It seems every review i've read so far the sti has been getting it's ass kicked, does anyone know one review where the sti was picked over the evo? It doesn't have to be a magazine it could be an independent review, i just want to read the reasons why someone would choose an sti over an evo other than hatchback utility or subaru reliability.

I don't think they would mate, i am yet to see an STi win

I think any of the early reviews that preferred the STI to the Evo X were based on JDM version of the cars. Current reviews with USDM versions seem heavily slanted to the Evo X.

Motortrend picked the X:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/112_0803_subaru_wrx_sti_vs_mitsubishi_evolution_x/specs_and_test_data.html
Even though they gave the straight ahead acceleration to the STI.

Road and Track picked the X:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=6387

Car and Driver picked the X:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/performance_files_tested_by_c_d/subaru_wrx_sti_vs_mitsubishi_evo_gsr_vs_vw_r32_comparison_test

Edmunds pickedthe IX, but preferred the X to the STI:
http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcontainers/do/vdp/articleId=124246/pageNumber=1

If you pick through all the reviews you see the STI sometimes does better than the X in a drag race, sometimes not. But the X is always seeming to be faster around a track. It could be that the STI could do better if properly set up by an experienced track driver, to get better turn-in and less understeer, and if faster on the straights it would do well on a course with long straights and wider sweeping turns.

Anyway you slice it, though, it seems that the X is the winner straight out of the box, and both the X and STI have mad modding possibilities! So quit your magazine racing, go get behind the wheel of your rocket of choice, take it to the track or strip, and have some fun!

Thats what i like to hear, the X wins!

I can't wait to see them both out on the streets, I have yet to see either.

Same here, but i live in the UK at the mo, so it kinda sucks lol

Nop, not yet. We are safe in terms of magazine racing :bowlol::bowlol:

Lol, no where near as fun tho. I can't wait to get my X and take it down to the strip, watch all the noobs faces lol. I'm always owning up the newbies in my Mustang anyway, but the X has even more style!