When I was at the car shows a few weeks back I took a look at the EVO and the STI and the SRT-4.
All my opinions (as you read these please remember that I am only 5 foot 10 inches tall) and I did not test drive any of them just sat in them.
EVO -
Inside - Crappy interior. The inside felt even cheaper than my contour in the console area. The seats were ok to sit in but my head hit the ceiling when I tried to sit up straight in the seat (are they building all cars for midgets these days(no offence meant to those midgets who fit fine in the car(all 25 of them))) I played around with the HVAC controls and hated the way they felt also.
Outside - I wanted to like this car because I liked the specs and what I had read about it. I looked at it and the front end was not so bad but the back end needs something done with it. If you remove the altezz looking tail lights and replace them with regular tail lights and remove the wing it does not look nearly as bad.
SRT-4
I went in hoping to like this one also since it will be the only one of these that is likely to be in my price range new the next time I have to shop for cars.
I like the price of this one but that was about all.
Inside - This felt even cheaper than the EVO (I dont know how but it was posible) This was another one that my head hit the ceiling of when I tried to sit up straight in the seat. And the radio
I thought the stock radio in the ford was ok as far as looks go but this one just made me think I would need to replace it right away.
Outside - It still looks like it is saying HI! and no matter what neon I see that ad has been burned into my brain and I alwasy think of it. It looks like somebody was building it trying to get attention I would rather have a car that looks more normal while still being fast than one that tries to look like it is fast even if it does have the balls to back it up.
STI
Inside - This is the only one of the three that I could fit in without hiting my head when I sat up straight. It felt a bit cheap inside but not as bad as the other two.
Outside - I dont like the wing on the back end but other that that and the hood scoop that I dont like that much (yes I know it is functional) it was pretty good looking.
Of course you may not like my opinion either but I thought I would go ahead and toss it in while people are talking about these cars.
