days before Subaru unveiled the 2004 STI for the U.S., Mitsubishi announced it’d bring its rally-­bred sport sedan, the Lancer Evolution, to America. Initially, the Evo came out on top—even ...

Mercedes-Benz has AMG, BMW has the M division and Subaru has STI, an in-house motorsport arm which has helped Subaru achieve 25 years of motorsport success. One of the quirkier Japanese marques ...

The STi is more powerful and much harder riding. It is a fierce performer, although not as agile as the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. In later years, the base WRX has STi-like styling and some of the STi ...