Motor Trend's ST vs. MS3 vs. WRX

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Finally, there’s some cheese in that FDIC-insured fridge of yours. All those years of Taco Tuesdays and Top Ramen have paid off, and it’s time to hit up your local car dealer. You’ve decided that, above all, your next steed will be fun. It will also be stylish and packed with technology. You immediately think “coupe.” But then you remember that shuttling friends, family, and pets are your reality. And while you have a few Benjamins, you’re no Donald Trump. You need to stick to a budget. Buh-bye, Miss Curvaceous Coup

Read more: 2013 Mazdaspeed3 vs. 2013 Ford Focus ST vs. 2013 Subaru WRX Special Edition - Comparison - Motor Trend

[mcdoogs]

Good article. Man the WRX needs this 2014 refresh...that interior #cheap #ugly

[lug]

Good article. Man the WRX needs this 2014 refresh...that interior #cheap #ugly

They also neglect to mention the MSRP is $29,565.

[mcdoogs]

The ST comes off slow, especially the trap speed

[Rising Sins]

So if you wanna have understeer, Torque steer into stuff and be slow, get the MS3. You wanna be fast and annoyed all the time by cheap build quality get the WRX, and the ST falls in the middle.... Really nothing wrong with any of them truthfully.

[mcdoogs]

I probably would have gone with the WRX if the interior wasn't waaay to cheap to live with in a daily driver. To be honest I'm looking forward to the next generation WRX and STI. In 3 years or so I look forward to cross-shopping a focus RS and a STI

[rsattler26]

They have the STs wheels at 18x8.5? I thought they were 18x8.

[Disi]

typo

[E Green SVT]

I was set on an MS3 before the ST, but after driving one I was completely turned off. Just not an enjoying drive, everything felt cheap.

Also, what happened to the WRX's headlights? Why did they switch to those awful looking chrome housings? Just really ruins the car, the previous versions had the darker housings and it looked much better.

Good review though, everything seemed pretty spot on.

[STmelb]

the MS3 looks ridiculous, not a fan of it at all.