Here's the main line I took away from the article:
If drag racing is your thing, the Mustang is your car. Slap on some drag radials and it'll likely run with the STI. Plus, it feels a hell of a lot less likely to self-destruct during a day of redline launches. Subarus have always proven durable during our testing, but the physical load on the STI's drivetrain during a hard launch is unquestionably violent.
The V8 Shelby is inherently stronger than the STI. It's been built to take the abuse over the long term. I consider ALL American-made cars to fall into a similar category.
Sure, the STI MIGHT perform better from the dealership as a new car - it's lighter - and subsequently flimsier.
Let's see which car outperforms the other when there's no coupons left in the payment books.....and which one is in better shape and brings a higher resale price at that time.
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