i suggest you test drive the MR and GSR. i test drove the MR and that transmission is just plain smart. price tag is just too much for me. the z is like an old man, who has been there, done that kind of thing. it's raw. the evo gets a lot of help from it's awd system and the brain that controls it. i think you have to push it hard to fully enjoy the car. i only had some freeway on/off ramp jaunts and those were pretty entertaining enough. btw, car is not broken in yet.