lol yeah. It's funny how everyone thinks the MR is faster. Actually, the funny thing is, people who actually race on the track on road courses perfer not to get the MR, because the 4th gear on the 6 speeds are really weak and alot of them are breaking on people. The only diff with the MR and the RS/GSR is that you get an aluminum roof, HID's, bilstein shocks, 6 speed tranny, and BBS wheels... most of which get changed out when you mod the car anyways. Worth the extra 5-6 grand? I dunno... But you get to say you have an MR and you can impress those who dont know any better.
The black wrx with the fmic is actually faster than STI's with TBE and tunes. lol. Can't judge a car too much by the way it looks. The wrx has a turbo upgrade and a bunch of other crap.