The most fun on four-wheels – and at a discount. You’d be hard pressed to find a better combination – though shoppers searching for a family car will certainly disagree. For those who are still in the room, and who want to buy one of the best performing cars on pavement, now’s your chance: Take advantage of either a $1,000 break on the price or get zero percent financing. What you get for your dough is a turbocharged and intercooled inline four-cylinder engine that produces 276 horsepower and 286 lb.-ft. of torque. There’s a full-time all-wheel-drive system with an electronic active center differential and a helical limited slip differential, pinpoint steering, and enormous Brembo brakes – to name just a few things.

Yikes.
Based on the sticker price of $30,699, that $1,000 creeps the Lancer Evolution VIII a bit closer to the Subaru WRX, and justifes ignoring the Subaru WRX STi, which offers more horsepower. The fact is, however, that no matter which one you decide on, getting zero percent or cash back is a great offer, as they never seem to make enough of the car that every kid – and adult who still has some kid left – dreams about owning.

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