By which time many theoretically slower cars would be gone. 0-Liter, 4g63, dohc, four-cylinder engine design that has been steadily refined for improved durability, flexibility and peak power over the past decade. The overall lines are a lot smoother and a bit curvier than evolutions of yore, but there's still enough menace in its design there to keep the real blokes happy. There's a massive intercooler to cool the air as it comes out of the turbo, but that is hidden right down at the front.

Big red brembo brake calipers are also prominent players in the eye candy department, but at the end of the day there will be those who like the bold and brash 'look-at-me' elements of the evo's exterior, and those who think it looks ridiculous, tacky even. Wrx sti back in the land of the sti, solutions were harder to come by.

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