rubbish,the Impreza's interior is low rent in comparison.They are built like tanks,but the BMW is a vastly superior piece of engineering.The Impreza is all about traction,grip and a highly tuned throaty boxer,but not everyone loves awd.For many rwd and an lsd is the nirvana,and sorry,as good as the ST220 is,its still fwd.

And the 9-3 isn't based on the Vectra,although it shares some parts from the Vauxhall bin.The platform is from the Epsilon.

Btw,I've owned a Ford,a tuned Scoob,and an Abbott Racing tuned 9-3,and the car that The Devil has would not be embarassed by any of them.  (except in the wet)  An ST24 or a 328 Sport? no question