not your average sti v wrx thread

[rocker21]

Hey all
Im looking at purchasing a wrx/sti/evo under a 2 year novated lease. Has to be under 2 years old and less than 50xxx and from a registered dealer. Price range is 35-50ishhhhh.
I currently have a 185rwkw 180sx that i am gonna keep and dory on the track and possibly wind the boost up till the aging sr20 pops. So bear in mind my new car will be a daily. And under the lease must remain stockish(im sure i can get away with breathing and exhaust mods+ a tune)
2 years old at max so pig nose or a new one (yuck?).
I drove a stock late model ej205 wrx and lacked some poke..
Does the ej255 have much more torque or is it a marginal differance?
I would love to go the sti or evo for the extra power and features but the cost is considerably more as shown below.

Costs thru the lease.
$36500k on road 07wrx- $305/week/20k to buy the car at the end of the term
$47600 on road 06/07sti- $360 week/26.2k
$54500 on road evo 9- $395 week/30k
(^weekly deductions after tax, not my take home pay)

This may seem steep at first glance but bare in mind that 25000km of fuel is included per year in these calculations as well as insurance(big deal for me at 22 w/1 lisence suspension) and tires servicing fluids washes rego.

So for 55 bucks a week is the sti worth it over the wrx? I tend to think yes, with the brembos, forged internals, variable difs, 6 speed box, bigger IC, better suspension, (anythin else?).
And for another 35 a week on top of that theres the evo 9.
Long winded rant i know but i guess I wanna know if the 2.5l wrx is gonna give me that edge over the GD 2l i drove? or am i gonna have to look at the sti/evo?