i ve driven both cars ,from the first wrx to the sti 9 and evo 6/7. evo is much better in handling and it feels very responsive . basically anyone can get into the evo and drive fast.
impreza has lots more understeer but much more charisma than the evo and it takes a lot of learning to master the art of driving a wrx quick . but i d take the wrx any day over the evo specially with an open exhaust , got some pictures of the sti x will post it asap