^ this /thread..
The WRX line was never meant to be upscale really, though it is getting better.
Neither was the EVO interior...
EVERY review of all three cars alone and side by side say that the EVO and STI perform better (excluding the mk7 R and new STI, I think the R has the STI beat finally..) than the VW. BUT they go back to the interior and its awesomeness.
interior wise the VW will not get beat by any of the three, powertrain wise, then yea. Reliably, well.. we'll see on all platforms when the time comes.
if you daily 90% of the time the R is what you would want.
if you rally around like nobody's business then give up some interior for more feels under the hood.
if your like me, ford could build an affordable rocket ship and I still wouldn't buy it..
EDIT: My friend has a 2014 STI limited, and my other buddy has an Evo X. Sti is in between on comfort now about 50/50 compared to prev years, the evo interior other than the crazy buckets feels like lancer territory. driven both (6mt)