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It's the extra shift and the super short gearing in the sti. The sti is built for road racing and it handles and stops way better than the wrx. In a straight line, they are very similar stock for stock in the '11 model year, but on a road course the sti will destroy. Beyond that, the sti has far more potential on stock components. Having said that, if I were buying a new one right now, I would look at the wrx thoroughly before buying the sti. Oh and those are some crazy slow times for the sti, it seems like a driver issue. With good driving, the current wrx and sti are almost identical in the 1/4, despite the fact that the sti has to make another shift.
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