No kidding, not in the same class so don't compare em. New STI's are a $35k car, our cars weren't in that realm when they came out.
Funny story: I was driving yesterday and saw what looked like some new POS Kia/Hyundai Accent "sport" or something from the back. Not thinking about it I just drove past it and a nice opening appeared so I accelerated and changed lanes then slowed down to make my right turn up ahead. I happened to look in the rear view mirror and saw that it was a new STI sedan (I could only tell from the front). He had accelerated and blew past me as I was turning right....but I could only laugh that the rear fascia of that car looked terrible and could possibly be mistaken for some POS Kia.
The guy must have thought I was racing him or something, which is g*y because I wasn't. Anyway, until Subaru makes an STI that doesn't look terrible, I wouldn't consider one.