A friend of mine is Rhys Millen.
http://www.rmrproducts.com click here to mod your Evo & download cool drifting videos.
He used to rally race Evo's (now a drifter). I've driven in an Evo with him YIKES! I've also driven the Evo 8 at Willow Springs on a press day where we could drive the competition too. Very impressive.
My husband did the advertising campaign for the Evo 8 so I got first hand knowledge of all the stats. Although I'm not a big fan of the styling or Mitsubishi, I do think it's the better car.... For $30K+, it's a lot of car for the $$$$.
My $0.02