I respect the power, the driveability, the agility, and the after market for these cars. But I think they are falling into a Pontiac GTO type situation where the performance is great, the interior is great, but its just ugly.
This is why the mustang v6 anchors the line... the performance is decent, the interior is decent, but people LOVE the looks.
I maintain that STIs will remain somewhat of a niche car. I like the old style better.
Adam