[mbtoloczko]

Originally Posted by Chiketkd

...for me to buy one on the spot and forgoe the Nissan GT-R:

• 340+bhp and 340+ft/lbs (under the new SAE standards)
• Larger brake rotors f&r requiring a switch to 18" wheels (think Porsche Carrera sized 13" rotors)
• Multi-link rear suspension
• Larger sway bars front & rear (at least 25")
• Adjustable sport-tuned suspension OR a true 'track ready' suspension (like the Lotus Elise)
• 245 sized summer tires
• Better front bucket seats
• None of that nasty blue carpet & seat upholstery
• Curb weight in the 3,200-3,250lb range
• A much larger stock turbo (ditch IHI turbos and go for TD06 20G)
• Lightweight aluminum roof (like the Evo MR)
• A price in the 35-36K range tops!
• A Nurburgring lap time under 8 minutes! (not a must have, but a like to have!)

Interesting to compare the future STI to the future Evo. Subaru seems to by trying to turn the STI into a near-race ready track car while Mitsu is trying to turn the Evo into an M3 killer (the IX MR is pretty much already there except the interior isn't up to snuff).