Comparison: 2011 Subaru WRX STI vs. 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Special ... - MotorTrend Magazine
While the STI is capable of giving Munich's best sweaty brows and malodorous armpits, Shaffer's exclamation of surprise stems from the vast differences between the STI and another car he had just driven. Prior to jumping in the STI, he drove the same path in the Subie's well-established archrival: the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Special Edition. "Compared to the Evo, the STI just feels sooo much heavier," Shaffer notes. " Mitsubishi has traditionally used "Special Edition" lightly. Mitsubishi used the latest SE as a sort of gateway into 2011's lower end "base" MR. Given this, only 340 SE examples were delivered in the second half of last year, and only now did we opt for a delivery of a tester. There are also the two-piece Brembo brakes (four-piston front, two-piston rear) from the MR and Bilstein shocks with Eibach springs. With a handful of amenities axed (like leather and navigation), the SE tipped our scales 93 pounds lighter (3563 pounds total) than our dearly departed long-term 2008 Evo X MR. Subaru's STI five-door hatchback is largely unchanged, but gets a few... For 2011, STIs get front pillow ball joints, higher rate springs ( Subaru. Source: www.motortrend.com
