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I'm not big on Subie's but thought this looked pretty cool. The regular Impreza i s butt ugly, to me.




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Hypersonic

Boy racer toy.

Those rear lights remind me of the A5.

Which is better, the Evo or the Impreza?

BMW_Dude

On looks or performance?

I think the EVO has been better lately, and for this new generation of cars, I much prefer the EVO, looks a lot more aggressive!

martinbo

It's one of those never-ending to-and-fro' debates.

If we're talking at the level of ultimate performance superlatives then one has to get pedantic about comparing which model with which.

If you're talking a stock EVO IX against a stock 2.5 WRX STI then on a track the EVO is faster and on the road the STI more useable and infinitely more characterful.

Getting into the limited run FQ-series cars then the EVOs hand the STI its undies. But then we're not talking JDM spec 2.0 litre twin-scroll turbo engines. Legends like the WRX STI Spec C Type RA and RA-R as well as the AMAZING (looking and driving) Impreza S204 bring things back on an even footing.

Outside of the JDM, adding Prodrive to the Impreza mix is almost always guaranteed to produce spectacular results notwithstanding the much lauded Impreza RB320 for the UK market.

In performance terms you couldn't separate the EVOs from STIs with a piston ring.

Osnabrueck

Funny. I thought the exact same thing about the tail lights. The tail pipe looks awkward - as though it should be further to the side or dead center.

As for which is better - I think the Evo has it on styling this time around. Mitsubishi set themselves up for a very attractive Evo, so I might win this round on curb appeal alone.

Deutsch

I'm also thinking more people will find the dual clutch gearbox more attractive than a 6spd, but that also depends on who you ask.

martinbo

Nah, if there's one car that doesn't need an automated, clutchless transmission it's the STI. The way that car's controls harmonise with the intent and skilled drivers inputs... let's just say that "rewarding" is such a dull word.

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Not quite much out there like it.

Deutsch

I think I can afford to miss out. LoL.

martinbo

Ha ha! It's horses for courses, naturally.

Still, if you're on a budget and you're looking for a pinnacle driving experience you'd have to go to twice the price to come close to an STI's precision, pace, driver involvement and grin-factor.

Only car I ever thought I was going to die in... it's awesome.

dOmInIX

Evo is IMO much better than Impreza, especially if we look the latest Impreza version. But there's bunch of awesome, super fast Imprezas out there, like RB or Lichtfield...

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