RE: Comparison Test: Ford Mustang Shelby GT vs. 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
What upsets me is the lack of logical comparison. Why would anyone compare a premium priced Mustang that really offers pretty much nothing that would give the Mustang the edge over the STi to a compact wagon with a modified 4 banger? They are not in the same class and the people who like Mustangs are not going to be interested in practical car turned into a performance car due to dropping in a maxed-out small engine. Both are good cars in their respective classes, but if you are going to compare those cars they should compare the normal GT as it is a more accurate comparison because the Shelby model is just a trimming package in all truth. A better domestic to Japanese comparison would have been the Caliber SRT-4 to the WRX STi. Both are compact, turbocharged wagons. The advantage of the SRT-4 is the price and the advantage of the WRX STi is the AWD and higher output engine.
My advice to edmunds is compare apples to apples and not apples to carrots.
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