The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR is a brutal and visceral experience. That’s what it set out to be and that’s why we enjoy it so much. It’s simply amazing at what it does and nobody can fault it for trying to be anything else. It is 100% solely focused on performance, something that the BMW can’t be. The BMW 335i xDrive is more comfortable and refined. It isn’t solely focused on performance. Time and cost were spent to add civility, which meant that concessions were made in performance. It explains the cost and performance differential between the two cars. But we don’t enjoy the BMW any less because of it. Just as the book highlighted the dangers of repeatedly unleashing Mr. Hyde, we admit that it would be difficult living with the Mitsubishi every day. It wears on you, which is why it was so nice to spend a few days in the BMW. We couldn’t realistically pick a winner. Both cars are so different and yet so similar, we can’t imagine them together. It’s the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.