Originally Posted by syclone
both the sti and evo's were built as track cars.. not really drag cars.. the evo is a few tenths slower than the sti in a 1/4 mile run, but the sti is behind the evo on track.. stock vs. stock..
at the open track challenge, the sti's were the ones that couldn't touch the evo's..
better built cars? there's a recall on the sti's because the engines are detonating..
yes it well known the evo is a better handling car. the evo is about 1 sec behind the STi in the 1/4 mile. the turbo lag is very bad, which is why my friend bought the STi. my other friend who is an avid autocrosser test drove both and did like the evo despite it's turbo lag. personally this is america, america is about hp and trq...give me an STi. i will never push the car to it's handling limits anyways, but i can always enjoy the power.
..and mitsubishi has problems too, they have to offer a 10yr/ 100k mile warrantee just to sell their cars and still nobody wants them which is why dodge is pulling out from them. besides Subaru fixed that problem a year ago for those people who experienced it. not all STis had the issue.