The previous gen Evo cars, not sold in America, are completely different cars. The American Evo8 IS a hopped up Lancer (Rally Edition? Are you serious?) economy car, CONVERTED to AWD.
And as far as quality is concerned, I was talking about Mitsu's ability to build a performance engine that can be modified without blowing up. They have been building economy cars forever...they should stick to that.
And cmon guys...look at the two pics above. The Subaru is a genuine car with genuine good looks....the wings is ugly, but that can be easily removed
The Evo looks like some 16 yr old RICER got a hold of it and turned it into the Bat-Mobile. But I guess thats why the Evo appeals to a lot of people...the RICER look is the "in" thing to have right now....