[Florida-LS]

I prefer the Cobalt SS over the Impreza WRX and the Lancer Evolution.

1.) I really like the styling of the Cobalt, it's understated and sporty at the same time. The styling of the other two cars is much too "boy racer" for my tastes. I think both of the cars look pretty terrible. The Impreza receives almost constant styling updates as well and the reason is simply: the car is ugly; Subaru keeps trying to "fix" it but honestly it never gets any better. The styling of the Lancer makes the car look like it came out of a time warp leading from 1985. It works in Japan but honestly I don't see the appeal of it at all.

2.) In a word, performance. For the money the Cobalt is the winner. What does that mean for a daily driver? Well, probably not so much but the facts are that for the $$$ the Cobalt is the better performing car in it's class. One reason I attribute for this is weight. I'm not sure why the Lancer and the Impreza weigh so much but they seem very heavy for compact cars. The Lancer is 3,517 lbs according to Edmunds and the Impreza is almost as much. That's getting close to my LS8's weight (3,772 lbs) which is a mid-sized, V8 powered sedan.

3.) Not only is the Cobalt less $$$ up front it will be cheaper to run as well. It carries an EPA highway rating of 30 MPG. The Lancer is only rated at 22 mpg and the Impreza is rated at 25 mpg.

I could keep going but honestly the facts are out there for people to discover. I much prefer the Cobalt and I think if a person puts aside any prejudices they may have over brand name or where the car is built they will discover the Cobalt is an excellent car and better than it's counterparts.