Originally Posted by theDreamer

Space wise the Z will be a good bit less, the misses and I each have a Z (no kids) and it works for us. If we need to carry more people other friends will drive, you live in the south so no real issue on weather (minus the hurricanes) so giving up AWD is not a major loss.

I am not sure on MPG on ours versus the Evo X, but something to consider for a DD if you care. Ride quality I really enjoy the Z, have upgraded to better coilovers and still enjoy driving the car everyday.