Thanks people for all the positives.
In sports mode she can be brutal. No doubt.
I know some people are going to WTF over this, but my MY05 WRX is more angry.
There is no argument that the STi is a better car all round, but the WRX has more sex. I have both side by side in the garage, and that is how I feel.
MY05 has a few mods that I am still happy and familiar with, makes for quickness.