So I decided to take a test drive of Dad's X50 yesterday to see a real comparison of a $100K car versus a $30K car (the STi). Now that I have over 1,000 miles and plenty of pedal mashing I figured I could do a fair comparison side-by-side, so to speak. And, I gotta say that I like driving the STi much more. I did like the ball-busting growl of the 450 horse Porsche boxer rear-mounted engine though. But, the shifter felt like I was fingerbanging a jellyfish. It was super greasy and it is nothing like the short throw on the Subaru. On the STi you feel like you are literally shoving it into gear and the Porsche is like, well, when you go to pick up a carton of milk thinking it is full and it is really empty. Didn't like it.
The brakes though were very good (as they should be with teh $10K upgrade to ceramic garbage-can-lid-sized rotors and pads. You also sit much lower in the Porsche but I felt like the handling wasn't as crisp or responsive as the STi. These factors were purely handling and butt dyno related. The Porsche is uber nice inside but all that shit is pointless when you are hyperblasting. And what? No boost gauge on the X50? WTF?
Executive Summary:
Get the STi and spend the money you save on a small island in the Caribbean.
1 comment:
like "sand flea key?"
you didn't address speed.
shifting feel can be modified.
NO WAY an sti can outhandle the turbo. the sti is a commuter compact sedan with a rocket in it. the turbo is a thoroughbred race machine.
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