In 2003, days before Subaru unveiled the 2004 STI for the U.S., Mitsubishi announced it’d bring its rally-­bred sport ... to pick up a handsome 2006–07 “Hawkeye.” Or perhaps I’ll ...

Subaru’s rally-bred Impreza WRX was a bombshell. Introduced in 1992 by a company known for producing rugged, vaguely agricultural-sounding economy cars that were good in snow, the World Rally ...