I just sold my 06 wrx stage 2 for the sports manual Z.
The suby had some nasty torque and the power delivery was simply inmediate, the Z feels slower but its not, unlike the suby there is power everywhere at any gear but you have to rev the Z a lot to get the power out of it like any low torque car. I know I will definetely miss AWD soon simply cuz you never lose traction.
The biggest sales point besides exterior looks and interior quality was the way this car handles! this car handles like NOTHING I've ever driven, its just amazing.
I will miss the suby but this car is a step up.
Also I went from getting looks from teenage boys to some nice ladies staring at the Z
