetle. I love it. The simplicity of it is amazing and it's very very strong! My other car had mcpherson struts and I didn't like them. It seemed like there were too many parts to wear out on em, especially bushings.
I vote for simplicity! If these front ends last during off road abuse, me hitting a few little bumps on the autocross course ain't gonna mess anything up
Nick