Originally Posted by x'ed
if your talking about road courses, a slalom speed is probably the best way to determine handling. the m3 always gets high marks on handling for "feel", but feel doesn't mean a damn thing with speed.
There is a very curvy (like a snake) entrance ramp where I live. When you get the crossfire to go through there at 90 mph, I will say the crossfire is the better handler, because I got my '01 M3 to go through there at that speed stock. The best I could do until the tires started to break loose on the crossfire was right around 68 mph. The car felt just taxed. I have already hit 75 mph through that road section in my STi already. And it has alot more to go. I'm sorry while the crossfire is nimble. The STi is the better handler.
I would love to see a crossfire beat an STi in a road course given the drivers were equal.