We love a good feud: Hatfield-McCoy, Blond-Brunette, Yin-Yang, Beatles-Stones, Ferrari- Porsche, Ford-Chevy. It's rivalries like these that make arm-wrestling the passionate sport that it is, that add the suds to beer. A good rivalry helps define one's priorities, revealing each opponent's strengths, and, if you look close enough, imperfections and weaknesses.
If you've been keeping up on your automotive rivalries, you know about the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Subaru WRX sedans. You probably also know they're both currently produced in order to compete in the World Rally Championship. This time around, we've managed to get an exclusive first test of each maker's highest-performance model: Mitsubishi's all-new 2005 Evo MR Edition and the updated 2005 Subaru WRX STi. You won't find this test anywhere else (at least not for another month or two). Nor will you find a more complete or exhaustive analysis of either (however long you wait).
We'll spare you the lengthy background on each sedan's turbocharged past and steer clear of the well-worn path to the 2005 model year. Rather, we'll tell you what's new on each and how well the complete packages work in a variety of tests.
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