Subaru WRX STI
$33,000
Mpg: 18 city/24 highway
0 to 60: 5.0 seconds
Big wing, muscular hood scoop, and Brembo brakes. Sound familiar? With virtually the same parts, price and exhaust rumble as the Mitsu Evo, is Subaru’s WRX STI any different? Well, sort of.
The STI cranks out 300 hp, about 14 more than the Evo. Yet the Evo is 1.1 seconds faster when rocketing from 0 to 100 mph.
The tasteful Subaru interior features more comfortable seating and easier-to-read gauges, but the Evo gets better mileage and stops a bit more quickly.
Like choosing a partner, the choice really boils down to personal taste: the Evo is more rugged, the STI more refined.
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