I’m partial to the STI. For me, the EVO has too many gadgets that correct your mistakes as a driver. If its going to be a track car, then how are you ever supposed to learn if the car is constantly correcting your bad inputs? To me, the STI’s mentality is, “Here’s gobs of power - do with it what you want.” The EVO is more like, “Oh, wait, you don’t mean to do that, so I will correct a little and keep you going this way.” Sometimes you want the car to do something silly.
And besides, Mitsubishi may not be around in a few years…