Cool.

 

Somehow the STI looks more competitive.

 

those orange lights look so ricey. im a fan of the X but thats just not aggressive enough.

 

these are course safety cars. thus the orange lights.
they are not there just to annoy you.

 

The red paint on the evo is too dark. Back to Rally Red dammit!

 

Explain how something looks "more competitive" as a safety car, parked, in a still picture. Especially when they both have similar features as far as you can tell from the picture. IC, dirt tires, grill lights, roof scoop, etc..

Can you see weight, horsepower, chassis rigidity, suspension setups or differential programming in those pictures? I can't.

 

+1

 

put an Lotus next to a Camry and you can tell which is more competitive of a car....

 

The STI looks like ready to rally. The X looks ready to pose.
To me, somehow, it appears so.

 

Get an STI problem solved.

 

Looks has nothing to do with performance unless you are talking about aerodynamics.

 

There are compromises one has to make. STI does seem to be a better replica of
rally machine than X does.

 

I read the specification of group N STI (two page PDF file).
I have not found such info on the X group N vehicle.
My guess on the performance is just a guess based on what we know
about the production X and the group N STI, not enough info.
Does anyone know about the spec of the Evo X group N?
On the other hand, the stance and aerodynamics of the STI certainly look to be
more competitive.