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Grant said:
Andrew - Nice car! Just curious why you chose the STI over the EVO - lots of competition between those two cars...
Well, i probably should have test driven the evo8 atleast but really, i didnt even think of it as an alternative. For 2005 the STi has a very nice interior really, the fit and finish is good and the layout is nice, plus its pretty good looking. The evo has a pretty crappy interior! The only bad side about the interior of the STi is the seats, well basically the seats are too wide for someone like me. I wish the STi came with the JDM seats because those were tighter, i guess they think all americans are wide! But they are still great seats!
The engine of the STi is superior too, not just on paper, 300hp/300tq vs 271hp in the evo (dont know tq) but more significantly the 2.5l flat4 is sooooo much smoother (sounds better too) than the 2.0 inline 4 in the evo's... i love the power delivery on the STi. Also the tranny of the STi is 6spd vs 5spd (i wish i had a chance to drive the evo's) my gripe with the STi is that the clutch grabs way high up in the release... it is quite unique
Most people agree out of the box the evo8 is the better handler... which is probably true, but its not that big of a difference. a lot of it probably has to do with the fact the evo comes with 235 tires and the STi has 225's
as far as looks go its quite subjective, i guess both are quite boy racer cars... duh, but i really like the defined fender flares on the STi plus i just like it, just because.
Finally, i believe subaru is the better company, i dont want the evo because of the fact its a mitsubishi and its not exactly the most reliable brand. The evo seems less quality, more fragile.
I totally respect the evo though, if i were to get one though i would only get the evo8 MR (the RS is great but thats a bit too hardcore)
i wrote that very fast, the fact is it comes down to personal prefrences with these cars, im just glad we are blessed with such a great rivalry! (too bad the USA doesnt get the other versions of the STi/evo, because there are tons!)